🚨 Upcoming Economic Reports

The United States will release its preliminary trade balance for April at 15:30 Moscow time, followed by the PCE Price Index for inflation in April at the same hour. Meanwhile, Canada is set to announce its GDP for the first quarter of 2025 at 15:30 Moscow time.

🚨 Russian chemical company Acron has announced that its shareholders have approved dividends for 2024, amounting to 427 rubles per share. This includes an additional 107 rubles per share sourced from undistributed profits for the year 2023. The record date for the dividends is set for June 9.

🔥🇺🇸 The latest report on inflation in the United States reveals that the PCE Price Index for April shows a month-over-month increase of 0.1%, matching expectations. Year-over-year, it rose by 2.1%, slightly below the anticipated 2.2%. The core PCE stands at 2.5% year-over-year, in line with expectations but down from 2.6% previously. This index is favored by the Federal Reserve as a key inflation indicator. For more details, visit here.

🚨 The United States has reported a preliminary trade balance for April at -$87.62 billion, significantly better than the anticipated -$142.8 billion. The previous figure for March was -$162.25 billion.

🚨 Canada has reported its GDP for the first quarter of 2025. The quarter-on-quarter growth stands at +0.5%, surpassing expectations of +0.3% but slightly lower than the previous +0.6%. Year-on-year, the GDP growth is +2.2%, exceeding forecasts of +1.3% but down from the earlier +2.6%.

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🇷🇺 President Putin has approved the IPO of Dom RF, stipulating that the state's share must remain at least 50% plus one share.

🌟 The Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (AIX) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jupiter and Solana to list and launch tokenized shares on AIX. This collaboration aims to enhance the integration of cryptocurrencies into the financial market. For more information, visit Jupiter and Solana.

🇷🇺 Transneft reported a net profit of 80.3 billion rubles for the first quarter, exceeding expectations. For more details, visit here.

⚠️ The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that a Russian delegation will arrive in Istanbul on June 2 with a draft memorandum and other proposals aimed at ceasing hostilities. The ministry emphasized that there is no discussion of mediation involved.

🇷🇺 The consensus forecast indicates that Rosneft's net profit in the first quarter increased by 5% compared to the previous period, reaching 166 billion rubles.

💼 Stripe, the payment giant, is in preliminary talks with banks to explore the use of stablecoins for global payments.

✨ The SPB Exchange has launched a pilot issuance of Islamic digital financial assets. For more details, visit the full article here.

🚨 Carmoney reports its financial results for Q1 2025 under Russian accounting standards (RUBAS). The company posted a net loss of 9.3 million rubles, compared to a loss of 8.5 million rubles in the same period last year.

🚀 A sharp increase in purchases of ETH by whales has been noted over the past two days, according to data from Santiment.

🚨 Russian carrier Aeroflot has announced plans to pay dividends for the first time since 2019. The dividend for 2024 is set at 5.27 RUB per share. The payment date is scheduled for June 30. For more details, visit here.

📈 NMTP reported its IFRS results for Q1 2025, showing a profit of 10.4 billion rubles, compared to 10.9 billion rubles in the same period last year.

🚨 STG reports a loss of 55.3 million rubles for the first quarter of 2025, compared to a profit in the same period last year. For more details, visit this link.

🔔 Upcoming Events

The United States will release key economic data today. The Chicago PMI for May is set to be announced at 16:45 Moscow time. Following this, the Michigan Consumer Sentiment for May will be revealed at 17:00 Moscow time, along with consumer inflation expectations for the same month.

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❗️🇺🇸 The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May in the United States has been reported at 40.5, significantly lower than the expected 45.1 and down from the previous figure of 44.6. This decline indicates a contraction in manufacturing activity, raising concerns about the economic outlook. For more information, visit here.