“I can say that the fluctuations that we are now observing are the current fluctuations that have been occurring since the end of winter and the beginning of spring for a long period.

This is due precisely to the end of the first quarter, the submission of appropriate reporting, appropriate payments, especially large taxpayers, tax payments, this, in general, often leads to such certain fluctuations in the foreign exchange market, "the expert explained.

He also added that there are general trends, such as, for example, strengthening or weakening of sanctions actions. 

“And in the aggregate, this leads to such local fluctuations in the exchange rate.

As for the current situation, I do not think that we can observe any stable trend here ... I do not see any serious fluctuations, some serious processes that could lead to some radical changes.

I think that the general trend is quite stable for 2021, "he concluded in an interview with RT. 

Earlier it was reported that the dollar during trading on Monday, March 15, dropped to 73 rubles.