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Gasoline Stock Market Prices Hit Records: Reasons and Prospects for Gas Station Prices

... exchanges, and from refineries (NPPs). When wholesale prices rise significantly and rapidly, an increase in retail prices becomes unavoidable. The AI-95 gasoline brand has notably excelled, reaching an all-time high on Monday, August 4, exceeding 77,000 rubles per ton. By August 6, the price for this grade had risen to 78,816 rubles per ton. The AI-92 brand is currently trading at a more modest 67,620 rubles per ton. The peak of 70,446 rubles per ton, reached in September 2023 at the height of the fuel ...

Increase of Asset Threshold for Qualified Investors in Russia: What You Need to Know in 2025

From 2025, the Bank of Russia increases the property qualification for obtaining the status of a qualified investor to 12 million rubles, and in 2026 the threshold will grow to 24 million rubles. These changes have generated great interest among financial market participants. How will this affect investors and their access to complex instruments, what alternative ways exist to obtain ...

Central Bank Lowers Rate to 18% — Beginning of Monetary Policy Easing

... expects to normalize monetary conditions: inflation around 4% and a rate of approximately 7–8%. The decrease in rate projections for 2025–2026 indicates a softer policy trajectory than previously assumed, due to the reduction of inflationary risks. Ruble Exchange Rate and Financial Markets Following the rate cut, the ruble maintained stability: the dollar exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange remained around 77–79 rubles. This outcome was anticipated, as the easing of policy had already been factored ...

The export ban has slowed the growth of exchange prices for gasoline.

... surge began in May, with the largest increase observed in AI-95 gasoline. Its prices have approached levels last seen during last autumn's fuel crisis. Since the export ban's reinstatement was announced on July 23, AI-95 prices have fallen by just 1,000 rubles to 74,047 rubles per ton. This remains a very high level. In comparison, AI-92 prices have dropped by 3,000 rubles to 54,720 rubles per ton. According to the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange (SPIMEX), similar trends are observed ...

Why are retail gasoline prices rising?

... prices had increased by an average of 86 kopecks during this period. The Moscow Fuel Association (MTA) reported that this growth continued in July. From June 17 to July 8, the prices of AI-95 and AI-98+ gasoline at Moscow gas stations rose by over one ruble, while AI-92 prices increased by 95 kopecks. The situation resembles last year when, by late summer, price increases at gas stations outpaced inflation, prompting the government to take urgent measures to curb the rise. These measures included ...