Russia

Mobile Telesystems one of the best juicy dividend payers in Russia

posted on May 1, 2013 at 7:49 am by Tim Seymour

Mobile Telesystems (MBT, quote) is one of the best dividend payers in Russia (RSX, quote), consistently above all others

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According to IMF Russia expands its gold holdings

posted on April 25, 2013 at 9:55 am by Tim Seymour

Central Bank Gold reserves according to the IMF are expanding gold holdings from Russia to Kazakhstan are buying while China never stopped adding and has more to do than anyone is pricing in.

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Putin sees environmental risk from shale gas

posted on April 25, 2013 at 8:25 am by Tim Seymour

Putin sees environmental risk from shale gas…Another great headline from Vlad coupled with comments about how Gazprom (OGZPY, quote). did not sleep through the Shale gas revolution.

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Rosneft sets sights in on largest month advance in London

posted on April 24, 2013 at 8:14 am by Tim Seymour

Rosneft (RNFTF, quote) on track for biggest advance in one month in London. Looks like a decent trade…even if only…

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Russia 5% away from May 2012 lows

posted on April 17, 2013 at 9:24 am by Tim Seymour

Russia (RSX, quote) is only 5% away from its May 2012 lows when the world was truly lost and Brent traded to $89 per barrel — Brent’s currently trading at $98 and falling.

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Russia seeing red, but mostly indifference

posted on April 12, 2013 at 8:20 am by Tim Seymour

Russia (RSX, quote) is back to November lows on the Micex, and if you ask brokers, it’s more like slow death than anything.

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This is why Petrobras and Gazprom have been investor black holes

posted on April 4, 2013 at 8:49 am by Tim Seymour

Petrobras (PBR, quote) announced that the company is boosting cashflow-negative and loss-leading gasoline imports at their fastest pace ever in attempt to hold down prices for alternative fuels, while trying to block investment in alternatives, or at least make investments in these kinds of products– namely, ethanol — unattractive.

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Ruble breaks through support

posted on April 3, 2013 at 10:45 am by Tim Seymour

The ruble is off 1.5% in the past two days and has broken through support at the 200mda.

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Abramovich arrested in the US?

posted on March 25, 2013 at 10:30 am by Tim Seymour

Exactly what investor sentiment towards Russia (RSX, quote) didn’t need.

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Put options for U.S. Listed Russian ETF Jump at Fastest Pace in 4 Years

posted on March 20, 2013 at 1:06 pm by Tim Seymour

Put options for U.S. Listed Russian ETF Jump at Fastest Pace in 4 Years. Cyprus is a major issue for the world but the focus on Russia here is so overdone.

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