Inflation does not retreat, Europe will refuse the gas ceiling and what to invest after the ban on foreign shares XAVI Cabrera/Unsplash @ Inflation in the United States continues to upset the market and the Fed. The current indicator for August (8.3% in annual terms) did not reach the June 40-year record. But in monthly terms, inflation increased by 0.6%, and the basic index cleared of volatile energy and food prices (6.3%) set a record since February.

Inflation in the US in annual terms slowed down to 8.3% in August from 8.5% in July. This and other indicators turned out to be worse than analysts' forecasts, which practically guarantees a new Fed rate hike by another 0.75 percentage points, writes Bloomberg. CPI (consumer price index) in August increased by 0.1% compared to July, when growth stopped on a monthly basis.

The Central Bank last week admitted the obvious - it is difficult for him to protect owners of foreign securities from sudden sanctions. Therefore, the regulator decided to simply prohibit unqualified investors from buying them, citing the fact that they do not understand all the risks well enough. All brokers opposed the initiative of the Central Bank, but it is not certain that they will be able to change something.

The autumn session has opened in the State Duma. The attention of the media was attracted by the statements of the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov, who noted both the transition of the "special operation" in Ukraine into a full-scale war with the West, and the need for "maximum" mobilization.

The European Commission's emergency energy plan, which EU ministers rejected last week, has been revised and will not include a cap on Russian gas prices, writes Bloomberg. But it takes a step towards the mandatory limitation of consumption. Main: The two consumption reduction goals are both total (by 10%) and peak (another 5%) consumption limit. "Peak" restrictions will apply 3-4 hours a day and, possibly, during the hours of minimum production at solar and wind farms.

Volodymyr Zelensky's office on Tuesday presented recommendations for drawing up security guarantees for Ukraine, they were published on the website of the Ukrainian president. As guarantors, Kyiv offers the EU countries, the USA, Great Britain, Australia and Turkey. The recommendations provide for a multi-level approach to guarantees, Zelensky's press service reports.

Western media publish assessments of the results, consequences and prospects of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kharkov, referring to the information of officials, representatives of special services and military experts. The Washington Post writes that the sustainability of the new front line depends on the Russian response, in particular whether Vladimir Putin calls for mobilization and throws limited reserves into the fray.

After the launch of a successful counter-offensive near Kharkov, Ukraine requested weapons from the United States for the 2023 campaign. They include long-range precision missiles, the supply of which to Ukraine has so far been denied for fear of strikes against Russian territory and NATO's direct involvement in the conflict. the Ukrainian list reviewed The Wall Street Journal .

On the night of September 13, hostilities resumed on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The parties blame each other for this: Yerevan claims that the shelling began from the Azerbaijani side, Baku assures that it only responded to the provocations of the Armenian Armed Forces. Armenia decided to officially ask for help from Russia, the CSTO and the UN Security Council. Gathered the main thing from what is known to this point.

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