Russia’s currency has suffered some losses during the coronavirus pandemic as global business activities have been halted throughout the world partly causing a significant drop in oil prices. However, the Wall Street giant, Goldman Sachs, believes that the ruble will bounce back as the price of oil is expected to rise in the next two years.
Goldman Sachs investment bank named top three emerging market (EM) currencies to bet on after “the dust settles” following the coronavirus pandemic, according to a note cited by CNBC.
The first term refers to the currency’s sensitivity to economic cycles and the second one describes a difference in rates between low and high-yielding currencies when traded by investors.
Based on these indicators, Mexico is closely followed by the South African rand and the Russian ruble in how attractive they are to investors, as strategists noted that they both have more “room to run”.
With the health crisis ongoing, investment in these EM pacers is still too risky and should come only after the situation in the global market normalises, the analysts note. Meanwhile, “the key question for each currency is whether high global betas can (eventually) trump domestic headwinds.”
This week, the ruble lost nearly 1.8% of its value against the US dollar, dropping to 78.2, its lowest point since March, when it nosedived by 10% because of the coronavirus crisis and a crash in the oil price. However, according to Goldman Sachs earlier predictions, this tendency could reverse in the next two years thanks to an expected gradual rise in oil prices.
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