The Russian market falls again, and the Central Bank holds the ruble Against the background of new negative foreign policy news and continuing the sales in the United States, the Russian market continues to beat anti -records. The Mosbirzhi index today again fell by almost 6%, and the dollar took the bar 79.5 per ruble.

On Monday, the Russian market continued to fall due to an increase in geopolitical risks. The growth of pessimism was facilitated by the news that NATO would strengthen its presence in Eastern Europe in connection with the situation around Ukraine. In addition, the United States and Great Britain began to export families of diplomats from Ukraine.

In Moscow, due to the “omicron”, control over compliance with covid measures in public places has been strengthened, in particular, this has affected shopping centers, nightclubs and concert halls, Yevgeny Danchikov, head of the told TASS. Main Control Department, We are talking about checking compliance with the mask regime, social distance and other sanitary measures, he said. Violators, added Danchikov, will be held administratively liable under Art.

For Student's Day, have been published FutureToday's 2021 Best Employer Rankings . The study, published for the sixth time, remains the largest in Russia in the field of the labor market for graduates, its basis is a survey of 21,500 students from the top 30 universities graduating in 2022-2023.

Russia could impose tough restrictions on cryptocurrencies, according to a report published Thursday by the Central Bank. When China banned cryptocurrencies last year, there was an exodus of miners to neighboring states, and Russia suddenly found itself the world’s third-largest bitcoin miner after the U.S. and Kazakhstan. What happened?

The implied volatility of the ruble, calculated at the prices of one-month options for the dollar-ruble pair, has reached 20.7%, writes RBC with reference to Bloomberg terminal data. Implied volatility shows how the market estimates the future amplitude of exchange rate fluctuations. According to this indicator, since January 10, the ruble has taken second place among the currencies of developing countries. The first place belongs to the Turkish lira.

The Central Bank decided to suspend the purchase of foreign currency in the domestic market under the budget rule, according to a message on its website. The purchase is suspended from 15:00 on Monday, January 24. The decision was made "in order to increase the predictability of the actions of the monetary authorities and reduce the volatility of financial markets," the regulator notes.

Russian gas supplies to Europe could be cut "indefinitely" if sanctions are imposed on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, predicted Goldman Sachs . If that happens, gas prices will soar again to 2021 records or even higher.

Nothing in the whole of last week — including a Friday meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva — shed any meaningful light on a possible outcome of the confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine. But tensions are so high that the Russian stock markets saw big losses. Lavrov’s meeting with Blinken was short by recent standards — just 90 minutes.

In the Donbass, the likelihood of provocations from the Ukrainian side has sharply increased, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for President Putin, said on Monday. "The threat of provocations from Kiev in the Donbass ... now it is very high, higher than before, Kiev is concentrating a huge amount of forces on the line of contact, this indicates preparations for offensive actions," Peskov's statement was quoted by RIA Novosti .

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus finally reached Russia last week. The Saturday tally of new cases hit 57,212, almost doubling in six days and hitting a new pandemic record. However, the authorities remain anxious about attempting to curb the spread of the virus. Compared with other countries, Russia’s infection numbers are relatively low (this is partly due to less testing).

The dollar exchange rate during trading on the Moscow Exchange reached 79 rubles. This is the highest since November 2020. The euro is trading above the level of 89 rubles, at the maximum it reached the level of 89.46 rubles. The Russian market continues its rapid decline: the Moscow Exchange index falls by almost 7%, and the RTS index - by 6.77%. Shares of Sberbank are reduced by 5.79%, "Gazprom" - by 7.67%.

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Blackwells Capital, which has invested in the manufacturer of advanced exercise bikes Peloton, insists on the dismissal of the CEO and consideration by the board of directors of the sale of the asset, the WSJ learned . Last week, the company's shares fell by a quarter due to reports of the suspension of production of some of the simulators.

Russian discount retailer Fix Price, which successfully went public with an IPO in 2021, has announced a share buyback. The statement said that the chain will buy up to RUB 4 billion in GDRs in six months because, given the current market situation, “its market capitalization does not reflect the fundamental value of the business.” Quotes GDR Fix Price on the LSE on this news rose by more than 5%, but remain almost twice below the IPO level.