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A strong ruble is a problem, a challenge for the Russian economy - Reshetnikov

Also, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development said that the agency expects further rate cuts from the Central Bank. Inflation in Russia by the end of the year will be significantly lower than the macro forecast, the GDP decline could be slightly lower than the forecast, Reshetnikov added.

Binance is being sued because of the TerraUSD crash

On Monday, a U.S. investor sued Binance and its CEO. According to Jeffrey Lockhart, the cryptocurrency exchange falsely marketed Terra USD as a safe asset in the run-up to its collapse. Lockhart also said that Binance's refusal to register with the U.S. government as a securities

Apple is developing the first ever major version of the MacBook Air, - Forbes

Apple is developing a new version of the MacBook Air laptop, which for the first time in its 14-year history will have a screen with a diagonal of 15 inches. In addition, the company is working on a small laptop, which may have a screen diagonal of only 12 inches

Fed policy likely to contribute to stable global growth - Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda

"But it should be cautious about risks such as stock market volatility and capital outflows from emerging markets," Kuroda said. Despite the Bank of Japan's recent decision to offer unlimited purchases of 10-year JGBs at 0.25%, bond purchases have not increased significantly. Consumption and investment

Blue Origin has completed its fifth launch of a manned flight, - Reuters

The New Shepard spacecraft made a successful suborbital flight with a crew of six aboard. This was the ship's fifth flight since launches began and its second in 2022. During the flight, which lasted about 10 minutes, the ship ascended 106 km to put passengers in a state

Oman may increase production by 100,000 barrels - Reuters

Oman has discovered new oil fields that will increase its production by 50,000 to 100,000 barrels in the next two to three years, the energy minister said. He added that the Sultanate currently has 5.2 billion barrels of crude oil reserves and about 24 trillion cubic feet

NSD suspended transactions in euros for banking activities - RBC

Transactions in euros by Russian banks with non-residents are now not serviced. This means that Russian companies will not be able to import goods paid for in euros from abroad. Transactions in other currencies take place as usual. NSD declared an emergency situation in depository and banking activities amid EU

EU approves $28 billion deal between Oracle and Cerner

U.S. business software maker Oracle received unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28.3 billion acquisition of U.S. health IT company Cerner. The acquisition, the largest in Oracle's history, will give the company access to an array of developments and could increase the number of healthcare

Russia may agree to let OPEC+ compensate for its current drop in oil production due to sanctions - OPEC+ source

Compensation for Russian oil may be approved gradually; there is no guarantee that it will be approved in full today. Currently, Russia is producing about 1 million barrels per day less than its OPEC+ quota. For about a week now there have been rumors about Russia replacing its quota with

Biden spoke to Powell about inflation, it's too high - Treasury Secretary Yellen

California's ports are crucial to keeping supply chains open in the U.S. Yellen said she was "wrong" about the "path inflation will take" last year.