Russian Equities Weekly 3–10/01/2020: Inflation continues to slow
Last week, the Russian equity market outperformed the other emerging markets (EM).Continue Reading →
Russian Equities Weekly 5–9/08/2019: Inflation continues to slow
Last week, the Russian equity market contracted, although by less than the broader emerging markets (EM).
Second round of Skripal case related sanctions from the US: small and late
On 1 August 2019, the US imposed new sanctions against Russia. It was the 54th time that new sanctions from…
Russian Equities Weekly 29/07–02/08/2019: Down with the Emerging Markets
Last week, the Russian equity market contracted in line with broader emerging markets (EM).Continue Reading →
Why Russian equities outperformed emerging markets in H1 2019?
The MSCI Russia 10/40 Net Return index has risen by 27% over the first half of the year in US…
Russian Equities Weekly 24–28/06/2019: Markets in a holding pattern
Last week the Russian equity market continued to rise, as did the broader emerging markets (EM). The RTS and MSCI…
Russian Equities Weekly 25-29/03/2019: Magnifying eyes of sanction fear
The Russian equity market fell last week amid talks about potential US sanctions on Russia. Bloomberg reported on Friday that the White House is considering a new package of Skripal-related…Continue Reading →
Russian Equities Weekly 11-15/03/2019: Driven by global rally
The Russian equity market edged into the black last week, following a global rally: the MSCI EM index gained 2.7%…
Russian Equities Weekly 11-15/02/2019: Profit-taking amid sanctions noise
Talk of fresh sanctions triggered profit-taking in Russian equities, ending a five-week run of outperformance against emerging market peers. Last…
First lifting of sanctions: Rusal, En+ and EuroSibEnergo are no longer in the US special designated nationals list
On the 27 January the US Treasury Department excluded Rusal, En+ and EuroSibEnergo (ESE) from the special designated nationals (SDN) list. The regulator took this decision on 19 December last…Continue Reading →