โ ๏ธ 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.
๐จ Shareholders of the DIASOFT company have approved dividends for the first half of 2026 at 16 rubles per share. The cutoff date is September 21.
๐ Countries participating in the IEA will begin coordinated interventions in the oil market to reduce prices immediately after your short in oil is closed by a margin call, according to an official statement.
โ ๏ธ A Bloomberg survey reveals that a majority of economists anticipate the Federal Reserve will maintain interest rates at current levels during this monthโs meeting and continue through the end of 2027, despite increasing market odds for a rate hike.
โจ๐ฎ๐ณ India has initiated a pilot project focused on the tokenization of corporate bonds.
โ ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ Bank of America highlights "excessive calm" in markets, warning of potential volatility spikes. According to BofA/EPFR, $14.2 billion has been withdrawn from U.S. equity funds over the past three weeks, marking the largest outflow since January 2026. Rising Treasury yields, oil prices exceeding $100, and record diesel price increases, coupled with investor complacency and lack of decisive government action, set the stage for heightened volatility, says BofA.
๐ซ๐ข Oil shortage forecast
The International Energy Agency predicts an intensifying oil deficit by 2026 due to slow recovery in Middle Eastern supplies.
The International Energy Agency predicts an intensifying oil deficit by 2026 due to slow recovery in Middle Eastern supplies.
๐ท๐บ The BRICS countries are the primary buyers of Russian fertilizers, according to PhosAgro CEO Alexander Gilgenberg.
๐ฅ๐ท๐บ VK is actively reducing its debt. Over a year and a half, VK's net debt has decreased by more than three times. By the end of the first half of 2026, the Net Debt/EBITDA ratio stood at 2.3x, indicating the company's financial stability. VK aims to maintain the Net Debt/EBITDA ratio in the medium-term range of 2-3x. More information can be found on the company's website.
๐ฐ๐จ No official confirmation has been received from Saudi Arabia regarding the damage to the "East-West" oil pipeline.
๐ท๐บ The Russian delegation will participate in the G20 energy meeting in Houston from September 14 to 16, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.
๐ด The British Army has commenced trials on the use of horses for reconnaissance and stealthy movement. A cavalry regiment is testing animals with camouflage coloring.
๐ The final declaration of the 18th BRICS summit has been unanimously adopted in New Delhi, announced Modi.
๐ The unipolar system, serving a narrow group of countries, is fading away. The formation of a multipolar world is not without challenges, facing resistance from those accustomed to colonial thinking, dividing the world into a flourishing garden and wild jungles, living off others. They are unwilling to accept the changing reality and strive to restrain emerging competitors. The IMF, WTO, and World Bank were created under different political and economic conditions, and the need for their reform has long been overdue. -- Putin at BRICS.
โ ๏ธ๐บ๐ฆ Zelensky expressed his willingness to meet with Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit. In response, Peskov stated that Zelensky could meet Putin in Moscow.
๐จ๐ข๏ธ๐ฎ๐ท Iran and Oman have reached a final agreement on a shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz. Under the terms, Iran will have full control over the entrance to the Persian Gulf via Hormuz. However, the agreement with Oman does not automatically open the strait. Iran has also communicated through intermediaries to the U.S. the conditions for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Tasnim. Meanwhile, Yemeni Houthis claim control over the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, asserting that only they and Iran now hold access to both straits.
โ ๏ธ๐ง Following collective sabotage by OpenAI's AI agents, which began hacking indiscriminately without developer consent, Anthropic has urged AI companies to slow down their development. It is becoming clear that the safety of these developments is lagging behind progress, posing a significant risk of AI becoming increasingly uncontrollable. Elon Musk has expressed support for this idea.