The dollar exchange rate fell to 96 rubles for the first time since October 2024

The U.S. dollar fell to 96 rubles on Thursday, February 6, for the first time since October 2024.

According to the financial portal investing.com, reflecting quotes and charts in real time, by 10:40 Moscow time the cost of the U.S. currency was 96.49 rubles, having lost 1.26% from the beginning of the trading day.

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Earlier, on January 27, it was reported that the dollar-ruble exchange rate on Forex fell below 97 rubles. At the minimum, around 13:44 Moscow time, the cost of the U.S. currency fell to the mark of 96.6 rubles.

Before that, on January 20, stock market analyst of Alfa Capital Management Company Alina Poptsova predicted to Izvestia that in the coming months the dollar will be traded within the range of 102-107 rubles. According to her assessment, the U.S. national currency has shown strengthening against the backdrop of increasing pro-inflationary risks in the U.S. and fewer opportunities for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.