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NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "Iran's response could escalate into a protracted open conflict" "The Ukrainian Armed Forces seized a section of a gas pipe near Sudzha" The risk of a disproportionate Iranian response to Israel's actions is fueling...
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Greed/fear index The main economic event on Friday was an unconventional lack of news for the end of the week. The indices ended trading higher on Friday and were virtually unchanged for the week, recovering almost all of their losses...
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Conclusions Armenia's GDP per capita increased 3.9 times from $1,430 in 1991 to $5,566 in 2023. The average growth of this indicator since 1991 was 4.3%, which is higher than the average for the CIS countries of 2.3%, and significantly...
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NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "Since mid-April, the price of oil in rubles has fallen by 20%" The tough position of the Central Bank caused a significant strengthening of the ruble against the background of falling oil. As a result, the price of...
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Greed/fear index The main economic event on Thursday was the publication of data on the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits. It was expected that in a week it would decrease from 249 thousand to 241 thousand. Here's...
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NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "Iran's response could escalate into a protracted open conflict" The risk of a disproportionate Iranian response to Israel's actions is fueling the price of natural gas. A significant proportion of LNG transported by...
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Greed/fear index Wednesday's main economic event was a drop in technology stocks after a disappointing report from Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI). The company's shares fell by 20.2% during the main trading session and by 2.43% after it...
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Conclusions Ukraine's economic structure resembles Russia in many ways, with the only difference that the share of the public sector in the Ukrainian economy is only 26.5%, whereas in Russia it is 40.6%. Since 1991, Ukraine's GDP per...
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NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "Surgutneftegaz's net loss in the second quarter amounted to 128.7 billion rubles." A significant amount of accumulated foreign currency deposits has a significant impact on the company's profit. The continued decline...
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Greed/fear index The main economic event on Tuesday was the recovery growth after Monday's failure. Sentiment towards risky assets remained weak. But the prospect of lower interest rates in the coming months provided some support, as...
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Greed/fear index The main economic event on Tuesday was the recovery growth after Monday's failure. Sentiment towards risky assets remained weak. But the prospect of lower interest rates in the coming months provided some support, as...
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NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "China's GDP grew by only 4.7% in the second quarter, which was below expectations" "The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase." "Russia's GDP growth rate may...
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Greed/fear index The main economic event on Monday was the publication of revised data on the business activity index (PMI) in the US services sector for July. The index was expected to remain unchanged at 56.0 points. Here's what we wrote...
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Conclusions Azerbaijan is a member of the CIS, but generally adheres to a policy of neutrality. At the same time, the strategic partnership with Turkey is actually a union of two states, which greatly determines the vector of Azerbaijan's...
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NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "Revenue growth of 40% and profit decrease of 7%" "Falling oil and a strong ruble" Revenue growth is not translated into net profit growth, which reduces the amount of dividends. Falling oil prices and a strong ruble...
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Greed/fear index The main economic event on Friday was the publication of data on the change in the number of people employed in the US non-agricultural sector for July. It was expected that the number of people employed in the...
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Conclusions Estonia is a member of the European Union, which allows it to gain significant advantages in trade relations. At the same time, Estonia's GDP has been declining for the third year in a row, and has signs of a negative trend....
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NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "The lack of news on debt restructuring is negative for the company" "High rates are slowing down the demand for wooden housing construction" The significant debt accumulated during the period of historically high...
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Greed/fear index The main economic event on Thursday was the publication of data on the index of business activity in the US manufacturing sector from the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) for July. Here's what we wrote about it in the...
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NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT Yandex may conduct an additional issue of shares for the motivation program of its employees" "Yandex management offered to pay dividends in the amount of 80 rubles per share" The new shareholders have incurred...
