... oil prices, Sergey Tereshkin, CEO of the petroleum product marketplace Open Oil Market, said in a conversation with RIA Novosti. According to him, one of the serious risks to Russia's budget system in 2025 will be a drop in raw material prices. The OPEC+ alliance, at its most recent meeting last week, extended the validity of the current quotas until March 2025, but the markets did not react positively. Tereshkin noted that the price of benchmark Brent crude oil remains in the range of $72–$75 per barrel. Earlier, Igor Yushkov,...

... remarks from the Bank of Japan could shift market sentiment in bonds and commodities. In geopolitics, the outcomes of the UNSC meeting on Ukraine may either intensify or alleviate risk premiums in asset prices within the region. In the latter half of the ... ... tenge may indirectly respond to global trends), and oil and metal prices dynamics (under the influence of data from China and OPEC+ decisions, if any). By balancing macroeconomic and microeconomic factors, prudent investors will strive to avoid succumbing ...

... receiving support from falling US bond yields. The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy at its late July meeting, leaving the key rate negative and only slightly adjusting bond yield control parameters. Prior to the July 27 upper house ... ... barrel amid cooling global economies. On the other hand, supply factors continue to support the market from deeper declines. OPEC+ countries are consistently complying with announced voluntary production constraints: Saudi Arabia has extended its additional ...

... that the Federal Reserve may begin lowering interest rates in the coming months to support business activity. At the July 30 meeting, the Fed, as expected, maintained the rate at ~5.5%. However, signs of economic slowdown have intensified conversations ... ... from the U.S. and China are limiting crude demand. Some analysts foresee prices dropping to $60 by year-end. On the other hand, OPEC+ participants continue to cut production, preventing oversupply: Saudi Arabia has extended voluntary production cuts of 1 ...

... to $73 by Monday, June 16. A renewed increase occurred on the evening of June 17 amidst news of a National Security Council meeting in Washington and threats from President Trump against Iran. According to Trading Economics, on June 13, Russian Urals ... ... of crude on June 13 was quite significant, considering the limited scope of the military conflict, an increase in supply, and OPEC+'s downward price maneuvering. Traders initially feared uncontrolled escalation of the conflict to the point of threats to ...