Russia's central bank on Friday cut its benchmark interest rate to 14.25 percent from 14.5 percent, less than analysts expected, and signalled a more cautious approach to further monetary policy easing…

At its previous meeting in April, the Bank of Russia cut the key rate for the third consecutive time since the beginning of the year, lowering it by 0.5 percentage points to 14.5%…

The Bank of Russia is set to cut its key interest rate to 14% at its June 19 meeting, marking the ninth consecutive reduction from a wartime peak of 21%.