The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is already a fact, after the announcement of the Russian president Vladimir Putin this Thursday, February 24, which had an immediate impact on the operations of the world stock markets, foreign exchange market and safe-haven assets. Stocks around the world plummeted, while the Oil rallied above $100. Gold gained […]
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The US blocks major Russian banks from its financial system and restricts technological imports
US President Joe Biden announced new sanctions against Russian banks and technology imports following the invasion of Ukraine. One of the latest measures announced by the US president is that the US will isolate the country’s largest bank, Sberbank, from the US financial system. the lender accounts for about a third of Russia’s banking sector. […]
US Expands Sanctions Against Big Russian Banks and Oligarchs
US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against four large Russian financial entities, including VTB, the country’s second largest bank, as well as new economic punishments against oligarchs close to the Kremlin, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “This means that all of your assets are in the United States. they will be frozen. […]
The US and partners are in the “early phases” of a plan to release crude oil reserves globally
Updated on 02/24/2022 03:51 pm US officials have been working with their counterparts in other countries on a combined release of oil from the world’s strategic crude reserves, two sources said, with one adding that the plan is in the “early stages.” Prices of Brent crude, the international benchmark, soared above $105 a barrel after […]
Biden: The United States will not send troops to Ukraine, but there will be economic sanctions on Russia
The US president announced economic sanctions and export restrictions to Russia. He also stated that he will defend “every iota of NATO territory”, but will not send troops to Ukraine. “Our armed forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine, but to defend our NATO allies and reassure these Eastern allies”, stated Joe […]
China leads the United States in diplomatic duel of vaccines in Latin America
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States donated many more vaccines to Latin America than China, but it did so “with less fanfare” and, according to the Atlantic Council center, there is a perception that the Asian colossus was “more proactive ”. China, which has been using its buoyant economy for politics for a decade, […]
Wheat and corn rise the daily maximum allowed after Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Updated on 02/24/2022 10:52 am U.S. wheat and corn futures rose above permitted daily trading limits on Thursday, while soybeans hit the highest level since 2012 after Russian forces attacked Ukraine, exacerbating supply concerns. . Wheat rose for a third day, climbing to its highest level in more than nine years, while corn advanced to […]
Ukraine claims to be under attack on its borders with Russia and Belarus
Updated on 02/24/2022 01:54 am Ukraine is under artillery fire along its northern border with Russia and Belarus, the border guard service said Thursday, noting that Ukrainian forces were responding to the attack. Ukraine is under artillery fire along its northern border with Russia and Belarus, the border guard service said on Thursday, noting that […]
Joe Biden condemns Russia’s military attack on Ukraine and calls it “catastrophic”
Updated on 02/23/2022 11:04 pm The president of the United States, Joe Biden, condemned the military attack ordered by Vladimir Putin in eastern Ukraine, where a Russian operation with registered bombings has been deployed. “The world will hold Russia accountable… (will cause) catastrophic loss of life”Biden noted. He also described “unjustified” Russia’s attack on Ukraine, […]
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin announces a “military operation” in Ukraine
Updated on 02/23/2022 10:36 pm the russian president Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday a military operation in Ukraine to defend the separatists in the east of the country. “I have made the decision of a military operation”, Putin declared in an unexpected television message shortly before 03:00 GMT, denouncing an alleged “genocide” orchestrated by Ukraine […]