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Washington and its allies called the Kremlin’s recognition of two separatist regions a blunt defiance of international law that risks war. Western officials said Russian troops have entered eastern Ukraine.US President Biden on Tuesday announced harsh new sanctions aimed at punishing Russia for what he called “the beginning of a …

US President Joe Biden, in a national address on Tuesday, called the latest steps by Russia to recognize the independence of breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, as well as to move troops into the area, the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.Biden’s speech comes amid calls by Lawmakers across …

Oil prices have witnessed considerable choppy performance on Tuesday, with front-month WTI futures at one point hitting fresh seven-year highs at the $96.00 level, before pulling back sharply to below $93.00. Choppy trade conditions are being driven by the unusually high level of uncertainty pertaining to ongoing escalation of the …

The EUR/USD pair is holding the lower ground below 1.1350, as the US dollar attempts to bounce in tandem with the Treasury yields amid a risk-on mood.The sentiment on Wall Street improved dramatically, in anticipation of the corporate earnings reports. That fueled a fresh selloff in the US Treasuries, which …

The White House has imposed sanctions against SUEX, a virtual currency exchange that enables users to trade cryptocurrency or other digital currencies.The new measures were a reaction to the role played by the Czech Republic-based SUEX’s in facilitating financial transactions for ransomware actors as well as involving illicit proceeds from …