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Ceasefire Talks Fail, Crude Past $100, Biden's Speech - What's Moving Markets
Ceasefire talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials have failed to end the conflict, and U.S. stocks are expected to open lower as a...
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Mar 1, 20224 min read


Sanctions on Russia, Oil Jumps, Talks Begin - What's Moving Markets
Fresh Western sanctions trigger financial panic in Russia and sharp falls in equities worldwide. The dollar and gold rise. Vladimir Putin...
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Feb 28, 20223 min read


Top 5 Things to Watch in Markets in the Week Ahead
A decision on Saturday by Western nations to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments network as punishment for the...
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Feb 27, 20223 min read


Russia Heads To Kyiv, Stocks Rebound, Economic Data Deluge - What's Moving Markets
Russian troops continued to advance on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, as Moscow defied the new sanctions levied by Western powers. European...
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Feb 25, 20224 min read


Western Sanctions, Eurozone CPI, S&P Correction - What's Moving Markets
Western powers have responded to Russia’s move into eastern Ukraine by levying sanctions, but stocks are set to open higher with...
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Feb 23, 20224 min read


Russia Moves Into Ukraine, Energy Prices Soar, Ifo Shines - What's Moving Markets
The decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize two breakaway regions in Ukraine and send his troops in is having a...
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Feb 22, 20224 min read


Russian Nuke Drills, ECB Hawks, Deere Earnings - What's Moving Markets
The U.S. and Russia will meet for talks over Ukraine again next week, but not before Russia has staged some nuclear and missile exercises...
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Feb 18, 20223 min read


Amazon Chatter, Walmart Earnings, Ukraine Bubbles - What's Moving Markets
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) could be inching its way toward a breakup, if talk from an activist investor is to be believed. That's still a long...
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Feb 17, 20223 min read


Fed Minutes, Retail Sales, Airbnb - What's Moving Markets
Retail sales data for January and the minutes from the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting are set to dominate the day's trading, as...
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Feb 16, 20223 min read


Russia Pulls Back, U.S. PPI, Airbnb Earnings - What's Moving Markets
Markets rally and risk premiums fade as Russia announces that at least some of its troops are returning to base after drills on the...
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Feb 15, 20223 min read


Russian Invasion Fears, Central Bank Speakers, Oil Spike - What's Moving Markets
Global equity markets tumble and commodity prices are squeezed higher by fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and its possible...
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Feb 14, 20224 min read


Top 5 Things to Watch in Markets in the Week Ahead
Concerns over tensions between Russia and Ukraine together with uncertainty over how aggressively the Federal Reserve is going to raise...
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Feb 13, 20223 min read


Bullard Rattles Markets, Trucker Protests, IEA Shock - What's Moving Markets
Bond markets calm down after Thursday's inflation shock, but stocks are set to open lower again amid fears that the Federal Reserve will...
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Feb 11, 20224 min read


Bitfinex Arrests, Bond Market Calm, OPEC+ Struggles - What's Moving Markets
The U.S. arrested and charged two people with laundering proceeds from the notorious hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016, seizing...
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Feb 9, 20223 min read


Bond Auctions, Peloton Shake-Up, Ukraine Diplomacy - What's Moving Markets
Bond markets remain under pressure ahead of a test of strength in the shape of three big Treasury auctions this week. The first of those...
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Feb 8, 20224 min read


Bond Selloff, Peloton in Play, Tyson Foods Earnings - What's Moving Markets
Bond markets continue to struggle after the ECB's hawkish turn on Thursday and the surprising revisions to U.S. employment data on...
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Feb 7, 20223 min read


Amazon and Snap, Jobs Data, Hawkish ECB and Texas Freeze - What's Moving Markets
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP) put a trampoline under technology stocks, but U.S. markets are still set to open under pressure...
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Feb 4, 20223 min read


Meta's huge share price drop shakes world tech stocks
Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) owner Meta fell 26% on Thursday in what could be the worst single-day wipeout in market value for a U.S....
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Feb 3, 20223 min read


Alphabet, Meta Earnings, OPEC+ Meeting ADP Payrolls - What's Moving Markets
The world's largest oil exporters meet to decide production quotas for March. Whether they can live up to them is another matter....
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Feb 2, 20223 min read


Alphabet, Exxon Earnings, OPEC Forecasts and Fed Comments - What's Moving Markets
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) release earnings, while the ISM puts out its monthly...
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Feb 1, 20223 min read
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