... the quarter. In a competitive environment with high costs, market attention will be on station utilization rates and cash burn rates. Any signs of nearing breakeven or successful partnerships (e.g., with automakers or municipalities) could support investor ... ... trading activity on the first day allows for portfolio reallocation ahead of a busier schedule in the following days, including central bank leaders’ speeches at the symposium in Jackson Hole later in the week.

... inflationary pressure and reduce the likelihood of tightening monetary policy by the Bank of Japan. Germany – Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July: Inflation is preliminarily... ... estimated to have stabilized at around 2.0% year-on-year, consistent with the European Central Bank's target, supporting the current monetary policy. IEA – Monthly Oil Market... ... decrease in inflation could relieve pressure on the Bank of Russia regarding interest rate increases. These indicators have the potential to influence currency exchange rates...

... problem, which car owners face regardless of oil prices, inflation dynamics, or the automotive market situation. As Gusev notes, it is not entirely clear why gasoline is expected to lag behind the inflation growth rate in the country. As a result of the Central Bank's key rate increase, oil companies’ costs have risen at every stage: extraction, processing, and marketing. This trend applies to other sectors of the economy as well. Gusev believes the best way to reduce prices, including in the fuel market, is to lower ...

... become negative. This indicates that growth is now primarily driven by non-resource sectors, rendering the perceptions of Russia as solely a resource-based economy obsolete. Inflation Under Control: Thanks to the measures taken by the government and the Central Bank, inflation has noticeably slowed. As of mid-June, the annual inflation rate decreased to 9.6% (down from double-digit figures earlier). Putin emphasized that the situation is developing better than forecasts, expressing confidence that by the end of the year, inflation could be reduced to around 7%. Although the current ...

... and Mastercard are expanding pilot projects for using stablecoins for international payments and testing the integration of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) into their networks. These steps by established financial players demonstrate that digital assets ... ... mining sector continues to set new records. In the last week of July, the total computing power of the Bitcoin network (hash rate) reached an all-time high, and mining difficulty updated its peak during the latest calibration. This indicates that increasingly ...