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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Today, the US Treasury Department imposed expanded economic measures, which target the basic infrastructure of the Russian financial system including all major Russian financial institutions. The measures announced by the US Treasury target nearly 80% of all banking assets in Russia, which will have a profound and long-term impact on …
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The US Energy Information Administration reported on Thursday that domestic natural-gas supplies fell by 129 billion cubic feet for the week ended Feb. 18. Total supplies in storage stand at 1.782 trillion cubic feet. The change in stocks compared with the average weekly decline of 128 billion cubic feet forecast …
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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 …
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Countries that depend on the region’s rich supply of energy, wheat, nickel and other staples could feel the pain of price spikes.After getting battered by the pandemic, supply chain bottlenecks and price jumps, the global economy is expected to be sent on one more unpredictable course by an armed clash …
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Latest news says Russia has right to deploy military bases in eastern Ukraine under new agreement with separatist leaders.The news escalates the fears of a military invasion by Russia and weigh on the risk appetite, which in turn drag Antipodeans and propel the rush to risk-safety.Economic DataUS markets are still …
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US equity markets were under pressure on Thursday, with all major US indices dropping more than 1.0%. Markets fell as Russia-NATO tensions continue to escalate against the background of uncertainty about the timeline of Fed tightening. US equity markets were under pressure on Thursday, with all major US indices dropping …
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