Economist gives advice on investing amid falling dollar

In the current situation, it is best to invest in gold, not in currency, despite the fall of the dollar.This opinion was expressed by economist, financial analyst Alexander Razuvaev on Friday, February 14.

"Because [ US President Donald] Trump is aggressive geopolitics, gold will go up in price. Quite in the long run, then someday, he will impose a tariff against China, the Chinese economy will slow down, and, accordingly, oil will be cheaper and the ruble, but it will be later," the economist shared in a conversation with Lenta.Ru.

At the same time, he added that if he were a financial director in the company-importer, he would buy currency now, as it will be needed.

The information in the material is not an investment recommendation.

Why the dollar-ruble exchange rate is falling. Parsing

On the eve of the U.S. dollar rate to the ruble on the international currency market Forex for the first time since September 2024 fell to 90 rubles, reports 360.ru.

Expert on financial markets Dmitry Golubovsky in a conversation with NSN predicted the dynamics of the ruble exchange rate.

According to him, this year the average rate of the American currency should be at the level of 96.5 rubles, RT reports. He added that everything is calculated exactly under the average rate.

"The strong ruble may be until the end of March - mid-April, when the range will be around 90-95 rubles," Golubovsky added.

On February 12, BitRiver financial analyst Vladislav Antonov told Izvestia the reasons for the sharp drop in the dollar exchange rate on the Forex market. He noted that among the key factors, due to which the ruble is strengthening, is the improvement of mechanisms of export companies, as it allows converting foreign currency earnings more efficiently.