The unexpected decision by Russia’s central bank to leave interest rates on hold at 21.00% today, rather than hike further, sparks a lot of questions about the central bank’s reaction function – and whether it may be starting to become subject to political pressure. With inflation likely to rise further in the coming months we still think the bias will be towards more tightening, but the bar for further rate hikes is higher than we’d previously thought.
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