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Russian central bank stays cautious, but more rate cuts loom

Russian central bank governor, Elvira Nabiullina, struck a predictably cautious tone at today’s postmeeting press conference. But the large amount of spare capacity in the economy is likely to keep inflation lower than the Bank expects, allowing interest rates to be cut further than markets are pricing in.

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