President Putin signed a decree on a mechanism for paying off foreign currency debt in rubles. It is favorable for resident holders, but will not help push back the upcoming default The text of the decree on the “temporary order of execution” of foreign exchange obligations was published on Thursday. The mechanism is essentially close to the one that has been in operation since March for settlements with non-residents.

The government commission allowed investors to credit foreign accounts with currency from the sale of foreign securities, follows from the explanations of the Ministry of Finance, which The Bell has read. The authenticity of the document was confirmed by a source close to the government. Updated: Following a request from The Bell, an extract from the minutes of the subcommittee meeting was published on the website of the Ministry of Finance.

Market participants continue to look for ways to unfreeze clients' assets. An unexpected hope appeared in connection with the introduction of formal EU sanctions against the National Settlement Depository (NSD). However, professional participants doubt the possibility of obtaining a license to unlock assets.

In the week by June 17, deflation was again observed in Russia, and at the same pace as the previous week - 0.12%, follows from the message of Rosstat. Inflation in annual terms decreased to 16.42%. The main contribution to the decline in prices was again made by food products (-0.25%), while the cost of fruits and vegetables was falling faster (-2.46%), the Ministry of Economic Development writes.

The S&P 500 hasn't had such a bad start to the year since the era of President Nixon and the Vietnam War, calculated . Bloomberg There are seven trading sessions left until the end of the first half of 2022 with pessimistic expectations, and the S&P 500 has already fallen by 21% since the beginning of the year.

The American broker Interactive Brokers (IB), popular with Russians, will stop accepting deposits in Russian rubles from July 31, writes RBC. There is no talk of a complete cessation of work with the Russians yet. RBC refers to messages to several clients, as well as information from the broker's Russian support. The company informed one of the clients that it was impossible to convert rubles into dollars, open or increase ruble positions right now.

The VEB.RF Institute suggested that the authorities create a crypto-gold ruble, found out RBC . The publication got acquainted with the report of the Institute for Research and Expertise VEB.RF, which provides recommendations to the authorities on the formation of a new national financial and monetary system. In particular, VEB analysts propose issuing a gold-backed stablecoin under the working title "golden ruble".

The corridor of the basic OSAGO tariff for most categories of car owners is proposed to be expanded by 26% up and down so that insurers can more accurately take into account the risks of car owners in the face of rising cost of spare parts, according to the website of the Central Bank. Thus, for passenger cars of citizens, the base rate for OSAGO will be set by insurers in the range of 1,646–7,535 rubles. For public transport, the tariff corridor will expand by 17.8% in both directions.

IKEA has begun to notify landlords of shopping centers where shops and studios are located about their desire to terminate lease agreements ahead of schedule, writes Vedomosti . Letters were received by “almost all” shopping centers where the Swedish brand is present. We are talking about unilateral termination, which means large fines for IKEA, the sources of the publication believe.

The Ministry of Finance of Nedpoplanovo will remove 416 billion rubles of taxes from Gazprom from Gazprom Red Wings @ The day before yesterday, Anton Siluanov said that the Russian tax system is not unshakable, but what he had in mind, the minister did not specify then. The media learned that the increase in tax in 2022 is being prepared at least for Gazprom: they want to recover an additional 416 billion rubles from the company due to high gas prices.