Credit Suisse: Central Bank of Russia "Cracking" Under Pressure

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Mark Melin
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Russia’s central bank may be “cracking,” A Credit Suisse report claims. When the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) surprised markets in its April 28 meeting by more sharply cutting interest rates than the consensus anticipated, the move didn’t achieve the stated goal. In the end, the nation’s interest rate environment is rather attractive for capital inflows. Central Bank of Russia says it’s looking at inflation, but Credit Suisse says currency and the price of oil is in sight When the US Federal Reserve revealed today that it did not raise interest rates at its latest Federal Open Market Committee, unanimously…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.