The economist made forecasts on the movement of the ruble exchange rate this week

There is no significant shift in the dynamics of ruble instruments this week. The dollar is likely to continue to consolidate in the range of 76-81 rubles, and the euro in the range of 90-95 rubles. Trading in yuan is expected to be in the range of 10.90–11.75 rubles. Spartak Sobolev, head of the Alfa-Forex Investment Strategy Research Department, told Izvestia on January 12.

On January 12, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation set the exchange rate of the American currency at 78.2 rubles, the European currency at 92 rubles, and the Chinese currency at 11.1 rubles. At the same time, according to the Moscow Exchange, on December 15, the yuan is also trading at 11.2 rubles.

"The focus of the market is on geopolitics and inflation data in Russia for December, which will influence the Central Bank's decision on the key rate in February," the expert said.

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According to calculations made on January 2 based on open exchange data, the Russian ruble strengthened by 31% last year compared to 2024 and became the most valuable currency against the dollar. It outperformed the Swedish krona, which increased by 19.9%, and the Hungarian forint, which rose by 19.4%.

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