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US equities are sharply lower on Tuesday’s US session as investors express concerns and fret about the global economic impact of the West’s harsh sanctions against Russia.Russians intensified bombardment of Ukrainian cities. Commodity prices, including crude oil, natural gas and wheat, surged on Tuesday, igniting further concerns about longer-lasting inflationary …

Geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West, including the Ukrainian crisis, have greatly escalated during last week. Although the current crisis will likely mark the inauguration of a new security formula for Europe and the United States, economists at Citibank still have confidence in the financial markets. Economists believe that …

Bitcoin has been crushed at times over the last week, but the improvement markets have seen in risk appetite has given it a big boost. It is now recovering around 15% from yesterday’s lows and is up more than 2% today.Bitcoin is the ultimate risk asset, and if sentiment remains …

US shares rose on the last day of the current trading week, despite having been in the red territory since Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized Donetsk and Luhansk separatist regions in Ukraine as independent states.Wall Street stocks were positively driven by economic data, which highlighted the rise of durable goods …

Stocks in Europe were sharply lower, but the S&P 500 rebounded after an early decline. Energy markets swung wildly, and shares in Moscow collapsed. Oil prices and global stock markets swung wildly on Thursday after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, raising fears of a wider economic crisis that could …

A typically dark day for Europe witnessed extraordinary shock across financial markets. This report sums up some of the signals that world economy received during the first hours of the assault. Dow Jones plunges as Russian assault against Ukraine roils global markets, oil prices soared to record highs after Russia …

The S&P 500 index has pierced the weekly lows (24 Jan 4,222.62), printing a low of 4,221.51.More details will follow soon.

Concerned About Russia-Ukraine WarUS shares were down for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday fears about a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to rise.The S&P 500 fell back under the 4300 level and hit fresh monthly lows under 4260, with bears eyeing a test of annual lows around 4222. …

The US equities recovered from intra-day lows on Tuesday in wake of US President Joe Biden’s announcement of new sanctions targeting Russian banks, sovereign debt and wealthy individuals, joining the UK and EU who had already announced similar measures.After Biden’s remarks, where he urged that the door for diplomacy remains …

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called Eastern Ukraine “ancient Russian lands” and said that the region is an integral part of Russian history. Putin said that the situation in Eastern Ukraine is “critical” and talked about how modern Ukraine was created by communist Russia under Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin. …