🇷🇺🇮🇳 German Gref has been appointed as the head of the Russian-Indian Business Council. Under his leadership, the organization aims to elevate business interactions between the two nations to a new technological and institutional level, according to the bank. Sber plans to enhance its role in developing bilateral business relations and to expand the participation of Russian and Indian businesses, including major corporations, state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, and small and medium-sized enterprises.

⚠️🇧🇾🇺🇸 Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has expressed concerns over holding US dollars in reserves, stating, "Everyone sees the financial policies pursued by the US." He questioned the relevance of the dollar, claiming, "Who needs the dollar today? No one needs it anymore."

🚀 Bitcoin surged following comments from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who stated that the dollar is no longer needed by anyone. This statement has sparked discussions about the future of cryptocurrencies and their potential to replace traditional currencies. Investors are closely monitoring the situation as Bitcoin continues to gain traction in the global market. For more information, visit here.

✨ The Canadian regulator has announced that tokenized deposits will have the same legal status as traditional deposits.

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⚡ Element has commenced production of power modules for electric vehicle charging stations and power supply units for servers. For more details, visit their official announcement here.

🚨 The Moscow Exchange has announced that there will be no trading on September 12-13.

🚨🇺🇸🇷🇺 The House of Representatives is set to vote on a sanctions bill targeting Russia, referred to as the "Hellish Sanctions," next week.

🚛 Elon Musk has announced that the sales of the Tesla Semi electric trucks will soon begin in Europe.

⚠️ Dmitry Medvedev has once again denied rumors of mobilization in Russia. He stated, "The rumors about mobilization in Russia are lies and provocations aimed at stirring the public ahead of the State Duma elections."

⚠️✴️ Hunter Biden commented on the 99% drop of his meme coin LAPTOP, stating, "We are doing everything possible."

🚨 Russia's Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported that deflation in August was 0.08%, slightly above economists' expectations of a 0.09% decline. This marks the first monthly deflation since August 2025, with prices decreasing by 0.08%. Annual inflation rose to 6.33% in August, up from 5.98% in July. Additionally, Rosstat confirmed a GDP growth rate of 1.3% year-on-year for the second quarter, following a 0.2% decline in the first quarter.

🚨🛢 CNN reported on the damage to the Saudi oil pipeline "East-West" yesterday.

🛢🇷🇺🇺🇸 A Russian representative will attend the upcoming G20 Energy Summit in Houston next week, according to the White House, RTRS reports.

🛢 The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revised its oil market forecast, reducing the global demand prediction for 2026 by 2.5 million barrels per day to 102.45 million barrels. This anticipated decline mirrors oil crises from the 1970s and the economic shocks of 2008 and 2020. In August, global oil supply fell by 1.6 million barrels per day to 100.1 million, affected by tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.

🇷🇺 Aeroflot Group's passenger traffic for the first eight months of 2026 dropped by 0.1%, totaling 37.4 million people, according to a report. The passenger flow in August declined by 1.3% year-on-year amid flight restrictions.

⚠️ U.S. bond yields near psychological 5% mark. Societe Generale warns that a 10-year U.S. bond yield of 5.5% is a threshold where stocks start feeling pressure.

🇺🇸 U.S. lawmakers are considering the implementation of "AI emergency stop buttons" to address scenarios where artificial intelligence systems might become uncontrollable.

🛢 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.

📉 Oil prices fell by 3%, entering the zone of historical interventions by Trump and IEA countries.