In order to implement the approved priority of the Russian economy, including increasing growth rates and the transition to an investment model of development, a change in monetary policy is required. Structural changes in the economy themselves as a combination of directed efforts of many business entities, changes in supply and demand, in the tax and financial spheres will not occur without a stable financial system of the country and a stable ruble in terms of purchasing power. In this regard, the exchange rate of the ruble is not only the result of structural changes in the economy, but the most important benchmark and indicator in a market economy, which determines the overall rate of development and growth of the national economy, as well as its status in world trade.