The further rise in Russian inflation, to 3.4% y/y, last month was driven mainly by a pick-up in food inflation, but core price pressures stayed soft. That, coming alongside the recent stabilisation of the ruble and fall in inflation expectations, suggests that the central bank won’t hike interest rates again when it meets later this month.
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