USD/RUB to trade in the 73-77 range as rouble remains weak relative to oil – Credit Suisse

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Economists at Credit Suisse raise the USD/RUB short-term target range slightly to 73-77 (from 72-76 previously) after the pair reached a multi-week high of 76.67 on Wednesday of last week but then fell and has managed to stabilize so far this week within a range of 74.5-75.5. The new target range continues to reflect the view that the rouble will remain weak relative to oil prices in the coming weeks because of lingering geopolitical risks.

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“The increase in our USD/RUB expected target range captures two recent rouble-negative developments. Germany’s investigation into Navalny’s situation and a fall in Brent crude prices of about $5/bbl since our update two weeks ago.”

“We still see mainly upside risks to our new 73-77 range. Due to heavy long positioning in roubledenominated assets, markets would probably respond negatively if new adverse geopolitical headlines were to emerge, and in that scenario USD/RUB might well revisit its April high (77.76).”

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