Lukashenko spoke about Putin’s behind-the-scenes offer to Trump to declare an “air truce” in Ukraine

The rise in gasoline prices in the Russian Federation may reset the damper subsidy for oil workers in August - sources

Moscow Exchange: The total trading volume on the markets in July amounted to 149 trillion rubles

Four tankers carrying Russian oil are stuck off the coast of India due to sanctions

Long-term eurozone government bonds are under pressure ahead of US statistical data

UAE banks began to massively block accounts of Russian companies

The eight OPEC+ countries may decide to increase production in September by 548,000 barrels per day or lower - sources

Main events of the day - August 1

PMI of the manufacturing sector in Kazakhstan amounted to 49.9 points in July

The dollar went negative, Wall Street futures extended the decline after US labor statistics

Manufacturing activity in China began to decline in July: S&P

Illegal Lending Poised to Rise in Russia as Borrowing Conditions Tighten – Report

European shares at 3-week low amid health sector slump, US tariffs in focus

Putin Signs Law Allowing Police to Freeze Bank Accounts Without Court Orders

Russia and U.S. Agree to Extend International Space Station Operations to 2028