MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank said on Wednesday that it would hold daily 3 trillion rouble ($28.31 billion) repo and deposit auctions to help lending institutions manage their liquidity and…
– The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration said orders blocking Russian aircraft and airlines from entering and using all U.S. airspace take effect at 9 p.m EST…
LVIV – The Ukrainian central bank on Wednesday asked the International Monetary Fund and the Group of Seven major economies to limit the participation of Russian and Belarussian representatives in…
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank said on Wednesday it was temporarily suspending transfers by foreign legal entities and individuals from several countries to accounts abroad. The bank said it was…
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin doubled down on his call for President Joe Biden to ban all Russian crude oil imports on Tuesday. “It makes no sense at all…
DirecTV is dropping Russian state media outlet RT America from its programming lineup due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the company said Tuesday. “In line with our previous agreement with…
Diplomats representing their countries in the United Nations walked out of a meeting Tuesday in protest as a response to a speech given by a Russian official attempting to justify…
LONDON – Trading volumes in Russian bonds evaporated on Monday after Western nations stepped up sanctions in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, data from trading platform Marketaxess showed…
By Christian Kraemer and Chris Gallagher BERLIN/WASHINGTON -The Group of Seven major economies will convene a task force to focus on freezing and seizing assets of key Russian elites as…
– The VanEck Russia ETF tumbled 24% on Tuesday as the Russia-Ukraine crisis deepened, fanning investor anxiety. The exchange-traded fund has declined about 60% in the past week as investors…
– Trustees of the New York City police pension fund voted on Tuesday to divest Russian company securities, supporting a resolution brought by city Comptroller Brad Lander, his office said.…
BOSTON – Fidelity Investments on Tuesday said more than 92% of its mutual funds do not have any investment in Russian securities, as of the latest disclosures. In a statement…
– U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc will continue to block accounts and transactions of Russian clients targeted by sanctions, but it stopped short of banning all users from the…
– Top asset manager BlackRock Inc said on Tuesday it is consulting with regulators, index providers and other market participants “to help ensure our clients can exit their positions in…
By Victoria Klesty OSLO – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global food supplies, Norwegian fertiliser maker Yara International said on Tuesday, adding that the international community needed to reduce its…
– The Russian government has ordered the finance ministry to channel up to 1 trillion roubles ($10.3 billion) from the National Wealth Fund to buy shares in Russian companies, a…
By Ross Kerber Connecticut Treasurer Shawn Wooden on Tuesday will direct state pension funds to sell Russian assets, one of the most direct steps by a U.S. pension official to…
MOSCOW – Russian airline Pobeda, a low-cost unit of the state airline Aeroflot, is facing requests from a number of leasing companies to return their planes, the Interfax news agency…
– Russian manufacturing activity shrank in February as new orders fell for the first time in six months as businesses felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey showed…
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR -A Russian-flagged ship targeted by U.S. sanctions and suspected of carrying Iranian oil is heading to Malaysia, shipping data showed on Monday, amid growing scrutiny…
US Tech Companies Crack Down On Russian State-Backed Media Despite Kremlin Pressure Ailan Evans on February 28, 2022 American tech companies have taken steps to limit the spread of content…
By Ross Kerber BOSTON -Top California pension leaders on Monday offered different takes on whether the state’s big retirement funds should divest from Russian assets in the wake of the…
The Kremlin allegedly ordered over 400 mercenaries in Kyiv to find and kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Times of London reported Monday. The Wagner Group, a militia group controlled…
PARIS -Monaco, a tax haven often favoured by the super-wealthy, will proceed with freezing assets and imposing sanctions on certain Russians following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Monaco…
LONDON – Tough Western sanctions on Russia and rhetoric from Moscow have raised doubts about whether the Russian government and the country’s companies will continue to make payments on their…