Food prices in 2022 will continue to grow Prices for food in 2022 will continue to grow, warned the Russian Central Bank and one of the world's largest agricultural holdings Cargill without saying a word. The reasons are all the same - the rupture of the global supply chains, the increase in fuel and fertilizer prices and the rigid shortage of labor.

US President Joe Biden has directed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate "potentially illegal behavior" by major US oil companies that could lead to higher fuel prices for consumers. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina, Khan Biden pointed to "accumulating evidence" that oil and gas companies are violating consumer interests.

Weekly inflation in Russia in the week from 9 to 15 November accelerated again - up to 0.18% from 0.09% the previous week, follows from the data of Rosstat. Inflation has practically returned to the rates of the end of October (0.21%). Since the beginning of November, it has reached 0.3%, since the beginning of the year - 6.81%. Inflation on an annual basis amounted to 8.1%, food - 10.64%, the Ministry of Economic Development reported .

The government is working on issuing QR codes for a sufficient level of antibodies to the coronavirus, said Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, speaking at the State Duma today. “There is such a task, there is nothing to argue with, you need to find the most optimal and acceptable option for solving it,” quoted Interfax the official as saying.

The Central Bank warned of the risk of a sharp rise in food prices next year - according to the head of the monetary policy department of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Kirill Tremasov, this is due to rising prices in the fertilizer market. At the international forum of the Moscow Exchange, Tremasov said that pro-inflationary risks would prevail next year.

The Central Bank lifted restrictions on the share of shares of Russian issuers, the placement and public circulation of which are expected abroad. The new rules will come into effect on November 28. Previously, depository receipts could only be issued for 25% of the securities of one issue. And no more than 50% of the total number of offered shares were placed in the form of receipts.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin urged to reduce the number of migrants at the construction sites of the renovation program. In early November, the city authorities announced the preparation of a plan that would make it possible to do without foreign labor due to the growth of domestic productivity. Sobyanin explained that there are quite a lot of migrants now, but people of a “different quality” and with a “different salary” are needed.

Electric car maker Rivian's market capitalization has more than doubled to $153 billion since listing last week. Now the company, which promises to build 1,500 cars by the end of the year, is worth more than Volkswagen and about half Toyota, writes Bloomberg . Rivian shares jumped 20% on Tuesday, up 15% at the close of the market. The price per share at the IPO was $78, and at the peak of yesterday's trading reached $179.47 - thus, the price of the company's papers soared by 121% in a week.

The Dutch opposition parties intend to expedite consideration of the "departure tax" bill so that it, if approved, can enter into force before Shell leaves the Netherlands. If the law is passed, the company could face a fine, writes the Financial Times. Shell considers this option unlikely. The so-called "exit tax" was proposed by the Dutch Green Party last year. The bill proposes to penalize companies that move from the Netherlands to jurisdictions with less onerous tax regimes.

US gaming giant Activision Blizzard has been at the center of a harassment scandal in recent months. It turned out that since 2018, investigations have been underway against her. More than 500 former and current workers complained about harassment, bad attitude and low wages to women. CEO, president and board member Bobby Kotick denies knowing what was going on.

The operator of OJSC Gomeltransneft Druzhba limited the pumping of oil through the Druzhba pipeline in the direction of Poland for three days, reported . the Belarusian agency Belta The reason is an unscheduled repair of one of the branches of the oil pipeline. Igor Demin, a spokesman for Transneft , told TASS that "the target for the month is not being reviewed." Through the Druzhba pipeline, Russian oil goes to Belarusian refineries and in transit to Europe.

The value of NFT tokens from celebrities is falling sharply - according to Fortune , their liquidity outside of celebrity fans turned out to be too low, and other investors began to avoid them. NFT “Earth” (“Earth”), released by the singer Grimes, at one time made a splash: the image of a cherub piercing the globe (many see this as a metaphor for the child of the singer and Elon Musk) was part of the NFT collection, which brought the artist about $ 5 .8 million in 20 minutes.

Annual inflation in the UK has updated a ten-year high. As a result of the November meeting, the Bank of England kept its interest rate at 0.1%, but more and more factors are putting pressure on monetary policy tightening. Consumer prices in the UK in October rose to 4.2% year-on-year - a record since November 2011, Bloomberg reports citing data from the National Statistical Service.

Major shoe manufacturers and exporters, including Lamoda and Sportmaster, have suspended deliveries to Belarus, learned Vedomosti . The companies indicate that they started having problems after the country's authorities introduced mandatory shoe labeling from November 1. Nike, Lamoda, Sportmaster and Detsky Mir notified the government of Belarus that they were suspending supplies of shoes to the country due to labeling problems. The letter was sent to the local ministry of taxes and fees.

The Khabarovsk Territory was the first of the regions to introduce QR codes for traveling on domestic flights - the local authorities decided not to wait for the federal decision. This was reported on the website of the regional government. At a meeting of the operational headquarters of the Khabarovsk Territory, it was noted that the region is experiencing a high increase in the incidence of COVID-19: more than 4 thousand new cases were registered against 3.2 thousand the previous week.