Oil above $110 and new exchange rate: whats happening in the market on April 30. And also - 40 years of Chernobyl

Oil market on April 30, 2026: Brent above $110 amid crisis and new currency jump. Parallelly - 40 years of Chernobyl: return of the liquidators

Briefly about the main:
On April 30, 2026, the oil market continues to show high volatility. The cost of Brent has settled above the mark $110per\; barrel\; after\; a\; sharp\; rise$115+ the day before. According to Minfin on 30.04.2026, the price fluctuates in the range $110–114.At\; the\; same\; time,\; the\; archives\; of«Kommersant»indicate\; that\; this\; weekBrentrose\; to$126 — a maximum since March 2022, but by the end of the month, the quotes were corrected downwards. 

At the same time in the information field - the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. Major media (Euronews and others) publish stories about liquidators returning to the exclusion zone four decades later.

Oil and macroeconomics

Industry analysts and officials characterize the situation as a deep structural crisis. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak directly pointed to the influence of geopolitics and systemic problems of the industry. 

The rise in hydrocarbon prices puts pressure on stock indices in Asia and other regions, which is confirmed by data from specialized agencies. The Brent to dollar rate on 30.04.2026 shows a daily increase of more than 2%. In response, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation slightly raised the official rates of the dollar and euro to the ruble. In such a difficult time for the market, you can buy usdt on our website abcobmen.net. Specify the payment method and complete the exchange, all applications are processed within 10 minutes. 

Chernobyl - 40 years: media agenda

On April 26, 1986, a disaster occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. For the 40th anniversary, the media and official resources recall:

• the course of the accident and the evacuation of Pripyat;

• the scale of radioactive release (equivalent to dozens of "Hiroshimas");

• the work of about 600,000 liquidators throughout the USSR.

Euronews and other European channels focus on long-term medical and environmental consequences, as well as the current status of the 30-kilometer exclusion zone.