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Russia's Central Bank Cuts Key Rate to Pre-War Level of 9.5%

Published 06/10/2022, 07:13 AM
Updated 06/10/2022, 07:19 AM
© Reuters.

© Reuters.

By Scott Kanowsky 

Investing.com -- The Russian central bank has slashed its key interest rate for the second time in just over two weeks, lowering it by 150 basis points to 9.5% - the level last seen at the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The decision is also the fourth cut since the CBR unveiled an emergency rate hike to 20% in response to the Ukraine conflict and harsh Western sanctions.

The CBR said Friday's move was spurred on by a faster-than-expected slowing in price growth, with annual inflation of 17% as of June 3 "appreciably below" its April forecast of 17.8%.

The CBR added that a decline in growth in April was smaller than predicted, but warned that the Russian economy still faces potential headwinds.

"The external environment [...] remains challenging and significantly constrains economic activity. The contraction in imports due to the introduction of external trade and financial restrictions is considerably outstripping the decline in exports," the CBR said in a statement.

The ruble touched a more than two-week high against the dollar following the announcement. At 08:04 a.m. EST (1204 GMT), the currency was trading at $57.1306.

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