The euro costs more than 43 rubles, the dollar approached 33

The dollar and the euro continue to update the maximums, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation is weakening the ruble to the bivalyut basket for the third consecutive day. Trading the MICEX on the dollar with “Tomorrow” calculations began with a transaction at the level of 32.7 rubles per dollar. In the next 2-3 minutes, the dollar retreated to the levels of 32.5-32.55 rubles per dollar, the Finmarket reports.

This is approximately 30 kopecks higher than the closing level of the previous trading day and the current official dollar exchange rate established by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The dollar for the second day in a row updates the historical maximum to the ruble.

Bidding in the euro calculations of "Tomorrow" began at the MICEX at the level of 43 rubles per euro, almost 60 kopecks above the closing level of the previous trade day. Later, the euro rose to 43-43.15 rubles.

- dollar and euro from January 17

The cost of a bivalve basket (operating indicator of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, includes 0.55 and 0.45 euros), according to calculations at 10:06, amounted to 37.25 rubles, rising 45 kopecks above the levels of the previous day.

The fall of the ruble to the bivalyut basket occurs for the 5th time since the beginning of the year, during this period the basket has risen in price by 2.5 rubles.

Given the rate of expansion of the corridor, the main part of the ruble depreciation will end in January - early February, the Vedomosti newspaper, the opinion of the chief economist Deutsche Bank Yaroslav Lisovolik. In his opinion, during this time, the ruble will take a lot of another 10% or even more to the basket - if during this time oil prices will sharply decrease or the Central Bank will want to additionally depreciate the ruble in order to create potential for the rebound.

Within a month, the bivalve basket will reach the level of 42.5 rubles, and the dollar - 37 rubles, said the analyst with Renaissance Capital Alexei Moiseev: "The Central Bank will stop phased devaluation, and after that the strengthening will begin." When the speculators see this, they will have no choice but to sell the dollar, says Moiseev.

As you know, supporters of the simultaneous devaluation of the ruble criticize the actions of the Central Bank, claiming that the regulator continues to spend billions of dollars in vain on the support of the national currency. In the first days of trading, according to market participants, the Bank of Russia spent more than $ 10 billion. On January 15, according to analysts, the same is the same.

The faster the Central Bank establishes the equilibrium ruble exchange rate to the main currencies and stops devaluation, the better, the interlocutors of the News Time newspaper believe. “The main thing that the devaluation threatens now is the leakage of capital from all sectors of the economy. Placing in foreign exchange assets abroad is now more profitable than investments in Russia,” says Evgeny Yasin, the supervisor of the Higher School of Economics.

The exchange rate of the dollar and the euro since January 17

The official US dollar rate set by the Central Bank since January 17, 2009 is 32.5747 rubles. Compared to the previous value, the course increased by 36.12 kopecks.

The official euro exchange rate established from January 17, 2009 is 43.08 rubles. Compared to the previous value, the course increased by 69.67 kopecks.