🚫🛢 Oil shortage forecast
The International Energy Agency predicts an intensifying oil deficit by 2026 due to slow recovery in Middle Eastern supplies.

🇷🇺 The BRICS countries are the primary buyers of Russian fertilizers, according to PhosAgro CEO Alexander Gilgenberg.

📈 The CEO of Coinbase has set an optimistic outlook for Bitcoin, suggesting a target of $400,000 as a reasonable goal for the cryptocurrency.

💥🇷🇺 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.

📰🚨 No official confirmation has been received from Saudi Arabia regarding the damage to the "East-West" oil pipeline.

🇷🇺🇮🇳 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit to discuss bilateral relations and global issues.

📈 While there are no strong reasons for stock growth, Roman Bakhtyrev of Alfa Bank reveals three strategies to profit even in a bearish market. Watch the video and vote for your strategy: 🔥 betting on declines, ❤️ reliable stocks, or 👍 gold, floaters, and the money market.

📰 Gazprom plans to continue increasing gas production in Yamal using onshore and shelf fields, according to the company.

🇷🇺 The Moscow Exchange is launching a pre-IPO preparation program. Training in the MOEX Start accelerator for companies gearing up for private placement or pre-IPO will commence on October 1, 2026. For more information, read the release.

📰 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced he will resign on September 25-26 upon returning from the United States. Previously, Vucic had repeatedly stated that the world is on the brink of a "big war."

⛔️🛢 The "East-West" oil pipeline, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, has been shut down due to attacks in the regions of Riyadh and Medina, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy reported.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 Key Democrats in the House of Representatives have opposed a bill on "hellish sanctions" against Russia, reports TASS. Senior Democrats from several committees, including Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Joint Economic, expressed their opposition in a joint statement. Gregory Meeks, Richard Neal, and Don Beyer are concerned about the bill extending Trump's authority over import tariffs. The House will discuss the bill on September 14.

⚠️ Despite a rebound in stocks, U.S. government bonds remain under strong selling pressure, with yields rising. This week concludes with a significant increase in yields on 2-year Treasuries. The debt market is already factoring in a cycle of 3-4 rate hikes. — more

⚠️ The likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise the interest rate next week is currently estimated at 82% by traders on Polymarket.

🌎 The collective rise of the Global South has become a key driving force in the formation of a multipolar world, according to Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit.

⚠️🇺🇦 Kyiv launched a series of combined strikes on diesel fuel tankers intended for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Friday. The actions by Kyiv are raising concerns of a potential nuclear incident at Europe's largest nuclear facility, with unpredictable consequences, according to Rosatom chief Alexey Likhachev.

⚠️🇪🇺🇷🇺 Russia is taking steps to ensure the security of the Kaliningrad region, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. His comments come in response to Poland's calls for NATO exercises to be intensified near the area.

⚠️🇱🇹 Lithuanian authorities believe that the presence of nuclear weapons in their country would enhance security. However, Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov argues that this would merely make Lithuania a target for Russia.

🚚 Storage of goods at Ozon warehouses in Kazakhstan will enhance logistics, according to the Ministry of Trade, TASS.

🌍 Key events for the week of September 14-20 include the G20 Energy Meeting in Houston, starting on Monday, and the EU Arctic Summit in Finland. Notable discussions will take place among UK leaders regarding potential independence from Britain. Economic reports are scheduled, including Canada’s CPI and the US ADP Employment figures. The week concludes with Russia's State Duma elections on Sunday. For more details, visit here.

🚨🛢️ Former U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt the destruction of diesel production in Russia, arguing that it is detrimental to the global economy. "Zelensky needs to do one thing — stop destroying diesel fuel in Russia. He's creating a diesel shortage. This is not related to the Middle East — it's due to the war between Russia and Ukraine," Trump stated, according to DRM News. Meanwhile, diesel prices in the U.S. are hitting record highs ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.