On Tuesday, November 6, trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange showed a drop in the ruble exchange rate against the backdrop of a stronger dollar.. K 10. 00 MSK US currency was worth 66.20 rubles. that's 48 cop. above previous value. According to analysts, the situation was influenced by unusually good news from the US. So, over the past month, the unemployment rate in America fell to a minimum of the middle of the last century (3.7%). The growth rate of wages has become more than it was for all subsequent after the crisis of 2008-2009. period. This inevitably contributed to the strengthening of the dollar and the "flight" of investors from emerging markets.. As for the ruble, the threat of new US sanctions is added to the above factors.. Congress will begin discussing them immediately after the mid-term elections on November 6. Legislators in the new composition will decide whether to impose a ban on the purchase of Russian debt securities and whether it is worth freezing all contacts, including transactions on dollar accounts, with Russian state banks..

“If Russia reliably relives the lack of foreign capital due to its low dependence on it, then the actual disconnection of the largest financial structures from international payments can lead to more sad consequences,” said Mikhail Mashchenko, an analyst of the social network for eToro investors in Russia and the CIS. “This measure will make it extremely difficult to sell raw materials on the global market, which will not pass unnoticed by the country's budget,” he says, “Russian newspaper”. Thus, the current week can bring news that will either bring down the ruble or leave it at the current level.. Previously, analysts made a forecast for the ruble for the New Year.