Russian Financial News

The Russian Financial News Dataset offers a rich collection of 91,955 financial news articles in Russian, sourced from leading platforms like Finam, RBC, BCS Express, RDV, T-Invest, and SmartLab.ru. This dataset is tailored for Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks, providing valuable insights into the Russian stock market and economy.

Key Features:

• Extensive Dataset: Contains 91,955 articles with metadata for advanced financial analysis.
• Rich Metadata: Includes publication date, time, tags (keywords or tickers), and sources, enabling time-series forecasting and algorithmic trading applications.
• Domain-Specific Text: Focused on Russian financial and economic news, ideal for domain adaptation in financial NLP models.
• Supported Tasks:
  • Sentiment Analysis: Assess the sentiment of financial news articles.
  • Text Summarization: Generate concise summaries for quick insights.
  • Keyword Extraction: Identify relevant financial terms and tickers.
  • Domain Adaptation: Train specialized models for financial text applications.

Dataset Structure:

• title: News article title.
• body: Full text of the article.
• date: Publication date (YYYY-MM-DD).
• time: Publication time (HH:MM).
• tags: Relevant keywords or tickers.
• source: News source (e.g., RDV, BCS, Finam, RBC, T-Invest).

Applications:

• Financial Sentiment Analysis: Monitor market sentiment based on news trends.
• Trading Strategies: Leverage metadata for algorithmic trading models.
• NLP and AI Research: Build predictive tools for financial data analysis.
• Market Insights: Understand trends in the Russian economy and stock market.

Data Sources:

The dataset aggregates financial news from reputable platforms and Telegram channels:

• RDV – Telegram channel.
• BCS Express – BCS website.
• Finam – Finam financial news website.
• RBC – Federal media outlet.
• T-Invest – Telegram channel by T-Bank.
• SmartLab.ru – Community site for Russian traders.