“The ruble has been in a sideways movement for a very long time, in the corridor between 73 (rubles per dollar. -
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) and 77. It fell below 73 a couple of times, but for a very short time.
If you look from the beginning of December, the ruble is in a rather volatile, but purely sideways corridor ... despite the threat of sanctions, news about the economic recovery, "Korenev explained.
He noted that the temporary exit from this corridor can be explained by the publication of new data on inflation.
“I believe that the main reason that the ruble began to weaken was the latest inflation data ... According to the latest data, inflation turned out to be 5.79%, the previous one was 5.69%, that is, inflation added 0.1% over the month. ", - added the specialist.
Earlier in the course of trading, the dollar rose above 78 rubles.