...? A comment for the newspaper "Vzglyad. Russia has taken steps to accommodate European gas buyers by proposing a new payment scheme. This will allow Europeans to circumvent US sanctions, which since December 20 could, in effect, stop Gazprom's fuel supplies to the EU both through Ukraine and the "Turkish Stream." What kind of scheme is Russia offering? President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to the decree on gas payments in rubles from March 31, 2022, for "unfriendly" ...

... relatively minor role. Currently, Russia does not mine lithium raw materials; the country imports raw materials for "first-stage processing," such as lithium hydroxide (by the KhMZ and Halmek Trading House) and metallic lithium (by the nuclear fuel company TVEL, a subsidiary of Rosatom). Russia also lacks "second-stage" production—elements for batteries such as anodes, cathodes, and electrolytes. Ongoing and planned "third-stage" facilities include the mass production ...

... prices by making the commodity easier to own. Similarly, easier access to Bitcoin via familiar financial channels is expected to fuel upward price pressure on the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin’s market liquidity stands to improve as well. ETFs allow investors ... ... unfavorable tax changes — could slow the pace of adoption. Meanwhile, global regulators’ attitudes vary; how other major economies approach crypto will influence how smoothly Bitcoin integrates into the traditional financial system. Macroeconomic ...

... Europe and Asia are also showing a strong growth trajectory in the collective investment industry. The market’s growth is fueled by both new investor inflows and increasing asset values. In environments with low interest rates, capital actively flows ... ... Even with modest contributions, an investor achieves diversification, reducing dependency on any single stock or market sector. Economies of Scale. The collective nature of investing lowers the costs per unit of investment. Fees and operating expenses are ...

... The global macroeconomic situation significantly influences the cryptocurrency and stablecoin markets. In 2022–2023, major economies experienced a surge in inflation, prompting central banks, particularly the Federal Reserve (Fed) in the US, to sharply ... ... This means that for every dollar held in stablecoins, more than two-thirds are attributable to USDT. Such dominance, in itself, fuels demand: the more liquid and popular a stablecoin is, the more it is used by traders, exchanges, and protocols, creating ...