Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 24)

Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:03 pm

Russia Starts Trial of New Electromagnetic Warfare System

By Jack Phillips

Source: Epoch Times

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Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Tue May 03, 2016 8:44 pm

Things go from "bad to less bad" in Russia... sector fund RSX rallies 40% in three months.
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Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Tue May 03, 2016 8:44 pm

Things go from "bad to less bad" in Russia... sector fund RSX rallies 40% in three months.
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Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby behappyalways » Mon May 23, 2016 5:12 pm

Putin Should Heed This Russian's Warning on Oil
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Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:57 am

Russia Trims Key Rate Unexpectedly

Russia's central bank lowered its key interest rate unexpectedly for the first time in almost a year, citing steady inflation.

The Board of Directors decided on Friday to cut its benchmark rate to 10.50 percent from 11.00 percent after holding it steady for six straight meetings.

The bank was widely expected to leave its key rate unchanged. The bank last cut its key rate in July 2015.

In a statement, the bank said it "notes the positive trends of more stable inflation, decreased inflation expectations and inflation risks against the backdrop of imminent growth recovery in the economy."

"The Bank of Russia will consider the possibility of a further rate cut based on estimates for inflation risks and alignment of inflation decline with the forecast trajectory," the bank said.

The bank lowered the inflation forecast for the end of 2016 to 5-6 percent. Inflation was forecast to reach the target of 4 percent at the end of next year.

Headline inflation remained at 7.3 percent for the third straight month in May.

The International Monetary Fund forecast the economy to contract 1.8 percent this year before expanding 0.8 percent next year.

However, the central bank forecast the economy to expand 1.3 percent in 2017.

The bank is scheduled to conduct the next board meeting on July 29.

Source: RTT
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Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:11 pm

'The Bargain of the Century,' Says the 100%-a-Year Man

By Dr. Steve Sjuggerud

When I started out in this business in the early 1990s, Mark Mobius was the biggest legend to the guys in our office...

We called him the "Double-Your-Money Man." He delivered triple-digit returns, regularly, to investors. Take a look:

Year Return
1989 98.3%
1991 111.8%
1993 100.4%

His "doubles" didn't end in 1993... Investors doubled their money with Mobius in eight months starting in late 1998. He roughly doubled investors' money again in 2003... and again in 2009.

Mobius delivered these returns in the Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF) – which was the first emerging-markets fund available to U.S. investors. (He started the fund in 1987, and he's still involved today – nearly 30 years later.)

So what does the Double-Your-Money Man like today? Early last month, Mobius told Bloomberg. He focused on two ideas...

First, he believes Brazil could go up "another 100% to 200%." But more importantly, he explained why he believes Russia is the "Bargain of the Century."

"[Russia] has been closed to us and many other investors, for the most part, because of sanctions," he said. "If sanctions are lifted, then you could see a big, big surge in Russian stocks."

Russian stocks are cheap...

There aren't many things you can buy today as cheap they were 20 years ago... But today, you can buy Russian stocks at 1997 prices.

A 20-year-return "drought" like this is almost unthinkable for U.S. investors. Many folks remember the 2000s as the "lost decade"... Well, Russia is currently finishing its lost TWO decades. Unbelievable!

The result of this drought is simple: Two decades of near-zero returns have led to incredible value in Russia's market.

The VanEck Vectors Russia Fund (RSX) holds some of the country's largest companies... and it's the easiest way for Americans to own Russia. The fund trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just seven...

When you buy a company for seven times earnings, even if a lot goes wrong... you can still make money.

If you bought a private business at seven times earnings, you would have earned all of your investment back in seven years – assuming no growth. Every cent after that is pure profit.

This value is a big reason why the Double-Your-Money Man sees Russia as the Bargain of the Century. The big catalyst he sees is the removal of sanctions that have crippled the country's economy. The sanctions are up for review next month.

We're on board this trade in True Wealth Systems. The easiest way to join us is through shares of RSX.

Source: Daily Wealth
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Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:12 am

3 Russian ETFs to Play Putin’s Big Plans

Russian stocks should get a boost from Putin's idea to sell some assets

By Aaron Levitt

Source: Investor Place

http://investorplace.com/2016/06/russia ... 2tFNrh96M8
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Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby behappyalways » Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:46 pm

Vladimir Putin’s China Visit Put His Weakness on Full Display
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Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Tue Jul 19, 2016 8:12 pm

Shock as They Cut Back on Food and Medicine

by Olga Tanas

Almost a third of Russians now buy less food than before.

June retail sales shrank for record 18th month, survey shows
Russians save on medicine, buy less food as recession lingers

Source: Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/ ... d-medicine
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Re: Russia 03 (Oct 15 - Dec 17)

Postby winston » Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:04 pm

Russia Cuts Key Rate By 50 Bps As Expected

Russia's central bank lowered its key interest rate by 50 basis points as expected to underpin growth amid slowing inflation.

The Board of Directors on Friday decided to reduce the benchmark rate to 10.00 percent from 10.50 percent. The bank last lowered the rate by 50 basis points in June.

The bank noted that inflation eased in line with the baseline forecast. Inflation is forecast to slow further to around 4.5 percent in September 2017 before hitting the 4 percent target by late 2017.

The expects that the interest rate at its current level will bring down inflation expectations.

The bank said the revival in production activity is still unstable and patchy across industries. More time is needed for positive trends to develop and get rooted, the bank added.

Positive quarterly GDP growth is possible in the second half of this year, however in 2017, GDP growth will not be high, staying below 1 percent, the bank said.

Source: RTT
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