Maslennikov called such a forecast “the forecast of the devil’s advocate”, explaining that Bloomberg specialists in this case calculated the worst-case scenario of all possible.

“The forecast genre also includes the“ devil advocate forecast, ”that is, the worst-case scenario possible. Any qualified forecaster is simply obliged ... to think over and calculate such a scenario. This is just such a scenario. How far this forecast will come true is a moot point. Now we must proceed from the fact that the situation is changing rapidly, ”said the economist.

The expert explained that there are many factors that can affect the ruble exchange rate.

“The ruble exchange rate depends not only on oil prices, here the correlation is understandable ... as well as on the appetite of investors for Russian risk. If non-residents invest in domestic Russian debt, in federal loan bonds, they thereby support the ruble exchange rate ... In my opinion, some incentives for a sharp outflow from the Russian debt market are not noticeable, ”he added.

Earlier, Bloomberg published a material in which it was estimated that if an outbreak of coronavirus leads to the same sharp decline in US stock markets as it did during the global financial crisis of 2008, the dollar could rise against the currencies of emerging economies, including the ruble , another 30%.

This corresponds to approximately 97 rubles per dollar.