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Market players tried to remain optimistic about a potential diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict but peace talks yielded no results.The positive sentiment diluted as the day went by, with Wall Street ending the day in the red territory after a strong opening.Economic DataThe economic calendar on Monday witnessed no …

Gold is lower despite risk-off themes at the start of the week. Russia was on Ukraine is driving the sentiment and the US dollar higher. As US yields rally to their highest levels since July 2019, the gold price is weakening in early afternoon US trade and is losing some …

Wall Street dips into the red as risk appetite fades. The disappointment on the Ukraine – Russia talks and COVID-19 in China have soured sentiment.US markets have dropped into negative territory after having opened with gains on Monday. The fragile appetite for risk witnessed during the European session seems to …

Russia made a request to China for military assistance at some point after the start of the now three-week invasion of Ukraine.The US has told allies that China signaled its willingness to provide military assistance to Russia, according to officials familiar with American diplomatic cables on the exchange.The cables, which …

Volatility and inflation have been among the most significant key drivers throughout the trading week amid trepulent geopolitical developments with undeniable economic impact across financial market.Inflation Still Biggest RiskData released on Thursday showed that the US consumer price index (CPI) grew 7.9% year-on-year and 0.8% month-on-month in February. The core …

Russia ranks number one, two and three, among the world’s exporters of natural gas, oil and coal, respectively. Europe gets most of its energy needs from Russia. Russia also accounts for half of US uranium imports. It supplies a tenth of the world’s aluminium and copper, and a fifth of …

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 …

Civil aviation experts of Aerodynamic highlighted the intriguing story of Aeroflot 401 as an important example of an in-depth discussion on Russia, Ukraine and the impact of the ongoing war on global air transport.Aeroflot Flight 401 had taken off at night, in the pre-dawn hours of March 3, and quickly …

Economies of the the United States and other Western nations have deployed a set of potent financial weapons against Russia with remarkable speed aiming at crippling the Russian economy. Cutting off access to global financial markets and to Russia’s war chest of foreign-exchange reserves has dealt Russia’s economy a crippling …

Asian markets closed today’s trading up across the board, with the exception of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which edged down 0.24% while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.19%, China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.32%, India’s Sensex advanced 0.70%, and South Korea’s KOSPI finished trading up 0.84%. Taiwan’s equity markets are closed today to …