China's trade surplus set an all-time record in July
It amounted to $101 billion. The last maximum value was recorded in June.
Despite an overall slowdown in the global economy, China's exports rose 18%,
beating analysts' expectations.
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Pelosi's visit to Taiwan could leave the world without iPhone 14
Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan could lead to the postponement of the
presentation of the new iPhone 14, reports GSM ASrena.
According to the publication, the only supplier of chips for Apple is the
Taiwanese company TSMC, which specializes in the production of high-tech
consumer products.
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Visa centers of Belgium, Malta, Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Estonia have already limited the issuance of short-term Schengen visas.
And in Finland it is simply impossible to sign up to apply before the fall,
since all the dates are already booked. In this policy, Europeans are in
solidarity with the Russian Foreign Ministry. Russian citizens have nothing to
do in unfriendly countries.
Demand for physical gold in Russia soared by 350% in the first half of the year
The experts of the World Gold Council calculated. 12 tons of bars and coins were
bought by citizens, who were actively stimulated to invest in gold by the state.
But those who bought at the peak of the sanctions panic in March, soon
discovered that their gold is rapidly depreciating
The Central Bank will help speed up devaluation in the country and introduce additional measures to reduce bank operations in dollars and euros - the Central Bank
If external risks are realized, systemic support of the financial sector may be
required, the Central Bank may consider the creation of a fund for these
purposes.
We do not consider the possibility of buying back blocked assets from financial
institutions.
The Central Bank of Russia follows the trend: elaboration of ESG risks may become mandatory
The Bank of Russia will work on the possibility of creating special financial
instruments aimed at decarbonization and greening. Companies from "dirty"
industries will be able to buy such instruments and will be able to become not
so "dirty", follows from the idea of the Central
Inflation in the EU manufacturing sector went beyond forecasts, price growth accelerated to 35.8%
The producer price index for June rose 1.1%, compared to the forecast of 1.0%.
Last month's increase was about 0.5%. On an annualized basis, producer inflation
was at 35.8% with a forecast of 35.7%; however, compared to last year the
situation has improved
Siemens' British subsidiary is in no hurry to resolve the issue with the second broken turbine on Nord Stream, - Peskov
Schroeder met with Putin and hypothetically asked if Nord Stream 2 could be
launched; the Russian Federation said it was ready to operate.
If Nord Stream 2 is launched now, only half of the originally reserved gas
volume would be pumped by the end of the year, the spokesman added.
Swiss regulator extends sanctions against Sberbank
FINMA has extended until September 1, 2022 the suspension of its subsidiary
Sberbank Switzerland AG's obligations with respect to customer deposits and
restrictions on payments and transactions.
FINMA is responsible for the supervision of the financial markets.
The regulator explained that the extension of the restrictions was due
China and the U.S. are in close contact
The countries communicate through various channels, the Chinese Foreign Ministry
said in the context of the topic of Pelosi's possible visit to TaiwanThe beaches
of Taiwan's closest province of Fujian are being mobilized with military
equipment and PLA troops.