Ukraine has called on its allies to promptly utilize frozen Russian assets. A Ukrainian official, as reported by Reuters, noted an increasing interest among European partners in resuming substantive discussions regarding these frozen assets.
Proposals are being introduced in the Baltic states to provide insurance coverage for housing in the event of war. Swedbank has announced an expansion of its home insurance offerings.
Bitcoin's recent surge to $80,000 was accompanied by significant market activity. Spot trading volume increased three to fourfold. Whale inflows consistently exceeded 2,000 BTC per hour, with the average deposit size now surpassing 50 BTC. Inflows for altcoin purchases also tripled. According to CryptoQuant experts, this reflects a renewed broader participation among market players, indicating strong market momentum.
The United States is scheduled to release the Non-Farm Payrolls data for August at 15:30 MSK, along with the unemployment rate for the same month, also at 15:30 MSK.
A new front has emerged between Russia and Ukraine concerning which party will first adopt monitoring by Witkoff and Kushner.
Anna Subcheva, CEO of Say Agency, has confirmed that the concerts of American rapper Kanye West in St. Petersburg, scheduled for October 10 and 11, will proceed as planned.
The U.S. non-farm payrolls for August rose by 162,000, exceeding the anticipated increase of 55,000 and improving from the prior figure of 21,000. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1%, consistent with projections and unchanged from the previous month.
Following the release of the employment report, market participants have increasingly positioned themselves for a potential interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in September.
Robinhood Chain, currently the world's most popular network, has completely halted, with no new blocks being produced.
A drone attack on the main building of the SBU in Kyiv is believed to have resulted from an internal conflict within Ukrainian special services, rather than Russian involvement. This assessment was put forward by State Duma Deputy Oleg Matveychev, who assigned a 96% probability to this version. For further information, see the report.
The coal market, which has been in crisis since 2024, is showing signs of recovery as global prices reach multi-year highs. This increase is supporting Russian exports and production, leading to a modest improvement in the industry's financial condition. The primary factors driving this market shift are supply disruptions resulting from accidents and conflicts in the Middle East. Experts expect that elevated prices will remain only until the end of the current year. — Ъ
AO “Real Estate Assets,” which holds a 98.0071% stake in PIK, has set an offer price of 551.4 rubles per share. A board meeting to discuss the delisting is scheduled for September 7.
S&P has upgraded the outlook on ratings for Freedom Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries, including Freedom Finance JSC and Freedom Bank Kazakhstan, from "stable" to "positive." Additionally, the agency raised the national ratings of Freedom Finance and Freedom Bank Kazakhstan from kzA- to kzA. Moody's assigned ratings to the group's insurance companies for the first time: Freedom Life received a Baa3 rating, and Freedom Insurance was rated Ba1, with Freedom Life becoming the first in the group to attain an investment-grade rating.