Russia's decision to lower borrowing costs just as Vladimir Putin addressed the nation underscores how tightly monetary policy and politics are now intertwined in Moscow. The central bank's move to ...

Russia's central bank on Friday cut its benchmark interest rate and said growth had slowed to almost zero as the economy sags under the cost of the Ukraine offensive and Western sanctions. The ...

MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Russian central bank is seen cutting its key interest rate by 50 basis points at a meeting on December 19 as inflation is slowing faster than expected, a Reuters poll of ...

Russians have grappled with inflation that stood at over eight percent in October, double the central bank's target - Copyright THAI NEWS PIX/AFP Sarot ...