Russia’s central bank announced on Friday that it hiked its policy rate by 50 basis point to 5%, compared to analysts’ estimate for an increase of 25 basis points.

Russia’s central bank announced on Friday that it hiked its policy rate by 50 basis point to 5%, compared to analysts’ estimate for an increase of 25 basis points.
The EUR/USD currency pair is facing a notable decline as the U.S. dollar strengthens following …