🇺🇸 Trump reassured Americans that there is no need to worry about volatility in the bond market.

🚨 Former President Donald Trump announced that the United States has been discussing plans to accumulate "significant" amounts of BTC and other cryptocurrencies.

⚠️🇺🇸 The US national debt has surpassed the $40 trillion mark, setting a new record.

📬 Today's Calendar - August 20, 2026

China will announce its Loan Prime Rate (LPR) at 04:15 MSK. Germany releases its Producer Price Index (PPI) for July at 09:00 MSK. Initial Jobless Claims and the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index from the U.S. will be released at 15:30 MSK, alongside Canada's PPI for July. The U.S. Leading Economic Index for July is set for 17:00 MSK, followed by EIA natural gas storage at 17:30 MSK.

In Russia, Inter RAO will discuss its development program for 2025-2030. Dividend discussions will involve PHOR.

Earnings reports include:
- PHOR and LEAS (Russia, IFRS)
- Futu (11:00 MSK)
- Netease (11:30 MSK)
- Alibaba (12:30 MSK)
- Deere & Company (13:20 MSK)
- Walmart (14:00 MSK)
- Ross Stores (23:00 MSK)

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🌎 The current exchange rates show USDCNY at 6.79 and USDTRUB at 86.

🚨 China has maintained its key interest rates for the 15th consecutive month. The one-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) remains at 3%, in line with expectations, while the five-year LPR is also steady at 3.50%. Both rates have not changed from previous levels. For more details, visit here.

🚀 Rapper Lil Pump has arrived in Moscow ahead of his first major solo concert scheduled for August 22, as reported by TASS correspondent. Solana - bullish!

🇺🇸🇨🇦 The United States plans to reduce tariffs on metals and automobiles from Canada as part of a potential trade agreement, according to a report by BBG. Previously, former President Trump postponed the implementation of 50% tariffs on Canadian goods until August 21, allowing time for a possible deal to be reached.

⚠️🇺🇸🇮🇷 Former President Donald Trump announced that Iran has missed its opportunity for a deal, leading to the initiation of an unprecedented scale of economic war and isolation against the country. He declared this operation the most devastating economic campaign ever waged against any nation. Trump further warned that any country providing support to Iran would face significant economic repercussions.

⚠️🇺🇦 Russia has not received a request from the United States regarding a visit from Whitcoff and Kushner, according to Maria Zakharova.

🚨🇺🇸 Bessent has become the most interventionist U.S. Treasury Secretary in decades, according to Bloomberg. Yesterday, the Treasury took action to curb extremely high yields in the government bond market by doubling its purchase of long-term bonds. Former President Trump urged Americans not to worry about bond market volatility. The U.S. Treasury has identified a critical threshold for 30-year bond yields at 5.30%, experts report.

✨ The Central Bank of Russia is discussing the possibility of conducting cross-border transactions using digital rubles with other countries.

✈️ Russia is currently discussing the resumption of direct air travel with the United States, as reported by Maria Zakharova. For more details, visit the link.

🚗 Sales of electric vehicle chargers in Russia have surged, with Wildberries reporting a 120% increase from May to August compared to last year. Meanwhile, Ozon has seen an even more impressive growth, with sales rising by 2.6 times. For more details, visit RBC.

🇲🇽🇺🇸 Mexico seeks a deal from the U.S. similar to the agreement with Canada, according to BBG. Reports indicate that Ottawa and Washington have reached a preliminary agreement to reduce import tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 25%, while tariffs on Canadian automobiles could be cut to 15%.

💥✴️ Coinbase has integrated perpetual futures trading from the exchange Hyperliquid into its Base App. Yesterday, during a meeting with top figures in the crypto industry, Trump announced that the SEC chairman is working on bringing Hyperliquid to the U.S. market.

✨ Grayscale is set to launch its spot ZEC ETF, which will be listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker #ZCSH.

🇺🇸 Some experts believe it is premature to declare a break in the long-term trend of the U.S. dollar. However, the dollar index (DXY) has remained at a long-term support line for an extended period and is not quickly rebounding as seen in strong bullish trends, according to other analysts.

✨ Eighteen years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto first reached out to Adam Back about Bitcoin (BTC). The New York Times, following an extensive 18-month investigation, now considers the legendary cypherpunk and CEO of Blockstream, Adam Back, to be the real Satoshi Nakamoto. However, Adam Back has consistently denied these claims.

⚠️🇨🇳🇯🇵 China has expressed its intention to counter Japan's attempts to acquire nuclear weapons. Zhang Hanhui, the Chinese ambassador to Moscow, made this statement in an article for TASS. He urged Japan not to "play with fire" regarding nuclear issues. For more details, visit TASS.