The Bank of Japan will increase the volume of government bond purchases tomorrow amid rising yields. The central bank plans to buy securities with a maturity of 1-3 years for 625 billion yen ($4.65 billion) and three- to five-year bonds for a similar amount. Previously announced volumes amounted to 475 billion yen in both cases, […]

Issuers, while exercising their right not to disclose sanctions-sensitive information, should also take into account the risks arising therefrom for investors. The relevant recommendation is contained in the information letter of the Bank of Russia dated June 14. Shortly after the introduction of tough anti-Russian sanctions in connection with the events in Ukraine, the Russian […]

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday “to discuss current market conditions”, Bloomberg news agency reported, citing a statement from the regulator’s representative. Last week, the European Central Bank kept key interest rates unchanged and signaled plans to raise them by 25 basis points in July. […]

Chinese stock indices are rising today amid the publication of data indicating a gradual recovery of economic activity in the country in May after the easing of covid restrictions. Chinese index Shanghai Composite by 8:25 Moscow time rose by 1.8%, Hong Kong Hang Seng – by 1.5%. China’s industrial output rose 0.7% year-on-year in May […]

The oil market is showing a moderate rise after the previous day’s decline caused by optimism about the Iranian nuclear deal. Iranian authorities believe that negotiations on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal may end in success, The Times of Israel wrote. An agreement could lead to a relaxation of sanctions and an increase in Iranian […]

U.S. stock indexes ended the trading session lower as everyone awaits the end of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting on Wednesday, at which it will announce its interest rate decision and give an indication of what could happen this summer. The Fed has signaled a half-point rate hike, but expectations have been growing in […]

Consumer prices in France in May 2022, calculated according to French standards, increased by 5.2% in annualized terms after growth of 4.8% in April, according to the final data of the National Statistics Office Insee. Relative to the previous month, prices rose 0.7%. The first indicator coincided with the previously announced dynamics. Earlier it was […]

Today’s trading in the Russian stock market began with the growth of the MosBirch index by 0.2%, the RTS index – by 0.3% on the background of mixed signals from the world stock markets in anticipation of the decision of the U.S. Federal Reserve on the key rate. Western European stock markets ended trading on […]

Former Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRB) Governor William Dudley believes that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points at the end of Wednesday’s meeting to curb US inflation. “My sense is that the Fed has already decided to raise the rate by 75 bps, rather than […]

Bloomberg has learned about US concerns over the “side effect” of sanctions, and Tinkoff (LON:TCSq) will allow currency fund units to be traded on the OTC market – these and other important news for Wednesday morning, June 15, in our daily review. A number of U.S. presidential administration officials are expressing concern that the sanctions, […]

Sberbank’s (MCX:SBER) loan portfolio will grow by about 4% in 2022, including corporate loans – by 2%, the bank’s first deputy chairman Alexander Vedyakhin said in an interview with Interfax. “It will grow by about 4% (the total loan portfolio in 2022),” Vedyakhin said. Speaking about the corporate loan portfolio, he noted that high interest […]

The exchange price of gas at the opening of trading on ICE Futures exceeded $1100 per thousand cubic meters. At the beginning of trading, the cost of July futures at the TTF hub in the Netherlands rose by 8% to €104.8 per 1 MWh, or about $1153 per thousand cubic meters, taking into account the […]

Russia, despite a decline in oil production in April, increased volumes in May and remains one of the world’s leading producers. Russian oil production in May rose to 10.55 million bpd, the country will retain its third place in the list of production leaders, the International Energy Agency (IEA) wrote in its report. “Russia’s outlook […]

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has maintained its estimate of global oil demand growth at 99.4 million b/s, according to the agency’s monthly report. The agency also released a forecast of oil consumption in 2023. According to the report, the IEA expects oil consumption growth to accelerate to 2.2 million b/s in 2023. “Global oil […]

Car sales in the European Union in May declined by 11.2% relative to the same period in 2021, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). The drop continues for the eighth consecutive month amid a persistent global shortage of semiconductor components, which negatively affects the automotive industry. The figure was down 20.6% in April […]

The U.S. stock market rose with relief after the U.S. Federal Reserve took a tougher stance on curbing inflation, raising the benchmark rate by three-quarters of a percentage point and signaling that more is to come. Stocks have fluctuated in recent days ahead of the Fed’s decision. Investors worried that it would act so tightly […]

SPX Exchange will launch trading in Hong Kong-listed shares, and analysts warned of the risk of Apple’s market value falling below $2 trillion – these and other important news for Thursday morning, June 16, in our daily review. SPX Exchange, together with Tinkoff (LON:TCSq) Investments, will launch trading in shares listed on the Hong Kong […]

Russia has restored oil production to a level close to that recorded in February, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters today on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). According to him, Russia’s oil production growth may continue in July. “I think there are prerequisites for us to continue (to increase […]