π«π΅π¦ The Panama Canal warns of potential transit reductions, which could further impact shipping. According to the Financial Times, the number of daily transit trips through the Panama Canal may decrease from 32 to 27.
π° TASS reports that the Ministry of Industry and Trade anticipates an 18-20% growth in online trading by 2026.
π¨π³πΆπ¦ China aims to deepen cooperation with Qatar in the fields of energy, investments, and artificial intelligence, according to CCTV.
π The Association of Experts in the Digital Rights Market has proposed that the Central Bank of Russia create nominal digital financial assets as a form of stablecoins. According to the authors, these instruments would be available to non-qualified investors and would be protected from the bankruptcy of issuers. For more details, visit the full article here.
β οΈπΊπΈ Societe Generale warns that the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries at 5.5% is a threshold beyond which stocks begin to feel pressure.
β οΈπ·πΊ The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has uncovered a theft of motor fuel belonging to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Moscow Region. According to the agency, an organized group may be involved in the crime, which includes Igor Martynov, the chairman of the board of directors of PAO "Eurotrans", three company top managers, and several high-ranking officials from the Moscow Region's Ministry of Internal Affairs, reported official representative Irina Volk.
ππ·πΊ MRKS shares surged by 15% today. The management of Rosseti Siberia will discuss the determination of the share buyback price.
ππ°π¬ CZ reported that he attended the third official meeting of the National Crypto Council of Kyrgyzstan, chaired by President Sadyr Japarov. The discussions covered various topics, from regulation to tokenization. Recently, the Central Bank of Kazakhstan announced that Binance plans to establish a crypto hub in Kazakhstan.
β οΈπΊπ¦πͺπΊπ·πΊ The Ukrainian side has once again raised the issue of releasing frozen Russian assets from Belgium before the European Commission. This comes amid ongoing objections from Belgian authorities regarding their use to secure a "reparations loan" for Ukraine, as reported by European Commission spokesperson BalΓ‘zs UjvΓ‘ri β RIA.
π Volkswagen plans to sell its OsnabrΓΌck plant to investment firm Aurelius Capital and the state of Lower Saxony for defense production starting in 2027, according to Build.
β οΈπΊπΈ BofA reports that historically, the weak period for U.S. stocks begins in August, peaking in mid-September with increased selling. Following this, the market typically experiences a strong fourth quarter. This year, in addition to the seasonally strong fourth quarter, experts expect a "pre-election pump" in U.S. stocks and cryptocurrency due to Trump's influence.
π In August, new bus sales in Russia reached 715 units, marking a month-on-month increase of 5.6%. However, this figure represents a year-on-year decline of 23%, according to AutoStat.
π·πΊ Russia is open to using the dollar in transactions; however, if it becomes unfeasible, the country will not trade its resources for "beads," according to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He emphasized that Russia has no intention of exchanging its resources with the West for trivial returns.
π¨ Psychologists warn that mushroom pickers may be latent gamblers. Every find in the forest triggers a dopamine release and a sense of reward, driving individuals to continue searching for new "wins."