Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a short-term ceasefire in connection with Orthodox Easter. It will last from 16:00 on April 11 until the end of April 12.

Russia has declared an Easter truce

Russia is one step away from stagflation, according to the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting, an organization that researches the state of the Russian economy. According to the <a href="https://iz.ru/2054885/milana-gadzhieva/zastoi-na-poroge-ekonomika-rf-okazalas-v-odnom-shage-ot-stagfliatcii">researchers</a>, inflation in Russia remains high, while the economy has gone into recession and most civilian industries are stagnating. How fair this assessment is, wrote Natalia Milchakova, lead analyst at Freedom Finance Global.

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Ukrainian-rooted startup Swarmer, whose drone software is actively used in combat missions, debuted on Wall Street with the best result since the listing of Newsmax, US President Donald Trump's <a href="https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/05/05/newsmax-ceo-shares-his-secrets-to-success-as-trumps-favourite-us-channel-sees-its-stock-so#:~:text=Self%20declared%20as%20US%20President%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9Cfavourite%20US%20channel%E2%80%9D%2C">"favorite American TV channel."</a> Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken and payment service PhonePe have postponed their IPOs amid the Iran crisis. The new Texas Stock Exchange is assembling a stellar team for its upcoming launch. The main events in the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

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Rheinmetall AG

Rheinmetall securities have failed to capitalize on the war in Iran and have shown almost no upward momentum for nine months now

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The "coalition of the willing" signed a declaration in Paris on security guarantees for Kyiv.

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Oil States International, Inc.

Prices are also affected by tensions surrounding Venezuela and China's willingness to purchase more raw materials.


Oil prices rose by 2%. The market saw no progress in the negotiations between Trump and Zelensky.

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On December 16, shares of defense companies in Europe slightly recovered the morning decline. At the opening, the securities were getting cheaper on US President Donald Trump's statement that the truce between Russia and Ukraine is "closer" than ever. Over the past week, the STOXX Europe Aerospace &amp; Defense index <a href="https://stoxx.com/index/sxparo/">fell</a> by 2.8%. However, several investment banks wrote that European defense companies are at the beginning of a long growth cycle that will last at least until 2030.

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Benchmark grade cheaper amid fresh hopes for peace in Ukraine

Brent crude oil price falls below $60 per barrel - first time since Ma 

Next week, the European Council will revisit discussions on how it should use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. The topic jeopardizes confidence in the euro, economists warn. But Sergey Romanchuk, a financier and member of ACI's Foreign Exchange Committee, believes that the market is not taking this threat seriously yet. There are four reasons for this.

Protecting the euro: what happens if the EU uses frozen Russian assets

US President Donald Trump has given Kiev several days to respond on the peace deal, sources <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ea36e244-4b2d-486e-881d-af7e1c25094a">told the </a>Financial Times. According to them, Trump's envoys handed Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky a proposal and demanded a quick response. The White House expects that an agreement to end the military conflict will be reached by Christmas on December 25, the publication writes.

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