Today, Monday, March 16, the dollar exchange rate in the over-the-counter market exceeded $81 for the first time since December 19.
Meanwhile, the euro exchange rate also exceeded 92 rubles, the data show Submit bids.
On March 13, the Russian Central Bank set the official dollar exchange rate above 80 rubles for the first time since December 2025. In addition, the regulator raised the yuan exchange rate from 11.5 rubles to 11.65 rubles, and the euro exchange rate from 91.39 rubles to 91.98 rubles.
Earlier, one of the senior traders of Alpha Capital Management, Vladislav Selev, told Vechernaya Moskva that in the near future the dollar will cost 79-80.5 rubles. He stressed that growth above 81-82 rubles per dollar will become sensitive to inflation and may attract special attention from the Russian Central Bank at its meeting on March 20.
On March 12, oil prices also reached $100 per barrel after Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said the Strait of Hormuz should remain closed.
In addition, on March 9, the cost of Brent crude futures for delivery in May 2026 on the London exchange ICE rose almost 20% to $111.4.