Turkey-brokered Russian-Ukrainian grain deal almost agreed, but contradictions remain The agreement to unblock the export of grain from Ukraine by sea is in the last stages of coordination, and the contradictions do not look insoluble, the Financial Times learned . Positive signals also came from the summit of Presidents Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran.

After Polymetal announced the spin-off and possible sale of Russian assets, its quotes on the Moscow Exchange rose by 6% and by almost 30% in London. If the deal goes through, the company will focus on assets in Kazakhstan, which are close to $1 billion in annual revenue, to restore shareholder value and return to stock indexes. A special committee of independent members of directors has been set up to evaluate a possible deal.

Inflation in the eurozone has set a new historical record. This raises the likelihood that the ECB will raise rates more decisively. Inflation in the Eurozone reached a record 8.6% in June after 8.1% in May. Inflation remained predominantly in the energy sector (+42%), but food prices also rose noticeably (by 8.2%). Core inflation fell from 3.8% to 3.7%. The highest inflation is again in the Baltic countries: Estonia (22%), Latvia (19.2%) and Lithuania (20.5%).

The European Union is preparing to introduce new sanctions. They will include billionaire from the Urals Andrei Kozitsyn, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, actors Sergei Bezrukov and Vladimir Mashkov, as well as leaders of the pro-government Night Wolves biker club. Along with this, restrictions against Sberbank will be tightened. In total, 48 individuals will be added to the "black list", Reuters reports with reference to the draft document.

In the global markets in recent weeks, pessimism has intensified. Analysts are less and less believe that the global central banks, and above all, the US Federal Reserve, will be able to defeat inflation without causing a fall in the economy. The impending recession is being said more confidently, and some experts believe that the US and European economies are already in it. Does this mean that all the worst expectations are already laid down in the price of shares?

The Ministry of Finance proposed to return the budget rule with updated parameters. The agency wants to set a cut-off price of $60 per barrel of oil, and fix its production at 9.5 million barrels per day. The updated concept of the budget rule is reported by Vedomosti, citing a source close to the Cabinet of Ministers. The information was also confirmed to the newspaper by a federal official.

The results of the closed survey of the VTsIOM on the "military operation", the new budgetary rule of Siluanov and Putin in Tehran The opinions of Russians about whether Russia should continue military operations in Ukraine or now it is more important for the country to conduct peace negotiations is divided equally. For peace negotiations and an early ceasefire, the majority in groups under 35 years old is expressed.

The opinions of Russians about whether Russia should continue military operations in Ukraine or whether it is now more important for the country to conduct peace negotiations were divided equally. For peace talks and an early ceasefire, the majority in groups under 35 speaks out. These are the results of the June closed poll by VTsIOM on the attitude of Russians to the “special operation”, which The Bell got acquainted with.