The Central Bank of Russia’s statement accompanying its decision to keep the policy rate at 10.0% today was predictably hawkish and supports our view that monetary easing will be gradual. But the markets are underestimating the extent to which inflation will fall in 2017-18. This should eventually allow the Bank to lower rates by much more than is being priced in, particularly in 2018.
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