🚨 Russia's Sberbank has announced its new three-year strategy for 2027-2029, aiming to maintain dividend payouts at 50% of net profit. However, the success of this initiative will largely depend on the evolution of regulatory frameworks, according to Taras Skvortsov, the bank's Deputy Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. For more details, visit Sber.

🇺🇸 Former President Donald Trump held a meeting with the CEO of Nvidia, marking a significant engagement in the tech industry. The discussion is expected to center around advancements in artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology, reflecting Nvidia's pivotal role in these sectors. Details of the meeting will likely shed light on future collaborations and initiatives in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

🚨 The Federal Reserve Board member Michelle W. Bowman has completed her comments regarding the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. For more updates, visit the official Fed website for comprehensive insights on monetary policy decisions and economic assessments.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 Israel plans to completely withdraw from U.S. military aid within the next ten years, according to Axios. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Zelensky has successfully convinced the U.S. that Ukraine can win the ongoing war, as reported by Politico. Additionally, media outlets have summarized the outcomes of yesterday's remarkable meetings with former President Trump.

🇺🇸 Traders in the SP500 may have realized they didn't fully understand the remarks made by Warsh. Meanwhile, inflation remains elevated.

🛢🇺🇸 The head of the U.S. Department of Energy, Chris Wright, announced that the United States has sufficient oil supplies despite a reduction in strategic reserves due to the Middle East conflict. Currently, the U.S. continues to deplete its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) at record rates, which has reached its lowest level since 1983.

🇺🇦 Trump stated that during his meeting with Zelensky, he insisted that the Ukrainian leader "end the war." Politico reported that Zelensky managed to persuade the U.S. that Ukraine can win the war.

🚀 SpaceX has secured a $1.6 billion contract with the U.S. Space Force for 18 Falcon 9 launches aimed at deploying military satellites.

🚨 Upcoming earnings reports:

🇺🇸 Meta (23:00 MSK)
🇺🇸 Qualcomm (23:00 MSK)
🇺🇸 Robinhood (23:05 MSK)
🇺🇸 Starbucks (23:05 MSK)
🇬🇧 Arm Holdings (23:05 MSK)
🇺🇸 Lam Research (23:05 MSK)
🇺🇸 Carvana (23:05 MSK)
🇺🇸 Electronic Arts (23:05 MSK)
🇺🇸 Microsoft (23:10 MSK)
🇺🇸 Chipotle (23:35 MSK)

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⚠️🇺🇸 U.S. stocks and long-term bonds faced a significant decline following the FOMC meeting. The yield on 30-year bonds has reached new highs not seen since 2007, just before the financial crisis. Bitcoin (BTC) is also showing weakness in the current market conditions.

📬 Today's Calendar - July 30, 2026

Germany will release its preliminary GDP data for Q2 2026 at 11:00 MSK, followed by the Eurozone at 12:00 MSK. The Bank of England will announce its interest rate at 14:00 MSK, with the U.S. GDP, PCE inflation, and Initial Jobless Claims all at 15:30 MSK. EIA natural gas stocks will be reported at 17:30 MSK.

Earnings reports include Shell and Banco Bilbao at 08:00 MSK, followed by various companies like Valero Energy and Amazon later in the day.

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🌎 The current exchange rates show USDCNY at 6.76 and USDTRUB at 82.85. For more information, visit this link.

⚠️🇺🇸🇷🇺 The US Senate has approved a bill for "hellish sanctions" against Russia in a second procedural vote. Lawmakers will now conduct another procedural vote before the document is brought to the final vote in the upper chamber. Following final approval in the Senate, the bill will be sent to the House of Representatives, where it will be reviewed after the summer recess in September.