News about Exchange rate
After the Fed kept the key rate in the range of 3.5-3.75% on March 18, the price of the first cryptocurrency fell below the $70,000 mark. Leading altcoins fell in price by 4-7% per day.
The Moldovan leu started the working week with a slight weakening against the euro and strengthening against the US dollar. In March, the Moldovan leu demonstrates high stability against major world currencies, despite the jump in world energy prices.
The dollar is showing gains for the second week in a row, while the euro and yen are at multi-month lows.
In February, the U.S. consumer price index remained unchanged – at 2.4%. Because of this, the price of the first cryptocurrency yesterday jumped by 2.3% to $71,000.
Moldovan leu for the middle of March shows a slight strengthening against dollar and euro in comparison with the indicators of the beginning of the month. The average dollar purchase is about 17.05 MDL, sale – 17.50 MDL. On the international markets, the dollar index (DXY) shows a decrease, which automatically leads to the leu strengthening against the American currency.
A majority of Swiss citizens in a referendum supported an initiative to enshrine the right to use cash in the constitution, Logos Press reports.
On March 10, the price of the first cryptocurrency rose above $70,000. The asset recovered from the weekend drop.
The U.S. dollar reversed course on Monday, retreating from a three-month high after President Donald Trump suggested the conflict with Iran was nearing an end.
Since the EUR became the base currency of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) for determining the exchange rate of the MDL and conducting currency interventions (January 2, 2025), the country’s national currency has depreciated by 5.58%.
The global gold market in early March 2026 demonstrates sharp volatility: after growth, quotes have moved to decline. The main factors were the strengthening of the US dollar and geopolitical tensions.
According to the latest data from the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), as of February 27, 2026, official foreign exchange reserves continued their downward trend, decreasing by 61.01 million euros to 5,019.69 million euros. Despite the decrease, the volume of reserves remained high, supporting the financial stability of the country.
Due to rising energy prices, the European currency is already suffering. The euro has fallen 2% against the dollar. The fall could be more significant if the war in Iran lasts longer than the “four weeks” that Trump spoke of.
The rise of the first cryptocurrency above $73,000 is a short-term rebound, not the start of a new bull market. This is the conclusion reached by CryptoQuant analysts.
Transfers through the European system SEPA, which Moldova joined in March last year, currently account for over 80% of all transferred funds from and to Europe. The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) reports this as its main achievement on the way to the EU, publishing relevant data.
In an attempt to stop the fall of the Indian rupee amid rising oil prices and increasing geopolitical tensions, the Reserve Bank of India conducted a large-scale currency intervention. After the regulator’s intervention, the national currency strengthened, but analysts warn that the pressure on the market may persist.
Only due to the depreciation of the U.S. currency, in which the country’s external public debt is calculated, the amount of external borrowings increased significantly, amounting to $4.862 billion in January.
The world grain market has come out of the multi-month trend of wheat prices decrease. Consequently, farmers of the Black Sea countries, including Moldova, will face the question – to sell or not to sell wheat at current prices, or to “take a pause” in the hope for a significant jump in prices in the foreseeable future?
European financial markets are under strain as the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran renews fears that an energy shock could exacerbate inflation. The region is almost entirely dependent on oil and gas imports. The price of Brent crude has risen nearly 10% since Friday, while natural gas prices in Europe have jumped 50%.
This year, the state budget envisages 56.4 million lei for the payment of Moldova’s membership fees to international organizations. This is by 2.4 million lei (4.4 percent) more than the approved amount for 2025 and by 5.4 million lei (10.7 percent) more than the actual expenditures of the previous year.
The sharp increase in geopolitical tension in the world after the start of the Israeli and US military operation against Iran affected a noticeable jump in quotations of oil and gold mining companies on the Moscow Exchange.
