Maria Butina at a meeting of the National Rifle Association in 2015. Photo from her Facebook On Wednesday, Maria Butina was arrested in the United States. She became the first of the 26 people appearing in the investigation about the possible interference in the American elections of Russians who appeared before the American court.

The full-scale crisis in emerging markets has not yet begun, and the largest investment banks and funds have already announced its end: according to Goldman Sachs, BlackRock and Templeton, for three managers of almost $10 trillion, emerging market assets have reached the bottom and it is time to buy them. After previous big drops, emerging markets have averaged more than 30% gains over the course of the year. Since January 2017, emerging markets have fallen 15% and lost $7 trillion in money.

Bonas managers for $ 10 trillion announced that developing markets would not collapse. What does this mean for Russia - in the evening newsletter The Bell. Photo: pxher The full -scale crisis in developing markets had not yet had time to begin, and the largest investment banks and funds have already announced its end: according to Goldman Sachs, BlackRock and Templeton, there are almost $ 10 trillion on three managers, the Emerging Markets assets reached the bottom and it is time to buy them.

Photo from Facebook VTB VTB will open in Moscow the first office of the bank without employees - customers in the department will serve “technical devices”, said the head of the bank Andrei Kostin. Details “In the near future, we plan to open the first such office in Moscow, not very practical - just to show people what an office is without people,” he said. At the same time, the head of VTB emphasized that "traditional banking institutions" will continue to work.

The European Union has fined Google €4.3 billion ($5 billion) for abusing its monopoly position in the operating system market to promote its search and apps. The amount will be a record for antitrust fines, but not fatal for Google - last year the company earned such money in 16 days. However, the EU requirements could "shake the entire mobile industry and lead to serious difficulties for Google," warns the Wall Street Journal.

Microsoft and Walmart are teaming up against Amazon in both technology and retail, writes The Verge. The companies entered into an agreement on a five-year strategic partnership. Details As part of the agreement, Walmart will use Microsoft's cloud services, including Azure, as well as the company's various AI projects. Walmart is Amazon's biggest competitor in the retail space, and Microsoft competes with Jeff Bezos's company in cloud services.

Having reviewed the bill on raising the retirement age, the Accounts Chamber found shortcomings in it, writes the BBC Russian Service.

While Donald Trump is trying to justify himself for meeting with Vladimir Putin, after which he is called a traitor in the United States, Trump's opponents are preparing retaliatory anti-Russian measures. The most difficult thing for Russia may be the adoption of a new sanctions law, which will automatically, without the consent of the White House, impose sanctions for interference in elections.

In response to the “betrayal” of Trump, Congress can be adopted by the most radical anti -Russian law during the conflict. Details - in the mailing of The Bell. While Donald Trump is trying to justify himself for a meeting with Vladimir Putin, after which in the United States he is called a traitor in direct text, Trump's opponents prepare retaliatory anti -Russian measures.

As a result of a sharp reduction in investments in US government bonds from $96.1 billion in March to $14.9 billion in May 2018, Russia dropped out of the US Treasury Department list , which lists the largest holders of US Treasuries. Details The sharp decline in US bonds held by the Russian Federation was first noted in April 2018, when US sanctions were imposed against Russia.