Europe at war: Six charts to know in financial markets
LONDON – Russia’s escalating war in Ukraine has sent commodity
Financial
Zara owner Inditex closes Russian stores and online platform
MADRID -Spanish fashion retailer Inditex has halted trading in Russia,
PayPal shuts down its services in Russia citing Ukraine aggression
By Paresh Dave – Payments company PayPal Holdings Inc shut
Honduran minister says new mining restrictions not retroactive
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA – The Honduran government’s recent push
Facebook-backed Indian startup Meesho targets early 2023 for IPO – source
By Shivani Singh BENGALURU – Indian startup Meesho, which counts
Palladium scales 7-month peak, gold firms as Ukraine crisis rages on
By Bharat Gautam – Palladium raced to an over seven-month
In China, a run on Russian chocolates as show of support
BEIJING – A Russian-run online store on Chinese e-commerce platform
Donerail drops plan to buy Turtle Beach, instead seeks to oust board -letter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Investment firm Donerail Group has
Asian equities see outflows for second straight month in Feb
By Gaurav Dogra – Asian equities suffered a second successive
Credit rating agency Scope downgrades Russia’s sovereign debt rating to ‘BB+’
– Credit rating agency Scope cut Russia’s sovereign debt ratings
U.S.-traded Russian ETF tumbles 24% in deepening selloff
– The VanEck Russia ETF tumbled 24% on Tuesday as
Column-Ukraine crisis re-focuses world investment themes: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – “A major geopolitical realignment
Bank of Italy says it is ending COVID-related relief measures for banks
MILAN – The Bank of Italy said on Tuesday it
Ukraine raises $273 million at debt auction for war effort, says finance ministry
LVIV – Ukraine raised 8.1 billion hryvnias ($273 million) on
Exclusive-Nord Stream 2 owner considers insolvency after pipeline halt, sanctions -sources
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Shariq Khan -The Swiss-based company
Inflation-protected funds see big outflows after feverish 2021
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy – Global inflation-protected bond ETFs have seen
Exclusive-Connecticut treasurer orders pension funds to divest Russian assets
By Ross Kerber Connecticut Treasurer Shawn Wooden on Tuesday will
Russian oil tanker hit by U.S. sanctions heading to Malaysia
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR -A Russian-flagged ship targeted by
China warns of ‘huge’ pressure on foreign trade as economic challenges mount
BEIJING -A top Chinese official warned on Tuesday that China’s
Europe carves out Russian securities from financial markets
By Huw Jones LONDON -Europe’s financial market on Monday began
Container lines suspend shipments to Russia, Maersk considering
LONDON/COPENHAGEN -Container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) on Monday
Durr Rips Phil Murphy Over Nursing Home Deaths, Financial Problems in New Jersey Ahead of Prayer Vigil for Ukraine
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey State Senator Ed Durr, the
More investors join Russia exodus, find it hard to leave
By Simon Jessop, Karin Strohecker and Gwladys Fouche LONDON -The
Russian central bank orders block on foreign clients’ bids to sell Russian securities – document
MOSCOW -Russia’s central bank has ordered professional stock market participants
Google blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars
By Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc’s Google barred on Saturday Russia’s
Twitter says its site is being restricted in Russia
By Elizabeth Culliford Twitter is being restricted for some users
Factbox: EU sanctions target Russia’s economy, elites and Putin himself
– The European Union has imposed two packages of sanctions
Europe at war: Six charts to know in financial markets
LONDON – Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine this
IMF assures it will support Ukraine -Ukraine’s finance ministry
– The International Monetary Fund has assured Ukraine of its
Cutting Russia off from SWIFT a “matter of days” -euro zone central banker
PARIS – A decision to cut Russia off from the
West moves closer to cutting Russia’s SWIFT access, says Lithuania
VILNIUS – Western partners are moving closer to halting Russia’s
Macron tells French farmers: Ukraine war will weigh on you, and it will last
PARIS – The war in Ukraine, and heavy sanctions Western
U.S. issues new general license on Afghanistan financial transactions – U.S. officials
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury on Friday issued a new
Venture Global to ship first fuel from new Louisiana LNG plant
By Marcy de Luna HOUSTON – A liquefied natural gas
Irish insurers’ group offers to open up data platform in EU antitrust case
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Irish insurers’ association Insurance
Eastbound gas supplies via Yamal – Europe route stop, bids for west flows appear
MOSCOW – Eastbound gas supplies from Germany to Poland via
Greece sees no disruption in gas flows, suppliers line up cargoes -minister
ATHENS – Gas flows to Greece are smooth and Greek
Russia to widen trade, economic ties with Asia after Western sanctions
MOSCOW – Russia’s economy ministry on Friday said it was
China to expand wealth management pilot scheme for retirement savers – regulator
SHANGHAI – China will from March 1 expand a pilot
German storms cause insurers losses of $1.6 billion
BERLIN – German insurers will have to pay around 1.4
Rightmove forecasts strong housing market after 2021 profit surge
– British real-estate portal Rightmove said on Friday it expects
Lending to Swedish households up 6.7 pct in January
STOCKHOLM, Feb 25 – Total lending to Swedish households rose
Germany suspends Hermes export credit guarantees for Russia – Handelsblatt
BERLIN – Germany is making it more difficult for companies
Lyft offers Ukraine staff financial support for moves, supplies
– Ride-hailing app provider Lyft Inc said on Thursday it
Ukraine urges countries to cut Russia off from SWIFT payments system
KYIV – Ukraine’s foreign minister on Thursday urged countries to
Polish PGNiG says gas deliveries from east remain uninterrupted
WARSAW – Deliveries of natural gas that Poland receives via
EU’s new sanctions on Russia will target industry, export controls – diplomat
BRUSSELS – The European Union will impose new sanctions on
Russian budget has extra $53 billion in free funds, pledges financial stability
MOSCOW – Russian government has over 4.5 trillion roubles ($53
Wintershall Dea: Today not a day to discuss financial results
BERLIN – Wintershall Dea, one of the co-funders of Gazprom’s