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    Russia posts sizeable June trade surplus despite sanctions pressure

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    Russia posts sizeable June trade surplus despite sanctions pressure

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    Resilient external accounts support RUB against major currencies and help stabilize OFZ government bonds, while maintaining a floor under Russian-origin crude price benchmarks that indirectly affect Brent futures.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-07-13
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Russia posts sizeable June trade surplus despite sanctions pressure”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-07-13. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-07-13/russia-posts-sizeable-june-trade-surplus-despite-sanctions-pressure-50a757

    MACRO
    Russia posts sizeable June trade surplus despite sanctions pressure
    Resilient external accounts support RUB against major currencies and help stabilize OFZ government bonds, while maintaining a floor under Russian-origin crude price benchmarks that indirectly affect Brent futures.
    USDRUBRUBOFZ10YBRN26
    Impact
    55
    JUL 13
    SIG
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    Russia posts sizeable June trade surplus despite sanctions pressure
    Resilient external accounts support RUB against major currencies and help stabilize OFZ government bonds, while maintaining a floor under Russian-origin crude price benchmarks that indirectly affect Brent futures.
    Impact
    Resilient external accounts support RUB against major currencies and help stabilize OFZ government bonds, while maintaining a floor under Russian-origin crude price benchmarks that indirectly affect Brent futures.
    Affected
    USDRUBRUBOFZ10YBRN26
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