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GAS & POWER: According to reports from the consulting firm ExPro data, natural gas reserves in Ukrainian storage facilities exceeded 12 billion cubic meters, slightly higher than the same period last year. However, the target set for the winter is at least 13 billion cubic meters, not far from last year's accumulation, which proved only sufficient to sustain the damage caused by Russian military incursions into Kiev's energy sector. As support measures, Kiev has increased imports from Hungary and Poland in recent months, accompanied by the signing of contracts for liquefied gas supplies via Germany, Greece, and Poland.
EQUITY: Europe on the rise after the latest Fed meeting. Yesterday evening, the US Central Bank cut rates by 25 basis points, bringing them to 4.00–4.25%, as expected for days. The decision saw broad agreement among the board, with the exception of the new pro-Trump governor Miran, who favored a more decisive cut of 50 basis points. The institution is partly divided on its next moves, with a narrow majority in favor of two more cuts before the end of the year. Chairman Jerome Powell then said he was concerned about the latest US employment data, but not about the state of the economy in general, and that the data-driven approach would be maintained in future meetings.
EQUITY: Europe on the rise after the latest Fed meeting. Yesterday evening, the US Central Bank cut rates by 25 basis points, bringing them to 4.00–4.25%, as expected for days. The decision saw broad agreement among the board, with the exception of the new pro-Trump governor Miran, who favored a more decisive cut of 50 basis points. The institution is partly divided on its next moves, with a narrow majority in favor of two more cuts before the end of the year. Chairman Jerome Powell then said he was concerned about the latest US employment data, but not about the state of the economy in general, and that the data-driven approach would be maintained in future meetings.
