Sanctions don’t work… they say.
Sanctioning Gazprom and another 50 or so banks without wavers had an immediate impact.
It also came from fertile soil under macro pressure in Russia.
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Inflow of “unfriendly” FX has already been diminishing for months to come, putting pressure on the ruble.
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As a result of the pivot to “friendly” currencies, Russia doesn’t have FX to support the Ruble
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Russia’s runaway credit growth, that not even 21% policy rate can constrain, is also adding to ruble troubles.
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Money supply growth does affect inaction and the ruble.
I now have only big questions about the 8.5% reported inflation …
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The Bank of Russia suspend FX purchases until end-2024 due to FX pressure
https://cbr.ru/press/event/?id=23190
Bank of Russia Commentary on Foreign Exchange Market Operations under the Budget Rule
November 27, 2024
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The Bank of Russia has decided not to purchase foreign currency on the domestic foreign exchange market from November 28, 2024 until the end of 2024 as part of mirroring the regular operations of the Ministry of Finance of Russia related to the implementation of the budget rule. The decision was made in order to reduce the volatility of financial markets.
At the same time, the Bank of Russia will continue, in accordance with the previously announced
procedure, to conduct foreign currency sales operations on the domestic currency market related to the replenishment and use of the National Welfare Fund, including taking into account all operations carried out with the fund's funds in 2023, in the amount of 8.40 billion rubles per day.
The decision on the resumption by the Bank of Russia of operations on the domestic foreign exchange market within the framework of mirroring the regular operations of the Ministry of Finance of Russia related to the implementation of the budget rule will be made taking into account the current situation on the financial markets. Deferred purchases will be made during 2025.