The ruble strengthened steadily

"Today, the Russian foreign exchange market, the ruble steadily strengthened", - comments Bank.ru dealer bank "Alba-alliance" Artem Roshchin. "The main reason - Russian companies will soon have to pay taxes. Mainly, we are talking about VAT - May 20, and MET - May 25. Therefore, market participants are actively buying and selling U.S. Dollars currency. Of course, it is necessary to take into account a simple correction. In recent years, the ruble has fallen dramatically against the dollar. Speculators decided to play to improve, assuming that the exchange rate reached a short-term minimum. In recent days, significantly reduced the price of oil up to 70-73 dollars per barrel. True, the value of "black gold" little grown to $ 75. But, in my opinion, after the end tax payments, in early June, followed by waiting for the depreciation of the ruble. But it is unlikely to be significant. While oil prices are high enough. But if you fall go on and reach a level of 60 dollars per barrel, could start a panic. Ruble may fall heavily. The world currency market the dollar strengthened against the euro. The assistance of Greece will not solve all problems. It's obvious. Debt distressed countries are huge, huge budget deficits. Greece - only the first step. Yes, the U.S. situation is not brilliant, but still better than in Europe. The U.S. economy has reached bottom and is beginning to recover. While difficulties in the euro area are far from being resolved. I think the euro could fall even more. For us, of course, good is not enough ", - the expert believes. At 17:00 MSK in the UTS MICEX dollar fell to 30.3243 rubles (-0.3016), euro - up to 37.6305 rubles (-0.0710).