During the week of March 14-18, the most popular financial instruments (according to Investing.com Russia) were the following: USD/RUB, Brent oil futures, Bitcoin, EUR/RUB and EUR/USD.

As for the news, the most interesting for the week were the following: Default is canceled? The Ministry of Finance made a payment of income on Eurobonds for $117.2 million, Oil prices collapsed along with the dollar and the euro, Top investors dump stocks: what can it mean?, The European Union introduced a new package of sanctions against Russia, Russia imposed sanctions against Biden and Clinton.

The payment order on coupon payments on two issues of Eurobonds in the amount of $117.2 million has been executed. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Finance.

Oil prices fell to their lowest since late February amid Russia’s negotiations with Ukraine and concerns about demand from China, Forbes writes.

Managers of the world’s largest investment funds have recently begun to show signs of panic and left the market, writes Yahoo.

The European Union has imposed new sanctions on Russia, which include a ban on new investments in the energy sector, according to the website of the European Commission. Exceptions are made for peaceful atom and energy transportation. Read more

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, March 15, that it is putting U.S. officials and politicians Joe Biden, Anthony Blinken, Hillary Clinton and others on a “stop list.”