News about Exchange rate
In a press release issued today, the Romanian company Transelectrica announced that, following a technical assessment conducted this morning, experts from the National Energy Dispatch Center decided to keep Power Unit No. 2 at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant in operation for the time being, the shutdown of which had been announced yesterday.
This has arguably been one of the main consequences of adopting the euro as the base currency for calculating the exchange rate of the Moldovan leu. The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) cites evidence supporting the soundness of this decision, which for the past year and a half has had a positive impact on both foreign exchange costs and the management of the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
The weakening of the U.S. dollar on the global market is linked to the first signs of de-escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict. The week began with the U.S. currency losing value against other major world currencies.
The signing of a 20-year data center lease is unlikely to be viewed as an event related to the monetary and credit sectors. Even the announcement of a stablecoin pegged to the dollar and linked to the artificial intelligence boom would not necessarily fall into this category.
The ECB presented ten possible design options for the next generation of euro banknotes, inviting Europeans to help determine the appearance of the bloc’s future paper currency.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched a public consultation on the future design of euro banknotes, proposing a complete overhaul of their appearance for the first time since the introduction of euro cash in 2002. Among the candidates to be featured on the new series of banknotes is Leonardo da Vinci, who is being proposed for the 100-euro note.
In June 2026, the total volume of net remittances from abroad to Moldovan individuals amounted to the equivalent of $181.30 million. Gross inflows for the same month reached $183.05 million. The National Bank published these figures, noting the growing demand for official channels for foreign currency inflows into the country.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has published for public comment a draft decision on the review and approval of regulated prices for the supply of natural gas by Energocom to certain categories of end users as part of its public service obligation.
In June 2026, the Moldovan foreign exchange market remained relatively balanced. Net demand for foreign currency from economic agents acting as importers was consistently offset by supply from individuals. Over the course of the month, supply from individuals increased by more than 16% compared to May, which supported the stability of the national currency.
As of July 10, 2026, the National Bank of Moldova’s (NBM) official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets had decreased by 0.98 million euros compared to the end of June, and totaled 5,212.9 million euros. In June, the value of foreign exchange reserves increased. Monthly fluctuations in value depend on external inflows, market transactions, and currency revaluations.
A day after the release of U.S. inflation (CPI) data, Bitcoin rose above $65,000 and retained most of the momentum it had gained. Against this backdrop, capital inflows into cryptocurrency funds resumed.
Bitcoin fell on Monday, remaining under pressure amid renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran, which prompted markets in general to shy away from speculative, non-yielding assets such as cryptocurrencies.
The bank believes that as soon as Strategy demonstrates the effectiveness of its new financial model, the downward pressure on the cryptocurrency’s price will ease.
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The National Bank of Moldova’s (NBM) official reserve assets as of the end of June 2026 stood at 5,216.09 million euros, an increase of 27.82 million euros from May’s figure, which had shown a decline. The country’s foreign exchange reserves periodically show growth during the summer months. As external inflows and currency revaluations occur, monthly fluctuations depend on external transfers, loan tranches, and market operations.
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Goldman Sachs has lowered its forecast for the yen to 165 yen per dollar and joins a growing number of investors who are increasingly skeptical of the yen, which has already hit its lowest levels since 1986.
In June, the adjusted volume of transactions in “stablecoins” reached a record high of $1.79 trillion. This is according to data from Visa’s Allium-powered analytics dashboard.
In this cycle, approximately $697 billion in new capital generated a return of about 689%, compared with previous cycles, in which a significantly smaller amount of capital yielded returns of up to 50,000%.
