✨ CEO of CryptoQuant has announced the end of the bearish cycle in BTC, referencing his cycle indicator.

🛢️ Oil stocks report: API data shows that crude oil inventories have increased by 1 million barrels, contrary to expectations. Previously, the change was a decrease of 0.328 million barrels.

📬 Today’s Calendar — August 26, 2026

Australia will release its Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July at 04:30 MSK. The United States will report on the PCE Price Index, GDP for Q2 2026 (preliminary), and Durable Goods Orders, all at 15:30 MSK. Later, the U.S. will announce EIA crude oil inventories at 17:30 MSK. Russia's industrial production and CPI for the week will be released at 19:00 MSK.

Earnings reports include:
Russia: IFRS: ASTR, MOEX, TATN, HNFG
China: LI Auto at 11:30 MSK
USA: Salesforce at 23:00 MSK, Crowdstrike, Agilent Technologies, Urban Outfitters at 23:05 MSK, HP at 23:15 MSK, Nvidia at 23:20 MSK.

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🌎 The current exchange rates show USDCNY at 6.72 and USDTRUB at 86.7.

⚠️🇺🇦 Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that no meetings were planned between President Vladimir Putin and CIA Director during his recent visit to Russia. In response to inquiries from Interfax, Peskov stated that the trip was focused on intelligence agency interactions, emphasizing that there would be no discussions between Putin and the CIA chief. For further details, refer to TASS and The Washington Post.

🚨 A logistics center of Wildberries caught fire in the Tambov region following a drone strike. Authorities are investigating the incident and assessing the damage. Further updates are expected as the situation develops.

🇺🇸 The Pentagon will completely sever ties with Anthropic by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

🚨 The United States is not planning to resume military action against Iran, according to Senator Marco Rubio, who shared this information with several foreign colleagues, as reported by Axios. However, the U.S. will soon implement specific economic measures against Iran, as stated by the State Department.

🚫🛢 On Tuesday, five cargo ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz, significantly lower than the 10-day average of 15 vessels, according to monitoring data from RTRS.

🇷🇺 High export prices for Russian fertilizers during the Middle East conflict have not sufficiently supported producers, leading to losses for major players in the industry. However, the annual results may benefit from the weakening of the ruble, according to RBC.

🇺🇸🇸🇦 Trump has submitted a proposed agreement to Congress regarding civil nuclear energy cooperation with Saudi Arabia.

🌍 One of the BTC developers reported that payments in BTC in El Salvador have nearly dried up. This conclusion was reached following a recent trip to the country, where he engaged with locals and businesses. For more details, visit here.

🇨🇦🇺🇸 Reports are circulating that Canada plans to use the yuan instead of the US dollar for trade with China. However, there have been no official statements or publications from major media outlets regarding this topic.

🚀 Recent data from SoSoValue reveals strong inflows into spot BTC ETFs. Contrary to expectations, a correction in BTC, which many anticipated to buy, has yet to materialize. Monitoring of the situation continues.

😊 The Russian stock index IMOEX experienced a decline following the visit of the CIA chief to Moscow. This visit came after a Wall Street Journal article suggested that the trip was intended to caution President Putin against escalating tensions rather than negotiating over Ukraine. The last hope for growth lies in Kanye West's performance at the Gazprom Arena.

⚠️🇺🇸🇨🇦 The United States may impose additional tariffs against Canada, according to BBG.

🇨🇳🇮🇳 China and India are strengthening their relations as discussions in Beijing addressed the contentious border issue and bilateral ties. Both sides agreed to continue the dialogue in India in 2027, according to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🌏 SoftBank plans to issue bonds worth $20 billion. The raised funds will be allocated to AI capital expenditures and a deal with OpenAI.

🚨🇺🇸 Bloomberg reports on the "Bessent Put" in bonds, highlighting its full-scale implementation. The Treasury is committed to supporting the bond market. Previously, Bessent indicated that the repurchase of long bonds could be increased if necessary, signaling to markets that the Treasury will not back down easily. Bessent aims to maintain market stability and avoid missteps ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in the U.S. Congress.

⚡ Demand for charging stations for electric vehicles and hybrids has surged due to fuel shortages, leading to a significant increase in traffic for electric charging station operators and heightened investor interest in this sector. The average utilization rate of the network in Moscow is nearing breakeven, with companies reporting queues at popular locations and planning to install additional stations. — Ъ