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Crude oil prices witnessed a recovery since early May on the back of optimism that global oil market fundamentals would improve faster than expected after several European and Asian countries, along with a number of US states, started to ease COVID-19 lo...

06 2020, Arbat Capital

oil, investment

US banks were flat in May after very volatile first four months of the year. Notwithstanding, banks underperformed the broad market again, the fourth month of weaker dynamics over the last 5. Thus, BKX index increased by 0.1% MoM in May vs +4.5% MoM of S...

06 May 2020, Arbat Capital

investment, banks;

An unprecedented global Crude oil futures prices extended sharp declines in April 2020 amid a strong contraction in the global economy and oil demand due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, the ICE Brent contract plunged by 21.0% mom t...

05 2020, Arbat Capital

oil, investment

US banks increased significantly in April after very weak performance in the first 3 months of 2020. However, the broad market was only slightly outperformed after 3 months in a row of lagging dynamics. 

05 2020, Arbat Capital

investment, banks;

An unprecedented global oil demand shock and a massive sell-off in global oil markets accompanied by the breakdown of the OPEC+ agreement and the start of a new oil war between Saudi Arabia and Russia pushed crude oil futures prices to more than 18-year ...

04 2020, Arbat Capital

Arbat Capital

Collapse of US banking quotes continued in March after very weak performance in January and February amid further spreading COVID-19 around the world. The broad market was underperformed substantially for the third consecutive month after 4 months in a r...

04 2020, Arbat Capital

investment, banks;

Crude oil prices ended February 2020 sharply lower with both ICE Brent and NYMEXWTI showing monthly declines of more than 12% to reach their lowest monthlyvalues in almost 2.5 years as the rapid spread of Covid-19 in China and several othercountries rais...

03 2020, Arbat Capital

oil, investment, equity

US banks tumbled again in February after very weak performance in January amid spreading COVID-19 around the world. The broad market was underperformed substantially for the second consecutive month after 4 months in a row of leading dynamics. Thus, BKX ...

03 August 2020, Arbat Capital

investment, banks;

Trade war is officially over but Chinese risks resurfaced from the other side - extreme quarantine measures after coronavirus outbreak in Jan-Feb resulted in significant breakdown in the industrial production chains and construction activity. However mon...

02 2020, Arbat Capital

commodity;