Trend for a steady increase in the dollar in the Russian Federation is temporarily suspended. The latest report of the US Energy Ministry on the reduction of fuel in the country, as well as some slowdown in the production of "black gold" in the world had a positive impact on investor interest in the ruble. As a result, by 10. 00 Moscow time on Wednesday, August 8, he played 23 kopecks from the dollar, and the rate for MB was 63.51 rubles. Approximately at this level of currency, and will be held in the near future, said the head of the management of conversion and interbank operations of the bank "Zenith" Alexander Karpov "Rossiyskaya Gazeta". True, if there will not be any loud geopolitical statements.

According to the expert, overcome the psychological threshold of 64 rubles. the dollar will be able against the backdrop of a trend towards investors emerging from the assets of emerging markets, as well as in the event of a fall in oil prices by 3% or more. As for the new anti-Russian sanctions, while investors have frozen in anticipation of more specificity from the US. The official rate of the dollar, set by the Central Bank of Russia on August 8, is 63.5425 rubles.