The 100bp hike in Russian interest rates today was the minimum the central bank (CBR) had to deliver given the recent slide in the ruble. With the ruble likely to remain under pressure and inflation set to rise further over the coming months, we think further rate hikes are likely in early-2015. We’ve raised our forecast and now expect rates to rise by at least another 100bp in the first half of next year.
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