The Ministry of Finance will continue to fulfill its obligations under government bonds, but will make payments in rubles, Forbes writes with reference to the department’s message. It is specified that the possibility of subsequent conversion of payments in the original currency of the obligation through the National Settlement Depository is provided for. “The decision […]

Investors are keeping a close eye on market volatility, tracking every move as Wall Street tries to claw its way out of the lows, CNBC writes. “Cash is still garbage,” Dalio says. – Do you know how quickly you lose the purchasing power of cash?”. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean investors are better off keeping their […]

The Central Bank of Russia is considering changing the approach to the definition of insider information to reduce the burden on credit organizations, said Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia Yury Isaev. “Now it is simply additional difficulties for credit organizations. It seems expedient to us to still look at what is insider, what […]

Oil production with condensate in Russia in 2022 is expected to be 480-500 million tons compared to 524 million tons in 2021, commented Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. According to the main parameters of the scenario conditions of the macro forecast for […]

Alfa Bank predicted the sharpest Central Bank rate cut in nine years, and metallurgists said about the risk of losses with high taxes and a strong ruble – these and other important news for Thursday morning, May 26, in our daily review. The European Union for the first time named the amount of assets of […]

Russia’s central bank cut its key rate to 11% per annum from 14% during an extraordinary meeting of its Board of Directors, the regulator said. “The latest weekly data indicate a significant slowdown in the current rate of price growth. The weakening of inflationary pressure is supported by the dynamics of the ruble exchange rate […]

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasts a slowdown in economic growth in the country by the end of this year and in 2023 due to the tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the reduction of fiscal stimulus. CBO also expects a gradual easing of inflation in the United States. “Higher inflation […]

A number of European energy companies have yielded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand to receive Russian natural gas using a new payment system in rubles, which allows them to avoid new disruptions in gas supplies, The Washington Post reports. Thus, Russia’s requirement to “unfriendly” countries to switch to paying for gas in rubles is […]

It is necessary to develop strategic decisions for the Russian economy, said the Chairman of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina at the congress of the Association of Banks of Russia, RBC reports. “The time of tactical decisions is coming to an end and now it is strategic decisions that have to be worked out,” […]

Russia cannot be squeezed out of the international economic system, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. “We understand the huge technological advantages, the advantages of high technology in developed economies. We are not going to cut ourselves off from it. They want to squeeze us out of it a little bit, but in today’s world […]

In trading on Thursday, May 26, Avalanche quotes fell by double digits after they had already lost 18% for the week and 57% for May. The most likely reason for this drop remains the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Terra (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST) projects. Avalanche is linked to these two projects, which are managed by […]

Gazprom’s shares fell sharply at the Moscow Exchange. The securities fell to 245 rubles per share as of 13:41 Moscow time. If at 13:39 Moscow time the value of one share amounted to 281.05 rubles, then at 13:40 Moscow time the quotation amounted to 246 rubles (-12.47%). At the same time, the securities lost about […]

The Bank of Russia has decided to limit circulation of foreign securities blocked by international settlement and clearing organizations in organized trades from May 30, 2022. This is stated in a statement by the Central Bank. This decision is aimed at protecting the rights and interests of investors and minimizing their risks. The exceptions will […]

During the week of May 23-27, the most popular financial instruments (according to Investing.com Russia) were the following: USD/RUB, Bitcoin, Brent Oil, EUR/RUB and Gazprom. As for news, the most interesting for the week were the following: McDonald’s CEO in Russia denied rumors about a new name for the chain; Gazprom recommended paying record dividends […]

With a volatile month in the stock market coming to an end, investors will be eagerly awaiting Friday’s U.S. non-farm payrolls report, which could help set the tone for the market in June. Recent encouraging economic data has raised hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will be able to tighten monetary policy without plunging the […]

U.S. stock indexes rose on Friday, breaking a multi-week losing streak after a string of upbeat corporate reports temporarily offset fears of a sharp economic slowdown. The S&P 500 jumped by the close, adding 2.5% to close at 4158.27 points. The index had its best week since November 2020, rising more than 6.5% in 5 […]

Precious metals reserves in Russian banks have fallen by 20% in two months, and the Central Bank has restricted trading in foreign shares blocked by international depositories – these and other important news for Monday morning, May 30, in our daily review. The stocks of precious metals in Russian banks decreased significantly in February-March: as […]