Guy Faulconbridge

Reuters Bureau Chief, Russia and CIS (based in Moscow)

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MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuters) - The Russian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to 14% on Friday from 14.25%.

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Goldman Sachs > Globally, we expect real GDP growth to slow to 2.5% yoy in 2026 amid lingering headwinds from the rise in energy prices from the Iran conflict.

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Goldman > Brent might rise above $120/bbl in 2026Q4 if Hormuz remains disrupted.

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Moscow court rejects Euroclear appeal in frozen assets case, state media reports https://t.co/Z8ynu5hGMb

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Kremlin says there's no immediate prospect of resuming peace talks with Ukraine https://t.co/Uy0wuQ9iFD

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JPMorgan >

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> RU refinery runs have fallen to 3.8 mbd in June, 1.5 mbd below the start of the year, making Russia one of the largest contributors to today’s exceptionally weak global refining activity. RU alone accounts for roughly 20% of the 8.2 mbd decline in global refinery runs this year

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JPMorgan makes a good point > The question is no longer whether crude barrels will return, but how quickly the global refining system can process them.

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> Russia’s refining system has spent the last three months absorbing repeated Ukrainian drone strikes that have damaged refineries, storage facilities, and increasingly the complex secondary conversion units that determine product yields.

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Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, despite Trump peace push, sources say https://t.co/1diN9n8Qmn

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Suspect in Monaco bombing found dead in Ukraine, shot in the head https://t.co/C9pb5TFZRL

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In defence of Masha and the Bear https://t.co/2gyXsetTto

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MOSCOW, July 2 (Reuters) - The average Russian oil price used for taxation purposes declined in June to $63.52 per barrel, down by almost 27% from the previous month, according to economy ministry data published on Thursday, due to a decline in global oil prices.

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Sberbank CEO says Russia's economic growth in current conditions is 'a miracle' https://t.co/Td9ZcPw8R9

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Russia, after heavy strike on Kyiv, says it will keep increasing pressure on Ukraine https://t.co/dqM6Ma7ScR

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Russia buys gasoline from India to tackle shortages, sources say https://t.co/gPw2Xasv8y

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Germany charges Ukrainian over Nord Stream pipeline blasts https://t.co/bmKfeYjLp5

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Russian President Vladimir Putin pays his respects to late former Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov in Moscow, Russia June 30, 2026