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European banking stress tests a ho-hum for Russiahttp://rt.com/Business/2010-07-23/european-banking-stress-tests.html/print 23 July, 2010, 08:57 Exams for European banks are nearly over, with the results of stress-tests on ninety one financial institutions to be released on Friday. But analysts aren’t expecting major problems. If too many banks pass the tests – it means the tests failed. That’s a widespread suspicion about the assessment of Europe's biggest lenders. The banks have been asked to estimate how much additional capital they would need adverse scenarios. They haven’t been disclosed but are believed to include the economic situation deteriorating for two years, and a scenario with an additional sovereign shock. But Jennifer McKeown, European Economist at Capital Economics questions just how realistic the tests can be.
The long waited results will be released late Friday after the European bourse close for the week-end, which is meant to avoid a panic on already nervous markets. But Paul Mackel, senior foreign exchange strategist at HSBC Bank believes the caution is excessive. “There is been a number of officials coming out saying that banks in eurozone are in a good shape – going to pass. There has been a couple of banks saying that they could possibly fail, and the market already has good feel for these type of failures, so it may may end up as non event." If it is a non event in London it is even more of a non event in Moscow, with analysts in complete consensus that the stress tests are almost completely irrelevant to Russia. Leonid Slipchenko, banking analyst at Uralsib Capital logically questioned whether seriously bad results – of the type which might create volatility in markets – would be likely to stem from tests. Undertaken by Committee of European Banking Supervisors, it wouldn’t be in the interests of European banking for them to come out particularly negative, particularly with the ECB recently called upon to look at buying bank bonds to shore up liquidity in the event of sovereign risks in Greece, Spain, Italy, Eire and Portugal. “In fact, I think, that the importance of the stress test is overestimated, as whatever the real picture is, I doubt that European financial authorities are likely to come out with any negative announcement. My personal expectations are neutrally positive, so to say. There are a lot of quite stable banks in the European system and though some local problems could really be there, the system in general is quite ok.” Slipchenko added that the direct impact of the tests for Russia – whether good or bad – was marginal. “Being a globally important financial player, Europe will certainly have an effect on the rest of the world, including Russia, but as for our country that’ll be very indirect.” More direct was Head of Research at Metropol, Mark Rubinstein, responding directly “The impact will be nil” when asked about the possible implications for Russia, and Maxim Miller, Associate Director at FitchRatings responding likewise with 'We definitely do not expect any direct implications for the Russian banking system from the publication of these results.' With 3 largely state owned banks comprising an nearly three quarters of the domestic banking system, in addition to a state owned developed bank which has been used to channel funds from the $430 billion in reserves Russia still has available, Russian bankers will be following the stress test results with a largely detached interest.
Polyus Gold, Razgulay, RusHydro, X5: Russian Equity Previewhttp://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a3GA61Zm1Oyc By Anastasia Ustinova July 23 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in Russian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the previous close. Russia’s ruble-based Micex Index rose 2 percent to 1,381.36 in Moscow. OAO Polyus Gold (PLZL RX): Gold futures rose for the third straight day on speculation that the Federal Reserve will act to stimulate U.S. growth, driving the dollar lower and boosting the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative asset. Russia’s largest gold producer rose 0.2 percent to 1,441.44 rubles. OAO Razgulay Group (GRAZ RX): Wheat futures rose to a 13- month high as buyers rushed to make purchases amid concern that adverse weather will slash this year’s global crop. The Russian grain and sugar producer rose 7.5 percent to 43.647 rubles. X5 Retail Group NV (FIVE LI): Russia’s largest supermarket chain filed a request to buy its rival OAO Trading House Kopeyka, Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog said in an e-mailed statement. Shares added 0.6 percent to $36.93 in London. OAO RusHydro (HYDR RX): The Russian government will invest $49 million to help rebuild the Baksanskaya plant after an attack on the facility left two people dead. Shares rose 0.3 percent to 1.593 rubles. To contact the reporter on this story: Anastasia Ustinova in Chicago at austinova@bloomberg.net. Last Updated: July 22, 2010 22:00 EDT Russia issues H1 output results for steelhttp://www.steelguru.com/russian_news/Russia_issues_H1_output_results_for_steel/156411.html Friday, 23 Jul 2010 According to the data released by the Russian Federation Federal State Statistics Service, in the first half of this year Russia produced 28.4 million tonnes of finished steel products up by 20.6% YoY, 4.3 million tonnes of steel pipes up by 43.1% YoY and 24.2 million tonnes of pig iron up by 23.2%YoY. In the first six months of this year the country registered a 13.4%YoY increase in its coal mining output and an 18%YoY rise in its iron ore concentrate output. The respective figures in metric tons were 156 million and 46.3 million. In addition, Russia metallurgical coke output during the period in question went up by 23.7%YoY to 13.6 million tonnes. In June this year, Russia finished steel product output went down by 9.4%MoM, its pig iron output decreased by 7.9%MoM while its pipe production increased by 7.6%MoM. In June, Russia coal output went down by 4.2%MoM, its coke production decreased by 8.2%MoM while its iron ore concentrate output rose by 0.4%MoM. (Sourced from www.steelorbis.com)
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