US President Biden intends to announce a new Russia sanctions package during his visit to Europe this week, including measures to crack down on sanctions evasion, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said at a press briefing Tuesday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded with the West to impose new …
Read More »ECB Chief Christine Lagarde: Crypto Remains a Threat
Crypto service providers may be an “accomplice to” circumventing sanctions against Russia, and crypto assets have been and remain a threat, said Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB).Lagarde said the amount of Russian rubles going into crypto and stablecoins have been on the rise, speaking at the …
Read More »European shares rise with the support of the banking and energy sectors
European shares rose on Tuesday, boosted by the continued recovery of energy stocks on the back of higher oil prices and gains in banking shares after hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve chairman. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent after a tepid start to the week. The …
Read More »Russia’s Gazprom says it continues to export gas to Europe
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday it was still supplying gas to Europe via Ukraine in line with the demands of European consumers. The company said orders reached 108 million cubic meters on March 22, up from 104.7 million cubic meters on March 21.
Read More »The Kremlin: Russia’s oil embargo will harm Europe, not America
The Kremlin said on Monday that Europe would be hit hard in the event of a Russian oil embargo, which would hurt the continent’s energy balance but not affect the United States. Some European Union foreign ministers are pressing for an oil embargo as part of an escalation of sanctions …
Read More »EU discusses Russian oil embargo as Biden prepares to join talks
European Union governments are discussing an oil embargo on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine as they gather this week with US President Joe Biden for a series of summits aimed at toughening the West’s response to Moscow. In an attempt to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his …
Read More »Russian central bank keeps policy rate unchanged at 20%
The Bank of Russia announced on Friday that it left the policy rate unchanged at 20% as expected. “Will take into account actual and expected inflation movements relative to the target and economic developments over the forecast horizon.” “Will take into account risks posed by domestic and external conditions and …
Read More »European shares set for best weekly performance since November 2020
European shares rose on Friday, extending the strong gains recorded this week, with investors focused on the Russian-Ukrainian peace talks that seem to have made no progress so far. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent by 0814 GMT and was on track for its best weekly performance since …
Read More »WTI Beats USD 100.00 As IEA Restirs Supply Shortage Concerns
WTI crude has climbed near USD 102.00 as IEA renewed fears of supply shortage. The expectation of supply shortage from Russia has already been discounted by investors. The OPEC’s positive response to the urge of US President Joe Biden will fix the demand-supply gap.West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures on NYMEX, …
Read More »European shares rise after US interest rate hike
European shares rose on Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight after a widely expected hike in US interest rates, while optimism about Russia-Ukraine peace talks boosted sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.5% by 0900 GMT and is on track to recover all of its losses in March. Wall …
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