📉 Russia's services PMI fell to 49.5 from 51.0, slipping into contraction for the first time in six months. The composite PMI also weakened, dropping to 48.8 from 50.8—indicating a broad slowdown in business activity. For deeper analysis, visit MarketTwits.

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🚫🛢️ Europe could run out of aviation fuel by May, warns Corriere della Sera. Learn more at .

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🇺🇸 The enforcement of the law requiring retailers to stock a minimum quota of Russian wine has been postponed until March 1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade supports the delay, stating it will give businesses more time to adapt. mt в max

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📈 On April 7, the Moscow Exchange will begin trading futures on DOM.RF shares, along with mini-contracts for Severstal shares. More details. .

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🇨🇳 Chinese humanoid robot company UBTech is looking for a chief scientist with a salary of up to $18 million per year. Read more on Bloomberg and follow for updates.

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🚫🛢🇯🇵 An agreement for liquefied natural gas supplies between U.S. firm Commonwealth LNG and Jera Co., Japan’s largest LNG buyer, has been canceled, according to a filing with the U.S. Department of Energy. The reasons for the termination have not been disclosed. Read more here. Further analysis is available here.

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🚨 Minority shareholders of "PIKK" will be offered 551.4 rubles per share for their stake in the company’s fixed assets, as disclosed in a recent regulatory filing. Read more here

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🔶 Even though it's a crypto exchange, Binance now ranks in the top 5 by turnover for gold and silver futures trading—products only recently introduced. More crypto platforms are expanding into traditional markets by offering stocks and commodities. At the same time, conventional exchanges are embracing crypto innovations like cryptocurrency futures and tokenized stocks. The boundary between traditional and digital finance is beginning to fade.

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🇷🇺 TMK will hold its dividend meeting on April 16 to discuss payouts for the 2025 fiscal year.

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🚫🛢 The gas facility in Habshan, Abu Dhabi, has halted operations after debris from an intercepted missile fell on site, officials confirm. More here

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🇷🇺 Russian businesses are being forced to switch to banks on government "white lists," leaving behind more favorable terms offered by smaller financial institutions. Companies are encountering payment disruptions because their banks aren't included in the Ministry of Digital Development's registry. As a result, market competition is shrinking—just five credit organizations are currently listed. Read more at Izvestia. Additional analysis available at .

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📰 Recent statements from Russia indicate that Ukraine must withdraw its troops from Donbass to stop the active phase of the conflict. According to Dmitry Peskov, no deadlines have been set. President Zelensky is being urged to act swiftly—ideally without delay—in pulling back Ukrainian forces. Russia plans to continue its special military operation until all its goals are met. More information is available here.

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🇨🇳🇷🇺 FESCO reports rising container shipping costs from China to Russia. Full details here.

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✴️ CZ has launched his new memoir, *Freedom of Money*. Learn more on Amazon. Additional insights available at .

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✴️ JPMorgan is now bullish on crypto for the rest of 2026, with institutional capital flows poised to fuel a market recovery, according to a recent report. For deeper analysis, visit Markettwits.

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🇷🇺 In March, Russia's Ministry of Finance sold 3.183 billion yuan and 1.849 tons of gold from the National Welfare Fund (NWF), generating 59.69 billion rubles to cover the budget deficit. As of April 1, the NWF's total assets stood at 13.41 trillion rubles, while its liquid portion decreased by 115.8 billion rubles during the month, according to official data.

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⚠️🛢 Western oil reserves are still within acceptable limits, marked by the red line, but the volume of oil in transit has sharply declined—shown by the blue line. If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, countries may soon be forced to draw down their reserves rapidly. Goldman Sachs has warned of a possible historic oil supply shock. Earlier this week, the last tanker carrying oil from the Strait of Hormuz arrived in Europe.

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Due to new IFRS regulations coming into force in 2025, the government-supported housing project "Kvartal Marino" might undergo a significant impairment. This non-cash charge could erase almost the entire net profit of the company by the end of the year. Nonetheless, the company continues to steadily reduce its corporate debt. — read more here

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🇺🇸 Trump's 2027 budget proposal calls for a 10% cut in non-defense federal spending — RTRS

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🚨 The U.S. will release the March Non-Farm Payrolls report at 15:30 Moscow time. The March unemployment rate will be announced simultaneously.

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🔥🇺🇸 The U.S. economy added 178,000 non-farm payroll jobs in March — a significant jump compared to the expected 65,000 and a sharp rebound from the prior revised figure of -133,000. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.3%, better than the forecasted 4.4%, despite holding steady at 4.4% previously. For deeper insights, visit MarketTwits.

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