The Maisky Futures for Oil, the WTI, who has arisen yesterday, goes into history - but oil prices today fall only faster. The June Futures on the Brent barrel today fell by a quarter and costs less than $ 20, and physical contracts in Europe are concluded at $ 13. Such an atmosphere in the market will remain at least until June, and the Russian budget for these two months can not receive 780–860 billion rubles.

Oil prices are falling quickly again: how long it will last and how much Russia will lose on this The Maisky Futures for Oil, the WTI, who has arisen yesterday, goes into history - but oil prices today fall only faster. The June Futures on the Brent barrel today fell by a quarter and costs less than $ 20, and physical contracts in Europe are concluded at $ 13.

Sberbank President German Gref explained that Russia does not have such an opportunity, like the United States and Europe, to pay money to the population directly. Gref predicts the peak of the epidemic in Russia on May holidays, does not expect a quick rebound from the economy and advises the business to learn to “live under water” if the crisis is delayed for a long time. The experience of 30 years of crises and revolutions should help in this business.

The co-owner of Alfa-Group and the European oil and gas company Wintershall Dea German Khan believes that the demand for oil will fall even more, and calls the best strategy to keep it in the ground. The former head of TNK-BP German Khan in an interview with RBC said that the OPEC+ deal no longer reflects the fall in the world demand in the world, which means that production will be reduced by more than 20 million barrels per day. “Reducing production will occur automatically.

Dozens of video appeared on the Internet, linking the successful struggle of Russians with the epidemic with the approval of amendments to the Constitution, writes Mediazona. Mediazona found in hundreds of publics the same type of rollers about coronavirus.

The revenue of Yandex in 2020 may fall for the first time in 12 years, the analyst of the Swiss bank UBS, whose report refers to RBC. The previous forecast provided for an increase of more than 20%. Agency Moscow/ Ivanko Igor UBS prepared reports on two key players in the Russian Internet market: Yandex and Mail.ru Group.

Experts of the Macroeconomic analysis of Alfa-Bank assessed the financial assistance of the government at 1.8–2.8% of GDP. But of all anti -crisis measures for direct financial support, only 0.3% of GDP, or about 340 billion rubles, accounts, RBC writes. What's happened?

The main news about the spread of coronavirus in Russia and in the world is April 21. In the world We give data from John Hopkins, which tracks the situation in real time. Infected: 2.5 million people (April 20 - 2.41 million, April 19 - 2.34 million). Recovered: 659 thousand (April 20 - 632 thousand, April 19 - 600 thousand). Died: 172 thousand (April 20 - 166 thousand, April 19 - 161 thousand).

In Russia, the production of paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Dimedrol and other cheap, but important drugs - pharmaceutical companies consider the maximum price too low, Kommersant found out . The release of drugs became unprofitable due to the reduction in the reduction in the ruble and the rise in the cost of imported substances. It is possible to terminate the production of more than 50 vital drugs (GNLP).

Asian countries adopted the first stab Covid-19. Their experience can be useful to those who are only selected for the peak of incidence. For example, in Korea they are now registering only a few new cases per day. The experience of the struggle of other countries with the epidemic and their economic policy during the pandemic is studied by the Russian Economic School (RASH). In this article, President Rash Shlomo Weber talks about the measures that South Korea took.

From April 22, patients with SARS symptoms will have to observe the insulation mode similar to the regime for people with confirmed coronavirus. To track their location, the Moscow authorities will use geolocation, according to the decree of the mayor of the city of Sergei Sobyanin. Persons with SARS are allowed to move only in order to receive medical care in medical organizations, including vehicles with a designed digital pass.

The world's largest independent oil storage company Rotterdam Royal Vopak NV stated that its capacities were almost completely filled with excessive oil due to pandemia. According to Bloomberg, the company is not the only one faced with such a problem. Royal Vopak callister Gerard Polydes said that its commercially affordable capacities are almost completely reserved.

The moratorium on discounts and promotions will not only hit customers, but will also lead to a decrease in demand - this is how the president of the Association of Retail Companies (Acort) Sergei Belyakov responded to the proposal of products suppliers. In his opinion, the regulation and reduction of the share of discount sales is possible only in market ways. Otherwise, all market participants will suffer.

The President of Crocus Group Araz Agalarov compared his business with a sinking ship, and himself with a captain who looks at what is happening and can not do anything. According to him, restrictions on coronavirus inflicted an excessively cruel blow to the economy. Agalarov said this in an interview with RBC. “We got a story. I am sitting in this office, like the captain of a small boat, and watch him drowning. And I can’t do anything, it is impossible to influence this in any way.

Brent oil quotes on Tuesday, April 21, in the afternoon decreased from $ 25 to levels below $ 20 - at 12.30 Moscow time, Barrelle cost $ 19.15. The last time this price level was observed in 2002. By 13.00 Moscow time, Brent went to $ 21, which is almost 20% lower than the closing price. The fall of Brent followed the historically unprecedented collapse of the quotes of the expiration of May's futures WTI in a negative area.