The hawkish statement by the Central Bank of Russia that accompanied today’s decision to leave the policy rate on hold has prompted us to revise up our end-year interest rate forecast (to 8.25%, previously 7.50%). Nonetheless, we still think inflation will fall towards the Bank’s target in the coming months, allowing larger interest rate cuts than most expect both this year and next.
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