... countries are particularly attentive to key economic events and the release of corporate reports to assess the state of the economy and the profitability prospects of companies. The outcomes of these events will impact the stock market, oil prices, exchange rates, and overall business activity. Key Events on Monday, July 28, 2025: Meeting of the OPEC+ Ministerial Monitoring Committee, which will discuss compliance with oil production cut agreements. Publication of corporate reports, including second quarter and first half of 2025 results from several companies (e.g., TGC-1 and Safmar Financial Investments (SFIN) ). Completion of the tax period in Russia, which may impact export ...

Economic news for Sunday, August 17, 2025: global markets remain at record levels due to slowing inflation and expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts. Investors are monitoring macroeconomic indicators from the US, Europe, and Asia, the dynamics of oil and gold prices, as well as companies preparing for the end of the earnings season. The Russian market strengthened above 3000 points, the ruble ...

... inflation to around 8–8.5% year-on-year due to base effects from last year. Nevertheless, inflation remains twice the Central Bank's target (4%). New figures will be critically important for assessing further actions by the Bank of Russia: the regulator cut the key rate to 18% per annum at the end of July after an emergency hike earlier, and further slowing of inflation could open the door for cautious easing of policy. However, rising inflation expectations among the population (reaching ~13.5% in August) and risks ...

... trade situation (new import tariffs in the US have heightened uncertainty), forthcoming macroeconomic data, and signals from central banks. Many analysts have already factored in potential shifts in policies from leading regulators (expectations for a rate cut from the Fed have notably increased) and accounted for the anticipated strong financial results from major companies. Overall, markets are in a wait-and-see mode, preferring to avoid risks until macroeconomic signals and outcomes of scheduled events ...

... coins on its balance sheets. Nevertheless, after the halving, miners' margins remained under pressure. In April, total daily revenue from blocks (in dollars) dropped approximately 6% relative to March, despite the increase in prices – as the reward cut had its effect. Therefore, when the hash rate began to decline at the end of April, it was interpreted as a sign that some players were capitulating. In the industry, such episodes are referred to as "miner capitulation," often coinciding with local market bottoms. However, the current ...