Over the past week (from April 3 to April 9), a ‘rebound' was observed in the oil and gas markets that had to do with the expectations of an agreement being reached on oil production cut in the OPEC+ format, alongside hopes for passing negative peaks in coronavirus statistics in the USA. The...

The expansion of the US government economic stimulus package has raised concerns about accelerating inflation and rising asset values not only inside the country, but throughout the world. In the medium term, the Russian economy and financial market may benefit from climbing US budget spending....

The changes observed in the stock markets towards the end of 2020 point to the evolvement of expectations for growth in the share market, based on the scenario of a relatively rapid recovery of the world’s leading economies. In the context of soft monetary policies pursued by central banks,...