俄罗斯卢布在2月份将其最近的飙升幅度扩大到每美元88卢布,这是五个月来最强劲的,在与乌克兰的战争可能以对莫斯科有利的结果结束的情况下,追随了俄罗斯其他资产的势头。俄罗斯官员在乌克兰代表团缺席的情况下参加了与美国的会谈,就与乌克兰正在进行的战争中的停火条款进行谈判。在特朗普政府成员的言论支持冲突后取消制裁的可能性后,俄罗斯证券上涨,自2022年以来,制裁限制了俄罗斯的出口和进入全球金融市场,严重阻碍了对卢布的需求。与此同时,正如预期的那样,CBR在2月份的会议上将利率保持在创纪录的21%不变,但表示可能会考虑下个月加息。尽管如此,莫斯科采取措施使卢布贬值,以帮助其出口收入用于军事支出,从而阻止了更强劲的反弹。
The Russian ruble extended its recent surge to 88 per USD in February, the strongest in five months, tracking the momentum for other Russian assets amid the possibility that the war with Ukraine may end with a favorable outcome for Moscow. Russian officials attended talks with the US, with the absence of the Ukrainian delegation, to negotiate terms over a ceasefire in the ongoing war with Ukraine. Russian securities rallied after the rhetoric by members of Trump’s administration backed the possibility of the removal of sanctions after the conflict, which have restricted Russian exports and access to global financial markets since 2022, significantly hampering demand for the ruble. In the meantime, the CBR held its rate unchanged at the record-high 21% in its February meeting, as expected, but stated that it may consider a rate hike next month. Still, a stronger rebound was prevented by Moscow's measures to devalue the ruble to aid its export revenues for military expenditure.