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Goldman Sachs said Thursday (Feb. 10) it has suspended its business in Russia, becoming the first major US banking group to leave that country after its war with Ukraine, and increasing pressure on its rivals to follow suit. Operating in Russia has become increasingly difficult for Western financial institutions with …

Alphabet-owned Google’s YouTube and Google Play have suspended all payment services in Russia, including subscriptions, after Western sanctions began posing banking challenges in the country. Google will also temporarily stop ads from advertisers in Russia across its worldwide domains and networks. This comes on top of the company’s recent suspension …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said to ministers that Russia is at the moment adhering to its obligations on energy exports, noting that it is surprising that “we are doing this”. Regarding the US ban on Russian oil imports, Putin noted that inflation in the US is surging and the West …

The European Central Bank at today’s meeting moved mostly in line with market expectations.Analysts at Danske Bank point out the ECB delivered according to their expectations by announcing an end date to the APP, formally ending the PEPP, removing the ‘or lower’ from the forward rate guidance, and extending the …

Data released on Thursday showed inflation in the US reached in February the highest level since 1982. Although the magnitude and drivers were largely as expected, inflation continues to rage at a pace deeply unsettling for consumers and policymakers alike, explained analysts at Wells Fargo. Key Quotes: “For the first …

US equity indices have pulled back on Thursday as Wednesday’s exuberance is pared following limited progress in Russia/Ukraine talks.The S&P 500 fell 0.7% with traders also focused on another rise in the YoY rate of US CPI.US equity indices have broadly reversed lower on Thursday in tandem with their global …

Gold Price is looking for direction at around $2,000 amid multiple first-tier events.The ECB has announced hawkish measures, and has expressed concerns about the ongoing Eastern Europe conflict.Skyrocketing US inflation reached yet another multi-decade high in February.The Gold Index is little changed post-Wall Street’s opening, hovering just above the $2,000 …

President Biden ordered federal agencies to study implications of government-backed digital currency The Federal Reserve is trying to figure out how to keep cash relevant in a cashless world. It is considering digitizing the US dollar, giving people money they can access on their phone and bypassing electronic payments that …

Gold strengthened on Thursday after a sharp decline in the previous session as concerns about the Russia-Ukraine crisis persisted after the lack of progress in talks between the two sides, while also likely to affect important US inflation data. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,996.09 an ounce, after falling …

The European Central Bank announced on Thursday that it had left interest rates unchanged, with the deposit rate still at -0.5%, as had been expected by market participants. The central bank also announced new adjustments to its quantitative easing plans. to be updated