Russia's reaction to US answers encouraged the market. But you should not count on a full -fledged break The first stage of the international crisis around Ukraine is completed - the Kremlin received predictable answers to his proposals from the United States and NATO and took a pause before the next step. The Mosbirzhi index took this pause as an occasion in order to push off from the bottom.

The digital currencies of the Central Bank - Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC - rapidly cease to be an object of purely academic interest: dozens of countries are working on projects of their own CBDC, and Bank of America considers the emergence of a digital dollar in this decade inevitable. At the same time, CBDC can not only revolutionize the financial system, but also significantly affect the stock markets.

The American stock market is overestimated - both the bulls and the bears agree with this. The second, such as the famous manager Jeremy Granema from GMO, advise investors to look for salvation in assets outside the United States. We tell you where analysts of the largest Western investment banks see the prospects. Dziana Hasanbekava/Pexels @ This material was written specifically for our new newsletter for private investors. Want to become her subscriber? Leave your email here .

The administration of US President Joe Biden discussed with the largest US banks possible sanctions against Russia, Bloomberg reports citing sources. The White House fears that new restrictions against Moscow could also affect its financial institutions. The negotiations, according to Bloomberg, were attended by members of the National Security Council, other high-ranking officials, as well as the heads of Citigroup, Bank of America, JPMorgan and other banks.

Severstal complained to the Prosecutor General's Office about the head of the FAS Maxim Shaskolsky, learned RBC . The company believes that the official could put pressure on the commission of the service, which is conducting an antitrust investigation against Russian metallurgical companies.

Russian banks lost about 200 billion rubles in the January market collapse, the Central Bank calculated. The reason is that debt securities became cheaper, and the yield on them jumped due to increased uncertainty. The geopolitical uncertainty between Moscow and NATO has cost the banks about 200 billion rubles, follows from the review of the banking sector prepared by the Central Bank (described by RBC ).

Mining poses significant threats to the country's economy and citizens, and also harms the environment, the Central Bank said. The regulator continues to defend a hard ban on cryptocurrencies after all departments opposed it. “Mining is not directly related to the competence of the Bank of Russia.

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday continued to make optimistic statements about the development of the situation around Ukraine. The head of the department, Sergei Lavrov, said that Russia does not want war, and if it depends on it, there will be no escalation. Russia does not want war, but it will not allow other states to violate its rights, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Russian radio stations.

Quotes of the online broker Robinhood in trading after the close of the session on Thursday collapsed by 12% after the release of a report with a loss of $423 million in the fourth quarter. Quarterly revenue rose 14% to $363m, both worse than expected (loss of $225m on revenue of $376m). Moreover, the monthly active audience fell by 8% by the third quarter. Operating expenses in the quarter rose to $783 million, up 162% year-on-year, while average revenue per user fell 39% year-on-year to $64.

Russian producers of carbonated drinks, juices and coffee are planning to raise prices for their products in February, reported Izvestia . Some have announced a price increase of more than 20%. The fact that producers of water and juices are raising prices was told to the newspaper by a representative of the Verny trading network. Receipt of notifications from the companies was confirmed in the Utkonos network.

The government intends by 2023 to merge the Pension Fund (PFR) and the Social Insurance Fund (FSS) into a single structure with a total budget of about half the federal budget (more than 10 trillion rubles) - the Social Fund. The reform will be technical, but with it the burden on some employers will increase. with the materials of the Ministry of Labor on the model of reorganization of the PFR and the Social Insurance Fund got acquainted Kommersant .

At the end of last year, retail faced the largest DDoS attack, the source of which was a new botnet of a record 160,000 devices. Experts consider competitive intelligence, rather than disabling sites, to be a likely goal. A powerful source of DDoS attacks was recorded by Qrator Labs, an Internet threat protection company, whose report was reviewed by Kommersant. It follows that this botnet was almost three times larger than the high of the third quarter.

The US stock market continues to re-evaluate in anticipation of a reversal of the Fed's policy. With overall high volatility, Apple and Tesla, the favorites of retail investors, showed sharply different dynamics. Thursday was a difficult and generally bad day for global stock markets.

The US stock market continues to re-evaluate in anticipation of a reversal of the Fed's policy. With overall high volatility, Apple and Tesla, the favorites of retail investors, showed sharply different dynamics. What's happening Thursday was a difficult and generally bad day for global stock markets.