AFK Sistema – many businesses, many debts NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "Refinancing debt at high rates" "Tax increases will increase pressure on subsidiaries" Historically, the high debt burden, low profitability and dividend payments indicate a...
Greed/fear index The main economic event on Wednesday was the publication of preliminary data on the number of construction permits issued in the United States for June. The forecast assumed that it would grow from 1,399 thousand in May to...
Conclusions Kazakhstan's economic structure is very similar to Russia, with the only difference that the share of the public sector in the economy of Kazakhstan is only 23.3%, whereas in Russia it is 40.6%. The absence of pressure from the...
NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "YUGK plans to increase gold production by 20-30% in 2024" "Funds from the SPO are directed to reduce the debt burden of the company" The results of the company's investment activities are planned to be seen this...
Greed/fear index The main economic event on Tuesday was the publication of the basic index of retail sales in the United States for June. The forecast assumed that the volume of retail sales in the United States, excluding cars, would grow...
NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "The largest tax reform has begun in Russia" "Ozon has agreed to develop logistics in three regions at once" As a result of the tax reform, the purchasing power of the population may decrease significantly, as goods...
Greed/fear index The main economic event on Monday was a comment by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Fed chairman said that recent inflation data strengthened the Fed's confidence in reducing inflation, which led to an increase...
We are starting a series of publications on the countries of the former USSR describing their markets, key economic indicators, their political systems and alliances. This table will serve as the basis for our publications. It perfectly...
Recent changes Since our last the report dated 12/22/2023 of the year, the company's shares in gold fell by 6.0%. This could bring up to 11.9% per annum to those who shared our opinion with us. The fall in gold stocks will continue. Our...
NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT Seligdar has commissioned a gold extraction factory in the Altai Territory" Seligdar has opened a new field in Yakutia Seligdar continues to implement the investment program based on consistently high gold prices,...
Greed/fear index The main economic event on Friday was the publication of the basic producer price index (PPI) and the usual producer price index in the United States for June. On a monthly basis, the growth of the base index was expected...
Recent changes Since our last the report dated 08.12.2023 of the year, the company's shares in gold fell by 7.8%. This could bring up to 14.7% per annum to those who shared our opinion with us. The fall in gold stocks will continue. Our...
NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "RussNeft's RAS net profit increased 4 times in the 1st quarter of 2024 and amounted to 12.29 billion rubles against 2.99 billion rubles a year earlier" Higher oil prices in the second quarter of 2024 may contribute...
Greed/fear index The main economic event on Thursday was the publication of the basic consumer price index (CPI) and the regular consumer price index in the United States for June. It was expected that the growth of the base index would...
NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "Blinken said that US allies are already sending F-16s to Ukraine" "50 of the 53 Russian oil tankers that have been sanctioned are idle around the world" The delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine significantly...
Greed/fear index The main economic event on Wednesday was a comment by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, in which he noted the recent cooling in the US economy and said that the central bank would consider neutral rates later in 2024. Although...
Recent changes Since our last the report dated 11/29/2023 of the year, the company's shares in gold fell by 8.1%. This could bring up to 14.7% per annum to those who shared our opinion with us. The fall in gold stocks will continue. Our...
NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "In the week from June 1 to June 7, Russian crude oil sea exports fell the most since February 2022, amounting to 2.67 million barrels per day (bpd) against 3.66 million a week earlier" The personalization of shadow...
Greed/fear index The main economic event on Tuesday was Fed Chairman Powell's speech before the Senate Banking Committee, at which he acknowledged that the US economy had cooled in recent months and had also made progress towards achieving...
NEWS/INVESTMENT EVENT "Gazprom Neft's net profit in 2023 amounted to 641 billion rubles." "By the end of 2023, Gazprom received a net loss under IFRS in the amount of 629.1 billion rubles for the first time in 25 years." Gazprom's...