The expert stated that the market is ready to maintain the key rate.

By the meeting on February 13, the market is ready for the key rate to remain unchanged. This looks like a calm and even encouraging scenario: after a series of tough decisions, there is a sense of pause, when you can exhale and soberly assess how the economy has adapted to the new conditions. This opinion was expressed by Andrei Glushkin, a member of the Council of the MRO Delovaya Rossiya, in an interview with Izvestia on January 29.

"For businesses and citizens, stability is now more important than any sharp signals. It is clear that the previous measures have begun to work. Demand is gradually cooling down, credit activity has become more orderly, and inflationary pressure no longer looks unnecessarily tense," he said.

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According to the expert, in this logic, maintaining the rate is not about inaction, but about trust in decisions already made. The economy will be given time to digest what is happening, without undue pressure and haste.

At the same time, the regulator is likely to maintain a collected tone, reminding that such a key rate is a deliberate measure, and not a temporary anomaly, Glushkin believes. But the very fact of the pause is perceived positively: it will give the market a sense of support and the opportunity to plan for the coming months without constantly waiting for the next changes.

Earlier, Natalia Shipilova, sales director of the Belye Peski residential complex, told Izvestia that demand for housing increased sharply in December last year. According to Sberbank, Russians have issued mortgage loans for 613 billion rubles, while 76% of them accounted for a family mortgage with a rate of 6%.

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