Russia's sovereign wealth fund (liquid portion) update for October. Virtually no change from the previous month. There is about 4T eqv in ruble here and the gov is reluctant to burn it for now.

There's a bond auction tomorrow details not yet provided. The ru gov, by its own admission, says it needs 2.5T in revenue from bonds from the remaining seven auctions of the year.
If I were to make an early pred, I think they'll be able to borrow 1.5T in these seven upcoming auctions at most. So a -1T deficit on the stated goal which is usually an understatement, so my projected deficit will be a likewise understatement too. Maybe they could meet their goal if they offer many floaters however.

I think the treasury's positioning has improved a bit over October funnily enough and all the fanfare round upcoming tax rises, spending cuts, and dimsum bonds, has soothed the almighty bond markets. I don't think they need to do anything tricky to make the numbers add up anymore.
My initial belief was that bond markets would continue to twist the dagger but Siluanov and Nabi have worked their magic and sung pacifying lullabies to them I suppose.