🛢 Yemeni Houthis have taken full control of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, reports AFP/TASNIM.
⚠️ Saudi Arabia's vital East-West oil pipeline, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, allegedly suffered damage. On September 10, the Ansarullah movement, led by Houthi forces, reportedly launched a successful attack on the pipeline. This key conduit transports crude oil from Abqaiq to Yanbu on the Red Sea coast. Official confirmation of the incident is yet to be released.
🚨 Shareholders of the DIASOFT company have approved dividends for the first half of 2026 at 16 rubles per share. The cutoff date is September 21.
📉 Countries participating in the IEA will begin coordinated interventions in the oil market to reduce prices immediately after your short in oil is closed by a margin call, according to an official statement.
⚠️ A Bloomberg survey reveals that a majority of economists anticipate the Federal Reserve will maintain interest rates at current levels during this month’s meeting and continue through the end of 2027, despite increasing market odds for a rate hike.
✨🇮🇳 India has initiated a pilot project focused on the tokenization of corporate bonds.
⚠️🇺🇸 Bank of America highlights "excessive calm" in markets, warning of potential volatility spikes. According to BofA/EPFR, $14.2 billion has been withdrawn from U.S. equity funds over the past three weeks, marking the largest outflow since January 2026. Rising Treasury yields, oil prices exceeding $100, and record diesel price increases, coupled with investor complacency and lack of decisive government action, set the stage for heightened volatility, says BofA.
🚫🛢 Oil shortage forecast
The International Energy Agency predicts an intensifying oil deficit by 2026 due to slow recovery in Middle Eastern supplies.
The International Energy Agency predicts an intensifying oil deficit by 2026 due to slow recovery in Middle Eastern supplies.
🇷🇺 The BRICS countries are the primary buyers of Russian fertilizers, according to PhosAgro CEO Alexander Gilgenberg.
💥🇷🇺 VK is actively reducing its debt. Over a year and a half, VK's net debt has decreased by more than three times. By the end of the first half of 2026, the Net Debt/EBITDA ratio stood at 2.3x, indicating the company's financial stability. VK aims to maintain the Net Debt/EBITDA ratio in the medium-term range of 2-3x. More information can be found on the company's website.
📰🚨 No official confirmation has been received from Saudi Arabia regarding the damage to the "East-West" oil pipeline.
🇷🇺🇮🇳 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit to discuss bilateral relations and global issues.
China’s oil demand is expected to decline by 600,000 barrels per day by the end of 2026, representing an 8.9% year-on-year decrease. This would constitute the third consecutive annual decline, driven by elevated oil prices limiting consumption and the growing adoption of electric vehicles, according to Sinopec.
Morgan Stanley reports that oil traders are retreating from long-term strategies amid uncertainties stemming from geopolitical tensions.
Dmitry Peskov has confirmed the possibility of a trilateral summit among Russia, the United States, and China at the forthcoming APEC summit.
Dmitry Peskov has indicated that current gas prices on the exchange have not yet reached their peak, suggesting that record levels may still be forthcoming.
Vessels entering the restricted zone in the Strait of Hormuz will be subject to sanctions if they do not coordinate with Iran. The maritime exclusion zone extends from Chabahar to areas of the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The IRGC will announce precise coordinates of the restricted zone at a later date. The IRGC is implementing stricter regulations concerning passage through the Hormuz region.