The energy-rich former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan Thursday devalued its currency against the US dollar by 18%, as AFP notes, in the latest sign of contagion among Russia’s neighbors from the plunging ruble (following Krgyzstan’s 17% plunge in 2014 and Kazakhstan’s 14% tumble). However, as Martin Armstrong warns, this is symptomatic of a deflationary contagion that “will contribute to now force the dollar higher…