While some economic events and news headlines include:

Monday September 19 2016
Russia Jobless Rate Falls Unexpectedly to 5.2% in August
Russian unemployment rate declined to 5.2 percent in August of 2016, compared to 5.3 percent in the previous month and well below market expectations of 5.4 percent. It was the lowest jobless rate since September 2015, as the number of unemployed people decreased by 88 thousand to 4.037 million while economically active increased by 0.6 million to 77.5 million (53 percent of population).
Friday September 16 2016
Russia Cuts Key Rate to 10%
The Central Bank of Russia lowered its benchmark one-week repo rate by 50bps to 10 percent on September 16th, and signaled the rate will be maintained till end-2016 with its further possible cuts in 2017 Q1-Q2. Policymakers also said inflation expectations had decreased while economic activity remained unstable. Annual inflation rate declined to two-year low 6.9 percent in August, following 7.2 percent in the previous month.
Friday September 09 2016
Russia Trade Surplus at Fresh 7-Year Low in July
Russia's trade surplus decreased to $6.5 billion in July 2016, from a $10.6 billion surplus a year earlier while above market expectations of $6.1 billion. It was the lowest trade surplus since April 2009, as exports dropped at a faster 17.5 percent than 4.1 percent fall in imports. Considering the first seven months of the year, the trade surplus shrank 48.7 percent to USD 51.249 billion, as exports fell 27.8 percent and imports declined 8.6 percent.
Friday September 09 2016
Russia GDP Contracts 0.6% YoY in Q2
Russian economy shrank 0.6 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2016, following 1.2 percent fall in the previous period and in a line with preliminary estimates. It was the smallest contraction in six quarters, as manufacturing production returned to growth and wholesale and retail trade declined at a slower pace.
Monday September 05 2016
Russian Inflation Eases to 6.9% in August
Consumer prices in Russia increased 6.9 percent year-on-year in August of 2016, following 7.2 percent growth in the previous month while above market expectations of 6.1 percent. It was the lowest reading since March 2014, as housing and utilities, clothing and footwear, transport and recreation and culture prices rose at a slower pace while food cost accelerated. On a monthly basis, prices were flat.

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2016-09-05--Russia Markit Services PMI AUG

2016-09-05--Russia Inflation Rate YoY AUG

2016-09-05--Russia Inflation Rate MoM AUG

2016-09-07--Russia Foreign Exchange Reserves AUG

2016-09-09--Russia Balance of Trade JUL

2016-09-09--Russia GDP Growth Rate YoY Final Q2

2016-09-20--Russia Interest Rate Decision

2016-09-20--Russia PPI YoY

2016-09-20--Russia PPI MoM

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2016-09-15--Russia Industrial Production YoY�AUG

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2016-09-16--Russia Interest Rate Decision�

2016-09-16--Russia PPI YoY�AUG

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2016-09-26--Russia Business Confidence

2016-09-29--Russia MNI Business Sentiment Indicator

2016-09-29--Russia GDP YoY

2016-09-19--Russia Retail Sales YoY

2016-09-19--Russia Unemployment Rate

2016-09-19--Russia Real Wage Growth YoY

2016-10-03--Russia Markit Manufacturing PMI

2016-10-03--Russia GDP YoY

2016-10-04--Russia MNI Business Sentiment Indicator

2016-10-04--Russia Inflation Rate YoY

2016-10-04--Russia Inflation Rate MoM

2016-10-05--Russia Markit Services PMI

2016-10-07--Russia Consumer Confidence

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