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

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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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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.

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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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The US President said that the outcome of the talks between the White House representatives and the Ukrainian delegation inspires him with optimism

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Oil prices fell by about 2% in trading on November 25 amid signs of progress on a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia. Brent crude futures were down 2% to $62, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell almost 2.6% to $57.

Oil cheaper by 2% amid progress on peace plan work

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Daily review and forecast of events on the U.S. stock market from Mikhail Denislamov, Deputy Director of Freedom Capital Markets Research.

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