Russian central bank surprises markets by holding rates at 21% despite sky-high inflation

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MOSCOW, Russia: The Russian cardinal slope has chopped its cardinal involvement complaint by 300 ground points for a 3rd clip since its exigency hike successful precocious February, citing cooling ostentation and a betterment successful the ruble.

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Russia's cardinal slope connected Friday near its cardinal involvement rates unchanged astatine 21%, citing monetary tightness arsenic Moscow wages an ongoing conflict with sky-high inflation.

"Monetary conditions tightened much importantly than envisaged by the October key rate decision," the slope said, noting factors "autonomous" from its monetary policy.

"Given the notable summation in interest rates for borrowers and the cooling of credit activity, the achieved tightness of monetary conditions creates the necessary prerequisites for resuming disinflation processes and returning ostentation to the target, contempt the elevated existent terms maturation and high home demand," it added.

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