Russia's central bank projects the key interest rate to average between 18.8% and 19.6% this year and fall to 12% to 13% next year — a shift from aggressive interest-rate hikes

The stock market has notched big gains since spring, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallying over 25% and about 40% from April 8 through last week's highs. The major indexes' gains have come in mostly a