{"id":"ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08","canonicalSlug":"ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08","language":"en","title":"Russia’s international reserves fall to USD 733.2 billion","summary":"The Bank of Russia reported a USD 9.5 billion weekly decline, mainly from negative revaluation.","body":["Russia’s international reserves stood at USD 733.2 billion at the end of 2 October 2026, the Bank of Russia reported on 8 October. The stock was USD 9.5 billion, or 1.3%, lower than a week earlier.","The central bank attributed most of the weekly decrease to negative revaluation. The release describes the change in the reported reserve value; it does not state that the same amount was spent or transferred out during the week.","International reserves are a stock measured at a stated date, while the USD 9.5 billion figure describes the change over a week. The figures are denominated in US dollars and are not a report of one particular investment or a single currency component.","This is a dated central-bank statistical release. It records the position at the close of 2 October and the weekly comparison available on 8 October; it should not be treated as a forecast of future reserve levels. The Bank’s primary page provides the full series and subsequent updates."],"keyPoints":["Reserves were USD 733.2bn at end-2 October 2026.","The weekly decline was USD 9.5bn, or 1.3%.","The Bank of Russia said negative revaluation was the main factor."],"sections":[],"text":"Russia’s international reserves fall to USD 733.2 billion\n\nThe Bank of Russia reported a USD 9.5 billion weekly decline, mainly from negative revaluation.\n\nReserves were USD 733.2bn at end-2 October 2026.\n\nThe weekly decline was USD 9.5bn, or 1.3%.\n\nThe Bank of Russia said negative revaluation was the main factor.\n\nRussia’s international reserves stood at USD 733.2 billion at the end of 2 October 2026, the Bank of Russia reported on 8 October. The stock was USD 9.5 billion, or 1.3%, lower than a week earlier.\n\nThe central bank attributed most of the weekly decrease to negative revaluation. The release describes the change in the reported reserve value; it does not state that the same amount was spent or transferred out during the week.\n\nInternational reserves are a stock measured at a stated date, while the USD 9.5 billion figure describes the change over a week. The figures are denominated in US dollars and are not a report of one particular investment or a single currency component.\n\nThis is a dated central-bank statistical release. It records the position at the close of 2 October and the weekly comparison available on 8 October; it should not be treated as a forecast of future reserve levels. The Bank’s primary page provides the full series and subsequent updates.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":["finance","statistics"],"eventDate":"2026-10-08","eventDateBasis":"source-announcement-publication","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-08","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"attribution":"Source: Bank of Russia, “Dynamics of the International Reserves of the Russian Federation” (8 October 2026). Factual figures paraphrased; no page-specific reuse licence identified.","checkedAt":"2026-10-09","name":"Bank of Russia","publishedAt":"2026-10-08","url":"https://www.cbr.ru/statistics/macro_itm/external_sector/ir/int-res/"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/ru-cbr-international-reserves-2026-10-08"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"dataKinds":["statistical-release"],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation"],"geographies":[{"countryCode":"RU","role":"economic-scope","subdivisionCode":null}],"measurementPeriod":null,"version":"1"}}