Russian investors doubled their investments in US dollars. This is evidenced by data for the first half of 2018. In parallel, there is a refusal to store capital in rubles. So, investments in the Russian currency for the second quarter fell by 34%, according to Vesti with reference to the report of the IR "Aton". The greatest changes in terms of currency preferences of Russians occurred in the spring. US sanctions against RusAl and the fall of the ruble in April pushed investors to buy dollars. At the same time, many did not lose their grip on "black Monday" on April 9 and "black Tuesday" on April 10, writes URA.

RU, quickly throwing off the weakened ruble. In addition to US sanctions already in force against Russia and still under discussion, the interests of Russian financiers were affected by the negative dynamics of emerging markets amid favorable US economic statistics and an increase in the Fed's rates. All this is not for the benefit of the ruble. The official dollar, set by the Central Bank of Russia on August 7, is 63.4975 rubles. , the loss of the Russian currency for the past day amounted to 4 kopecks.