July 23rd, 2009

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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

National Bank has published an account balance of payments for June. Net repayment of bank debt on loans and bonds for the month totaled $ 720 million, which is 38% more than in the previous month. For the first half-year surplus on short-term loans has proved positive - to the economy came to $ 120 million more than was paid.

In June, banks have attracted $ 172 million in short-term loans more than returned the external creditors. The outflow of short-term loans in the II quarter was 6 times less than in the I - $ 354 million against $ 2.23 billion on an average situation and long-term loans are still worse. In June deficit was $ 998 million in the II quarter has been paid on $ 2.46 billion more than drawn. Recall that in I quarter of the balance was positive and amounted to $ 469 million

Foreign direct investment - $ 204 million, which is virtually unchanged from the previous month. However, increased income of direct investment capital in Ukrainian banks - up to 65% of all funds. The previous month, banks are almost no equity built up. This is due to meet the requirements of the NBU on dokapitalizatsii Ukrainian daughters of foreign banks. In June, renewed outflow of foreign exchange from the banking system. In June of the banks had withdrawn $ 229 million, while in May, inflows totaled $ 134 million

Experts say the reduction of external debt payments on short-term credit linked to the fluctuations of the currency. Click to continue »

Rising futures on U.S. indices and the continued rally in the Asian areas will support the domestic stock market

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Yesterday

Stock trading in Russia on Wednesday, declining indices. At the end of the trading the MICEX index fell by 2.21% - to 980.71 points and the RTS index - on 2,49% - to 963.06 points. Trading on Russian stock market opened on inertia increasing indices. However, growth was brief. By the afternoon the MICEX index Breaks psychological 1000 points down. The main reasons for the decline in sales were quotations of oil, the strengthening dollar and a report Morgan Stanley, which has proved worse than the average market expectations.

Today is expected to publish data on unemployment in the United States that could make a significant change in the dynamics of the trading in the markets. MICEX index after the second test of resistance at 1010 points began to be corrected, coming out of the zone perekuplennosti. Level of support at this time point were 980 and 950 points. U.S. stock indices also show a high volatility, which may indicate a rapid end to the rally.

U.S. market

Trades in the United States ended in divergent changes in stock indexes. Shares of oil companies under pressure proseli negative dynamics in the oil market. In the black closed many tech stocks because the companies quarterly reports Apple.

There was published the next wave of quarterly reports. Shares Wells Fargo cheaper at 3.5%. Bank Profits in II quarter has grown by 81% to record high, thanks in part to absorb the bank Wachovia. Meanwhile, investors' disappointment that he continues to experience problems in the credit sector. Shares Bank of New York Mellon cheaper at 6.1%. Quarterly profit of the bank fell by 43%. In turn, markedly better than the market traded shares of the world's largest producer of pharmaceuticals Pfizer Inc. Paper companies have grown by 1% after reports that the fall in profit in II quarter of this year has proved less than expected by analysts.

At the end of the trading index of blue chips Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 34.84 point, or 0.4%, to 8881 points. The index of wide market SP 500 closed at 0.51 point decline, or 0.05%, at around 954.07 points. High tech Nasdaq Composite closed at 10,18 growth point, or 0.5%, at around 1926 points.

Oil

The price of oil fell Wednesday, July 22 due to fuel growth in the United States. U.S. Department of Energy said that stockpiles of gasoline and the distillation of petroleum products in the country last week, grew up. Inventories of gasoline amounted to 215.4 million barrels, which is 3% above last year's figure, when the price of a gallon of gasoline зашкаливала for $ 4. Stocks of distillates, including heating fuel, rose to its highest level since mid-1980's.

As a result of trades on NYMEX September futures for the supply of oil WTI cheaper brand at $ 0.21 to $ 65.40 a barrel. But futures for the supply of oil brand Brent in London rose by $ 0.32 to $ 67.19 a barrel.

Asia

Stock Indexes Asia today demonstrate the positive momentum. Japanese Nikkei, rising more than 1%, the index of wide market Topix at 0.6%. Korean Kospi adds more than 0.5%. Chinese CSI 300 INDEX grows at 1%.

desheveet Yen relative to the vast majority of world currencies against the backdrop of expectations that Japanese investors will begin to buy foreign assets. Willingness to take risks among investors could wake up from the Land of the rising sun, following the publication of data on the slowing decline of exports to Japan and because of the desire to obtain higher profit margins. According to Bloomberg calculations of Japan's financial companies expect to attract at least 700 billion yen ($ 7.5 billion) for the funds aimed at the foreign assets. Against this backdrop, Japanese currency dropped in price to 94.28 against the dollar from 93.68.

Today

External background at the opening of tenders in Russia - a positive. Rising futures on U.S. indices, the consolidation of oil prices above $ 65, the continuation of the rally in Asian areas, of course, will support the domestic stock market. Considering all these factors, we expect the opening bid gepom up to 1-1,5%.

Despite the significant decrease in the indices, measured on the spread upward trend until early in the morning, we rose 7 trading sessions and papers went up significantly. Begins natural fixation profit. The likelihood of continuing medium-term growing trend remains quite high.

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First Deputy Minister of Housing: An alternative zhilkomuslug rise in Kiev is to reduce their costs

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

alternative to raising tariffs for housing and communal services in Kiev is to reduce the cost of these services, as well as improved management of Kyiv City State Administration, is confident the First Deputy Minister for Housing and Communal Services, the chief of state municipal inspection Alexander Mazurchak.

Kiev - a unique city, where Kievenergo and Kievvodokanal are monopolies and are able to retain the lowest fares, but no one does nothing to reduce the cost of services , - he said at a press conference.

Thus, according to the estimated rates for businesses, offices are located in the Right-and left-bank part of the city, on heating differed nearly 2-fold. This is because on the left bank, where tariffs for heating account for 11 UAH for 1 sq. km. m, this service provides Darnitsky CHP, and on the right bank, where fare is 20 UAH for 1 sq. km. m - Kievenergo.

In addition, today in Kiev, the lowest ratio of homes equipped with heat meters.

example, in Kiev, just 22% of homes are equipped with such meters, in Ivano-Frankivsk - 98%, which reduced tariffs for heating during the current heating season in 2 times, because the winter was relatively warm. Click to continue »