Explainer: What Does Russia’s ‘Zero-Inflation’ Mean

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
there has been no inflation in Russia since mid-May
comes after an inflation shock caused by Western sanctions and worries over the availability of key goods that led to panic buying in the
wake of the invasion of Ukraine
that, if deflation continues, it should be seen as a sign of worse times to come
the public the idea that economic technocrats are going to do things that prevent prices of basic items like food from
for consumers who still can afford to buy things but if that deflation is a result of contraction of economic activity that makes people
and manufacturers] most likely will make a decision to cut investments, production, and the number of employees