The rise in Russian inflation to 3.4% y/y in July is likely to be followed by a further modest increase over the next few months, but this shouldn’t prevent the central bank from cutting the policy rate further. We expect the one-week repo rate to be lowered to 3.50% by early next year, from 4.25% now. Investors, in contrast, are no longer pricing in further easing.
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