Dollar surges past 86 rubles on Forex
The Central Bank raised the dollar rate to almost 85 rubles for the first time in nearly a year. On August 18, the Central Bank set the ruble exchange rate at 85.01 rubles/$ and 12.63 rubles/yuan.
Consensus
- The US dollar exchange rate on the Forex market exceeded 86 rubles on August 27.
- The official exchange rate set by the Central Bank of Russia rose above 85 rubles on August 18.
- The official rate was higher than the previous value, with the dollar surpassing 84 rubles for the first time since March 2026.
- The official rate is used for accounting, tax, and asset valuation purposes, but does not reflect actual bank or exchange rates.
- Market rates differ from the official rate due to supply and demand, bank commissions, and other factors.
Points of divergence
- The dollar reached a peak of 86.01 rubles at 13:30 MSK on August 27, with the futures contract rising to 86.15 rubles. — vm
- The dollar reached 86.02 rubles at 13:00 MSK on August 27 and later corrected to 85.8 rubles; the euro rose to 100.17 rubles, the first time above 100 rubles in five months. — kommersant
- The interbank rate of the dollar exceeded 86 rubles for the first time since March. — tg_rian_ru
- The official rate on August 25 was 83.29 rubles, with the interbank rate at 83.41 rubles. — vedomosti
- The Central Bank raised the official dollar rate to 85.01 rubles on August 18, the first time above 85 rubles in nearly a year. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The official dollar rate on August 18 was 85.0136 rubles, the first time above 85 since September of the previous year. — vesti
- The official dollar rate on August 15 was 84.5449 rubles, the first time above 84 since March 2026. — riamo
- The interbank rate exceeded 83 rubles on August 26, the first time since March 23. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (20 sources)
- Dollar course on August 27 exceeded 86 rubles — Вечерняя Москва
- Dollar rate on Forex market exceeded 86 rubles for the first time since mid-March — Коммерсантъ
- Off-exchange dollar rate rose above 86 rubles - first time since March. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Central Bank of Russia raised the dollar rate on August 26 to 84.46 rubles — Вечерняя Москва
- Official dollar rate rose to 83.29 rubles — Ведомости
- Central Bank set official dollar rate below 83 rubles — Ведомости
- Central Bank lowered the dollar rate below 84 rubles — Коммерсантъ
- Central Bank set US dollar rate below 84 rubles — Вечерняя Москва
- Central Bank lowered the official dollar rate to 83.36 rubles — Ведомости
- Dollar course. Forecast for August 20-21 — Коммерсантъ
- Central Bank kept official dollar rate at 85 rubles — Ведомости
- Central Bank raised the official dollar rate to 85.16 rubles — Ведомости
- Central Bank for the first time in almost a year raised the dollar rate above 85 rubles — The Moscow Times
- Off-market dollar rate rose above 85 rubles/$ on August 17 — Коммерсантъ
- Central Bank of Russia for the first time in almost a year raised the dollar rate above 85 rubles — Вести
- Central Bank set dollar rate above 85 rubles for first time since autumn last year — Вечерняя Москва
- Central Bank raised official rates of three major currencies — Ведомости
- The dollar rate of the Central Bank on August 18 exceeded 85 rubles for the first time since September 2025 — Коммерсантъ
- Off-exchange dollar rate rose to 85 rubles for the first time since March 20 — Вечерняя Москва
- Off-exchange dollar rate rose above 84 rubles – first time since March. — РИА Новости (Telegram)