Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sergey Drobyshevsky Author-Name-First: Sergey Author-Name-Last: Drobyshevsky Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Marina Turuntseva Author-Name-First: Marina Author-Name-Last: Turuntseva Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Michael Khromov Author-Name-First: Michael Author-Name-Last: Khromov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Yuri Bobylev Author-Name-First: Yuri Author-Name-Last: Bobylev Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Arseny Mamedov Author-Name-First: Arseny Author-Name-Last: Mamedov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Evgenia Fomina Author-Name-First: Evgenia Author-Name-Last: Fomina Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Viktoria Petrenko Author-Name-First: Viktoria Author-Name-Last: Petrenko Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Author-Name: Vasily Uzun Author-Name-First: Vasily Author-Name-Last: Uzun Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Title: Online Monitoring of Russia's Economic Outlook. Abstract: Experts, governments and businesses were thrown into confusion by rapid and major changes to economic backdrops in December 2015 and January 2016. The backdrops are hopelessly guessed crude prices and stock-market quotations: alternatively, it may either refer to a market rush boosted by a confluence of circumstances, or to fundamental factors. Classification-JEL: F10, F13, F34, G24, E41, E51, C53, E37, L21 Keywords: Russian economy, recession, crude oil market, region’s debt, currency market, agricultural sanctions Journal: Online Monitoring of Russia's Economic Outlook. Trends and Challenges of Socio-Economic Development Year: 2016 Issue: 19 Month: January Pages: 1-26 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/monreo/19-2016-jan.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:monreo:19