FLRU News and Press, Franklin FTSE Russia From 03/09/20

In the first Russian response to the oil price war launched by Saudi Arabia, Rosneft ( OTCPK:RNFTF ) reportedly plans to lift oil production as soon as the current OPEC+ deal ends, which would suggest the state-run firm would start boosting output as soon as April 1. More news on: Public...

Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev resigns hours after  Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a constitutional overhaul that could extend his powers for years, the AP reports. More news on: VanEck Vectors Russia ETF, Direxion Daily Russia Bull 3x Shares ETF, iShares MSCI Ru...

Russia and Ukraine have agreed "in principle" on a new gas transit deal, a senior European Commission official said yesterday. More news on: Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom, VanEck Vectors Russia ETF, Direxion Daily Russia Bull 3x Shares ETF, Energy stocks news, Global news and forex,...

Instrument The VanEck Vectors Russia ETF ( RSX ) is a fund that offers exposure to equities from Russia, which include publicly-traded companies that are incorporated in Russia or that are incorporated outside of Russia but has at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Russia. Sour...

It's dirt cheap. It's pretty much uncorrelated to anything else. But it has unique risks. At one point in the not too distant past it almost blew up the international financial system. I'm talking about Russia, of course. Russia came in for a couple of paragraphs in my recent article a...

These days, the leading stories in the news cycle are the trade war between the US and China, Brexit, tensions in the Middle East and political divisiveness in the United States. Markets are moving higher and lower each day, and the leading stories are likely to continue to foster lots of vola...

BRIC Conclusion: Things are a bit dicey. Manufacturing is taking a hit from the global trade war, although the service sectors are still expanding. On the plus side, inflation is contained, which gives their central banks room to maneuver. Unemployment is low, which should support modest inc...

The purpose of this article is to assess the macro-fiscal flows for Russia and determine what effect these flows will have on the stock market and the economy. The chart below shows the national budget information to the present day over a ten year period tracked alongside the stock market. ...