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The United States, the European Union, India, and South Africa have reached a preliminary agreement on a limited waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, informed sources said Tuesday. The sources said that the initial agreement between a smaller group of countries needs the approval of the capitals of …

After a historically volatile week, WTI is more subdued on Friday, remaining capped under $110 but supported above $104. WTI is on course for a weekly drop of over $7.0, which would be its worst one-week performance since November.Global oil markets look set to end a historic week of energy-related …

In a public address at the White House, US President Joe Biden confirmed on Friday that US would revoke permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia.US allies would also announce new actions against Russia on Friday, Biden said. The US is also to ban the imports of Russian luxury goods, …

Russia’s wealth of commodities seems too big to sanction. Russia’s vast energy exports have been subject to unprecedented sanctions imposed by the Western nations in response to the invasion of Ukraine. In 2020, Russia produced 638.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, decreasing the volume by approximately 40.5 billion cubic …

Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) rose by 678K in February, well above the median economist forecast for a 400K rise, data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday. January’s NFP number also saw a small upwards revision to 481K from 467K. The much larger than expected headline beat …

Japanese stocks fell after a three-session rally to close lower on Wednesday, as growing concerns about the impact of Western sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine prompted investors to shun risky assets and seek safe-havens. The Nikkei index fell 1.68 percent to close at 26,393.03 points, while …

US, IEA Agree to Release 60 Million Barrels From Oil Stockpiles Amid Ukraine’s CrisisThe US and other major oil-consuming nations said Tuesday they willl release 60 million barrels of oil from their emergency stockpiles, sending a jolt of new crude supplies into the market amid a price surge caused by …

Filtering information is one of investors’ most important tasks. It is normally a difficult task under the best conditions, but right now, amid the fog of war, filtering information is nearly impossible.Away from reports, fake images and news from Russia and Ukraine, the fog is also engulfing a lot of …

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that Japan and the United States had pledged to work together to make Russia “pay a heavy price” for its invasion of Ukraine. In comments he made shortly after his online conversations with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Suzuki said the two …

According to France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, cutting off Russia from SWIFT remains on the table but as a last resort. Meanwhile, the UK Defence Minister Robert Wallace said, “we’d like to cut Russia off from SWIFT.” “It is difficult as “not every country wants them out,” Wallace added.