Dollar in a narrow corridor: banker forecasts currency rates for the second half of August 2026
💵 Currency market forecast for August 2026: the dollar will remain in the range of 44.6–45.2 UAH.
📉 Expert Taras Lesovoy (Globus Bank) explained that the exchange rate is influenced not only by the economy but also by psychology: people buy currency as an "emotional vault".
🏦 The NBU rate of 15.5% and deposits up to 17.5% help keep the hryvnia stable, pulling savings into banks.
⚠️ Risks exist: fuel importers may buy up currency, but a sharp collapse is not expected.
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