Key topics in which political fuss nevertheless yielded results: Oil The compromise between OPEC, Saudi Arabia, Russia, US and a crowd of minor players looks strange, but the only salvation. The communiqué of the G20 energy ministers does not contain strict quotas; the agreement will be valid ...

In the topic of the epidemic, along with the dynamics of diseases and victims, Trump is actively working as a newsmaker. While the maximum rate of infection is observed in the USA, the country's president believes that the medical mask in the White House does not comply with his status as the leader...

The virus dictates the agenda, and even FOMC began to be held remotely scheduled meetings. So … FRS Still, Bernanke 's ideas are eternal: Powell has again launched a «helicopter» loan program, in which for $1 allocated by the US Ministry of Finance, the FRS is ready to issue $10 of borrowed mo...

Massive cuts in interest rates by regulators have not improved the impression of a global collapse. Central banks expected to deploy stock assets but were only able to slow the fall. The reaction of markets to policy easing was weak, short-term and uniform, stock platforms showed little growth, the ...

Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic, in fact, Shengen was cancelled, it is difficult to estimate the negative consequences in the average term even approximately. Unemployment growth is guaranteed, consumption reduction is expected to be at least 20%. Financial markets in permanent catas...

Oil quotes at the minimum of February 2016. OPEC + not only did not reach agreement on an additional reduction in production, but also refused to extend the current quotas. Following the meeting, a document was signed on the continuation of cooperation under the Charter of Cooperation, but, since Ap...

Panic on the topic of the virus still seems excessive, but investors are beginning to consider not only the economic impact of the epidemic but the risk of losing trump in the presidential election in November, what causes global capital outflow from US assets. Capitalization of the US stock market ...

Fed The minutes of the meeting on January 29 turned out to be useless. The Federal Reserve is potentially ready for a policy change, that is, the likelihood of lower rates is lower than increases. The chorus of speeches by the Fed members was surprisingly well-coordinated: everyone is sure that...

So … FRS Protocol, February 19 The January 29 document is hopelessly outdated even for analysts. The impact of the epidemic on the US economy could not be assessed before the release of statistics for February, and Powell’s position on the FRS's balance sheet was set out at a January press con...

We review strictly the strongest factors: Pound The Briton continues to fall amid mutual threats between the EU and Britain on a post-Brexit deal. Britain is threatening to raise duties on imports of France's products and Germany's cars, Macron wants to tighten the EU's mandate for any trade d...