On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden, speaking about the Ukrainian crisis, addressed the Russian people directly, saying, “You are not our enemies,” although he emphasized that the United States has not yet verified that Russia has withdrawn some of its troops from the border with Ukraine, Business Insider writes. Recall that Russia on Tuesday said […]

The actions of the countries included in the OPEC+ deal allowed the global oil market last year to avoid the crisis faced by the gas and coal markets, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. The global rise in gas prices in 2021 led to a sharp rise in fertilizer prices and, as a result, […]

Interest in short selling of stocks related to consumer spending in the U.S. today shows the fastest pace in a year amid soaring inflation, writes Business Insider. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, short selling of stocks related to consumer spending increased as inflation rose to a 40-year high. Consumer spending is forecast to decline […]

Below is a chart of the real federal funds rate in the U.S., which is the overnight interbank lending rate minus inflation. It is now at the lowest it has been in as long as data has been available (since 1954). Rate The Fed is going to tighten the monetary policy – to raise the […]

Dagestan is named the leader in the number of thefts of electricity for mining, and Mastercard will expand its cryptocurrency and NFT consulting service – these and other important cryptocurrency market news in our daily review. The SEC is investigating the connection between the US division of bitcoin exchange Binance and two firms linked to […]

The Bank of Russia will take a close look at the action of macroprudential instruments used to curb the growth of consumer lending and recalibrate them if necessary, said Elizaveta Danilova, Director of the Financial Stability Department of the Central Bank, at a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of the Association of Banks […]

Experts called cryptocurrency advertising in Telegram the most expensive in 2021, and a major shoe seller began restructuring its debts after defaulting on bonds – these and other important news for Thursday morning, February 17, in our daily review. Cryptocurrency has become the most expensive advertising trend in Telegram in 2021, the Vedomosti newspaper reported, […]

Following the events in Eastern Europe, the UK has decided to review the set of rules allowing wealthy investors to live in the country on a so-called “tier one investor visa”, which in the recent past attracted a number of wealthy Russian and other international investors to settle there, The Financial Times reports. The country […]

A total of 790 people died of coronavirus infection in Russia over the past 24 hours, the highest number since January 8, the federal operational headquarters said. Deaths from COVID-19 have been rising in Russia for the third day in a row and have increased by more than a hundred per day in that time. […]

Twitter has added Ethereum address support for its mobile donation sending service. The company said, “Starting today, Twitter users can add Ethereum addresses to the Tips service. We continue to expand our list of payment providers to make Tips available to as many people as possible, regardless of their location.” The option comes a few […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating the U.S. branch of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, as well as two trading companies associated with its founder Changpeng Zhao, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources. The companies in question are Sigma Chain AG and Merit Peak Ltd. which trade cryptocurrency assets and […]

Amazon may be slowly on its way to disintegration, if statements from an activist investor are to be believed. It’s still a long way off, though. Meanwhile, the e-commerce giant has settled its dispute with Visa over interconnect fees. Walmart’s earnings report is due the day after a solid U.S. retail sales report for January […]

The Russian Foreign Ministry has officially announced that it has handed over to the United States its response on security guarantees in Europe. The main theses of the document appeared on the Kommersant website. U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan, who was invited to the Russian Foreign Ministry, was handed Moscow’s response to an earlier U.S. response […]

DoorDash shares rose 24% after the meal delivery company reported strong fourth-quarter revenue growth with demand holding steady despite the lifting of pandemic restrictions on familiar restaurant operations. Walmart shares rose 2.2% after the retail giant forecast full-year profit and U.S. sales above market expectations, signaling steady demand even as supply chain issues and rising […]

Turkey’s central bank on Thursday kept its key rate at 14% for a second straight month, as expected, despite inflation jumping to nearly 50% after last year’s round of policy easing led to a currency crisis. The regulator began easing in September and cut the rate by a total of 500 basis points under pressure […]

Sberbank increased mortgage rates by 1% – now you can take a loan for ready-made housing and new buildings at 11.3% per annum, according to information on the website of the credit organization. At the same time, mortgage rates with state support remained at the same level. “In addition, the Bank works and other support […]

The price of bitcoin on Thursday evening is down 7% over the past 24 hours, to 41.1 thousand dollars, trading data shows. On Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume, bitcoin was down 7% to 41.1 thousand dollars as of 22.42 Moscow time as of 22.42 Moscow time. According to the portal […]

Oil prices continued to decline today after a sharp drop the previous day, traders are following the progress of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program and expect an increase in global oil supplies. The cost of April futures for Brent crude oil on the London-based ICE Futures exchange by 8:13 Moscow time was $92.41 per barrel, […]