The beginning of this year was characterized by a slow increase in consumer prices, stability in the forex market, and continuing monetary policy easing. However, the situation has changed dramatically as a result of the impact on the economy of two major interconnected shocks: a slowdown in the...

On 30 April 2015, the Bank of Russia reduced the key interest rate from 14% to 12.5% per annum, noting in this connection that the inflation risks had become less pronounced, but that the risks of a more significant cooling of the economy were still there. By all indications, the RF Central Bank...

In September, the Central Bank of Russia made a decision to cut the key rate by 0.5 p.p. to 10%. The intention of the Central Bank of Russia to stick to a moderately tough monetary policy is justified by the need to consolidate the trend towards sustained reduction of the rate of inflation

The Bank of Russia decided in June to keep the key interest rate unchanged because of worsening geopolitical uncertainty, capital outflows from developing countries as a consequence of tighter US Fed's monetary policy, plans to raise the VAT rate, as well as prices adjustment to a weaker rouble....

Based on the results of 2020, amid crisis conditions the inflation rate sped up to 4.9%, an increase of 0.9 p.p. over the Russian Central Bank’s inflation target. In H1 2020, on the back of a large-scale reduction in consumer demand the inflation rate was below the target. In H2,...

Inflation in Russia stood at 4.3% at 2018 year end, posting an increase of 0.3 percentage points over the central bank's target inflation rate and of 0.1 percentage points over its preliminary forecast. Early 2019 saw prices continue to heat up: consumer prices and services rose 0.7% in the...

The imposition of sweeping sanctions against Russia has a negative impact on the entire global economy, contributing to accelerating inflation and slowing economic growth. The decline in GDP growth in most G-20 countries has been influenced, among other things, by tightening of the monetary...

Following a meeting on July 22, the Bank of Russia cut the key rate by 150 b.p. at a time to 8% per annum, while most analysts expected the rate reduction by 50 b.p. The decision was motivated by the slowdown in current inflation, lower inflation expectations of households and businesses, as...

The Bank of Russia has left the key rate unchanged at 7.5% per annum at the meeting on February 10, which coincided with the consensus forecast of analysts and expectations of the financial market. However, the Central Bank tightened the signal on further dynamics of the key rate as compared to...

At its Board of Directors meeting in June, the Bank of Russia raised the key rate for the third time since the beginning of the year, by 0.5 p.p. to 5.5% per annum. This decision was caused by an accelerated inflation triggered by reviving demand as the containment measures were being lifted,...