Norway has restricted Russian fishermen's access to the country's ports - RBC
Russian fishermen now have access only to the following ports: Tromsø, Kirkenes
and Botsfjord. This decision was announced by Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken
Huitfeldt.
Joseph Branch
Tesla shares fell amid worse-than-expected sales report
The company reported record shipments of electric cars in the third quarter, but
the figure fell short of analysts' forecasts
In trading on Monday, October 3, on the pre-market NASDAQ, shares of U.S.
electric carmaker Tesla fell 6.5% to $248 per share. By 1:42 p.m.
The people of Austria are against the innovations with cash.
Austrian activists demand the right of citizens to pay in cash for any purchases
to be included in the country's constitution. Now in Brussels they are
discussing the introduction on the whole territory of the EU a limit of 10
thousand euros for cash payments. The initiative of
Two explosions near the Nord Stream gas pipelines were detected
Earlier, Polish and Danish leaders and experts expressed fears that leaks at the
pipelines could be the result of sabotage
Sweden's national seismic network said it recorded two explosions near unusual
leaks at two Russian gas pipelines running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to
Germany.
The
The business climate in Russia is recovering. The Bank of Russia Index is growing
Businesses in the country are beginning to adapt to changes in the economic
conditions in the Russian Federation. Short-term production expectations are
quite optimistic, and production activity is growing. Production volumes are
actively recovering.
The BCI (Business Climate Index) rose to 2.8 points, up 1.4 p. At the
British supermarkets are failing. Inflation and supply chain failures put retailers at risk of bankruptcy
The bond insurance coverage of British supermarkets Asda Group and Iceland Foods
has risen to 76%, from 52%, over five years. Yields on the bonds of these
issuers have risen sharply along with the risk of their bankruptcy.
Investors' main fears are due to the country's tax
EU foreign ministries to discuss abolition of the unanimous decision-making principle today - RBC
The principle allows EU countries to veto the application of sanctions. For
example, Hungary used its veto when the EU was working on restrictions on
Russian oil in spring.
IF News: Eliminating the veto would allow the EU to pass sanctions by majority
vote, which would speed up decision-making. At
Russian gold imports to Switzerland rose to the highest level in two years, reaching $324 million in August - Bloomberg
Russian gold became taboo after the imposition of sanctions. However, bars taken
out of the country before August 4 are not covered by the import ban. For easier
sale, gold is exported to Switzerland to be melted down. Once melted, the gold
becomes "Swiss".
The Central Bank will lower the rate by 0.5% today - consensus forecast
The Central Bank key rate will be announced at 13:30 Moscow time. How will this
affect the markets?
The stock market may rally slightly today on the news of the rate cut as
investors will shift funds from bonds to stocks. Only if the Central Bank lowers
the rate
Kanye West is ending his partnership with GAP.
The celebrity notified the company today. According to him, GAP failed to meet
its commitments to open stores on time and failed to release the Yeezy Gap
clothing collection.
"Keeping me will cost you billions. Letting me go will cost you billions," West
wrote online, but later deleted