The dollar rate fell below 75 rubles for the first time from March 23 during the trading on the Moscow Exchange. At 12:00 Moscow time the price of the currency increased to 75.07 rubles (minus 0.35).
euro dropped to 90.5 rubles (minus 0.10). The cost of June Brent Oil Futures on the ICE exchange in London is growing by 0.5 percent, up to 65.7 dollars. The WTI brand oil has risen by 0.7 percent (up to 61.9 dollars).
previously became known that the Ministry of Economic Development plans to adjust its forecast for the growth of real wages in Russia from 2.2 to two percent in 2021. According to the forecast, inflation will go beyond the goal of the Central Bank of Four percent. It will be 4.3 percent (the past forecast was 3.7 percent), which is associated with the acceleration of food prices.
also reduced the forecast for the growth of investment in fixed assets in Russia from 3.9 to 3.3 percent. The department believes that the dollar exchange rate will be $ 73.3 rubles – this is higher than predicted in the September document (72.4).