⚠️🛢️ Goldman has lowered its average oil price forecasts for 2026

Brent to $85 from $90
WTI to $80 from $85

Goldman believes Gulf state exports could return to pre-war levels even if tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz recovers to only around 70%

✴️🇷🇺 Widely-used cryptocurrencies — ETH, BTC, as well as stablecoins USDT and USDC — may be legalized in Russia, Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov said in an interview with Expert.

The list of cryptocurrencies available for retail investors includes digital currencies with a market cap exceeding 5 trillion rubles on average over two calendar years.

⚠️🇷🇺 Mortgage issuances may fall 30–35% following changes to the family mortgage program conditions — DomRF

⚠️🇷🇺🇺🇦 NO OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS BETWEEN MOSCOW AND KYIV EXIST

NO EXACT DATES YET FOR WITKOFF AND KUSHNER'S VISIT TO RUSSIA

ZELENSKY WOULD BE WELCOME IN MOSCOW

— Peskov

✴️🇫🇷 Capital B (French Strategy equivalent) is developing a BTC-backed digital credit instrument for Europe, similar to Strategy's STRC and Strive's SATA, targeting double-digit yields with sub-10% volatility. Capital B plans to accumulate 15,000 BTC on its balance sheet by end of 2027 and 1% of total BTC supply by 2033.

⚠️🇮🇷 Trump reiterated that the US will not invest in Iran

Earlier, Trump denied media reports that the US would create a $300B fund for Iran's reconstruction (according to Iranian media, this was one of the conditions of the memorandum) and stated that other countries may invest in Iran if they wish

The Emir of Qatar has already stated that Qatar does not intend to invest in Iran

⚠️🇪🇺🇺🇸 Trump no longer appears bold and confident in Europe. Europeans are now looking down on Trump — monitoring

Inability to "pompously" rein in Iran, inability to meaningfully influence Europeans on Ukraine, the last couple of years left in his presidency... — Europeans no longer see Trump as "the big guy" — experts

🇷🇺 Artgen Biotech has committed to buying back shares from investors participating in Hemabank's SPO at a price of 150.8 rubles per share upon expiration of three years from the placement completion date.

🇨🇳✴️ DeepSeek has become China's most valuable AI startup. The company's valuation exceeded $50B in its latest funding round.

DEEPSEEK BECOMES CHINA'S MOST VALUABLE AI STARTUP

🇺🇸 "Obama is a loser" — Trump at the G7 summit

🇮🇷🇷🇺 Iran's Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati has flown to Moscow to discuss the development of financial cooperation and banking ties with Russia — RIA Novosti

🛢️🇺🇸 ExxonMobil plans to drill 35 wells on the Stabroek block in Guyana in 2028–2033

🇺🇸 SpaceX is acquiring AI company Anysphere, developer of Cursor, in an all-stock merger valued at $60B. SpaceX subsidiary X67 Inc will merge with Cursor.

🇺🇸 Robinhood to lay off another 10% of staff

❗️🇪🇺🇺🇸 EU LAWMAKERS APPROVE TRADE DEAL WITH US AHEAD OF TRUMP'S DEADLINE (JULY 4)

⚠️🇺🇦 Trump spoke with Zelensky and urged Russia to make a deal with Ukraine

Trump will speak with Putin and urge Ukraine to make a deal with Russia

⚠️🇺🇦 Zelensky

Ukraine is in talks with Canada on a drone deal

Discussed air defense systems and missiles with G7 leaders

✴️ HYPE = all-time high

⚠️🇨🇦🇷🇺 CANADA EXPANDED SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA

Moscow Exchange and St. Petersburg Exchange added to the lists

120 "shadow fleet" tankers

34 legal entities and 7 individuals

🇷🇺📊 The share of non-sanctioned assets in trading volume on SPB Exchange has exceeded 55% for the first time

✴️🇦🇪 Tether has signed a partnership with Dubai's largest free economic zone (DMCC) to develop blockchain education, tokenization, and innovation.