Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia: The central bank will continue to work hard to ensure that economic growth and inflation remain balanced.

Nabiullina, Governor of the Russian Central Bank: The adjustment of monetary policy will depend on future data and the risk assessment of the inflation target. Particular attention will be paid to the risk of economic overheating, and measures will be taken to counter this risk.

Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia: The average main interest rate is expected to increase to 7.9-8.3% this year. The main interest rate will be raised further to 8.5-9.5% next year.

Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia: Compared with the second half of last year, remittances fell by about half in the first half of this year. There are very few investments in May and June. So, in general, capital flow factors are not now the decisive factor for exchange rate dynamics. What matters is the import and export dynamics.

Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia: After that, the economic growth rate will usually tend to a balanced, moderate trajectory.

Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia: We will closely monitor further developments in inflation expectations and take this into account when making decisions.

Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia: The increase in demand has also affected the rapid recovery of imports, while the decline in exports has also led to the depreciation of the ruble.

Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia: The cost of transporters has also increased significantly. However, it is the high demand that allows companies to pass these costs on to prices.

Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia: Until the end of last year, consumer demand remained restrained. That number has been rising since the start of the year, including gains in wages and consumer confidence.

Nabiullina, Governor of the Russian Central Bank: The increase in inflationary pressures is mainly due to high demand.

Central Bank of Russia Governor Nabiullina: This requires starting to tighten monetary policy. The goal is to bring inflation back to 4% next year.

According to TASS: Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Belarusian President Lukashenko on July 23.

Mexico produced 6,570 kilograms of gold in May, 339,528 kilograms of silver and 40,545 tons of copper.

AUD/USD is down 0.50% on the day and is now at 0.6744.

The leader of the British opposition Labor Party, Starmer: The victory in the by-election is an important step for the Labor Party.

Transport for London, UK: The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT), ASLEF and UNITE have suspended strikes planned for next week.

The Central Bank of Russia: It will use the emergency fund for foreign exchange intervention from August 1. The limit for such transactions is set at 300 billion rubles every six months, and foreign exchange will be bought or sold evenly during the trading day.

Market news: The Central Bank of Russia will begin to release funds from wealth funds on August 1.

ASLEF, the UK union representing train drivers, said: "We have suspended strike action planned for July 26 and 28 on the London Underground.

Central Bank of Russia: The economy has generally completed the recovery phase.