Finance and commodities angle; diesel export ban delay; policy mechanics

Bloomberg leads with the policy decision: Russia held off on imposing a diesel export ban on June 28 to reassess over the weekend, signalling the government is still deciding how far to extend energy protectionism. Gasoline and aviation fuel exports already banned. Reports gasoline stocks at 1.7 million metric tons near year-ago, masking supply distribution problems rather than a raw-stock crisis.

“Russia holds off on diesel export ban to reassess.”