🇺🇸 The US dollar concluded the week with its strongest growth in a month.

🇷🇺 Positive Technologies is set to report its first-half results for 2026 on July 27. The company previously announced a shipment target of 8.5 billion rubles for the first half of the year.

🚨 Ahead

The Central Bank of Russia will hold a press conference at 3:00 PM Moscow time.

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❗️🇷🇺 NABIULLINA: "GOOD DAY!"

❗️🇷🇺 In a recent statement, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina emphasized that inflationary risks are predominant overall in the Russian economy. For more information, visit this link.

❗️🇷🇺 The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is not considering an increase in its inflation target, stating that such a move would be detrimental to the economy. In the future, CBR is prepared to only contemplate a reduction of the inflation target, according to Governor Elvira Nabiullina.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Former President Donald Trump stated he is in no rush to finalize a deal with Iran due to the upcoming elections in the United States. The Trump administration is actively seeking funds to continue military actions against Iran, according to BBG.

🌐 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for China and Russia to strengthen cooperation amid the complex global situation.

🛢🇺🇸🇺🇦 American company Chevron has reported to the Trump administration about attacks on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) by Ukraine in the Black Sea. Following this, the United States has warned Ukraine against targeting non-Russian vessels in the Black Sea, according to the Wall Street Journal.

🚨 American tech giants are lobbying the Trump administration against a ban on Chinese AI models, according to The Telegraph.

🇰🇷🇺🇸 South Korean companies SK Hynix and Samsung have formed partnerships with major American tech firms worth $950 billion, according to RTRS.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 A new package of American "hellish sanctions" against Russia is currently stalled in Congress due to disagreements between Democrats and the Trump administration. The contention centers around section 113 of the bill, which grants the president the authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries that actively purchase Russian oil, gas, and uranium. Democrats view this provision as a blank check for unilateral tariff control and oppose granting such broad powers to the president. — NYT

💥🇺🇸 SpaceX has successfully conducted the 13th test launch of its Starship spacecraft, designed for future missions to the Moon and Mars.

🇻🇪 Venezuela is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Earlier, Rubio referred to the ICC as a "stupid organization."

⚠️🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia launched strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen and subsequently raised an alarm following reports of a Houthi missile attack.

⚠️🇮🇷 Trump Discusses Intensifying Strikes on Iran – NYT
Former President Donald Trump has reportedly discussed with advisers the possibility of escalating military action against Iran. He indicated that he is close to making a decision regarding a large-scale attack on the country, one that would be more extensive than any previous operations.

⚠️🇺🇦 On July 27, the United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting regarding Ukraine.

⚠️🇺🇸 Oracle shares have plummeted by 67% from their peak in 2025. Last week concluded with a sell-off in major U.S. tech stocks.

⚠️🇺🇸 Private investors have significantly reduced their purchases of U.S. stocks since the beginning of 2026, according to data from Vanda Research.

⚠️🇺🇸 The QQQ, the largest ETF on the Nasdaq 100 , is facing a significant decline as July comes to a close. This month could mark the worst July for QQQ in 22 years of observation.

🚀 A significant surge in activity has been observed in the WLFI token of the Trump family project.