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On Monday, stock markets were gloomy as violence in Ukraine went on with little indication of abating, leaving investors grasping at hope for an eventual peace settlement, while oil prices rose again as supplies remained tight. On Sunday, Turkey’s foreign minister stated that Russia and Ukraine were close to reaching an agreement on “important” matters

USA economy is flexing its might, with unemployment benefit numbers at a 52-year low and industries humming The number of Americans filing new jobless claims declined last week as labour demand remained robust, putting the economy on track for another month of healthy job gains. In early March, unemployment benefit rolls were the fewest in

Markets are ‘functioning smoothly,’ with no signs of default despite severe volatility, according to CFTC Chair Markets are “functioning well” despite unprecedented volatility caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday. While the financial sector is “definitely” stressed, there are no red lights indicating

For the third month in a row, foreign inflows into US Treasury securities were recorded in January   Net foreign inflows into Treasuries increased for the third month in a row in January, totaling $74.36 billion, according to data released by the US Treasury Department on Tuesday. According to Treasury International Capital (TIC) data, private

Consumer prices in Japan rose in January, but at a slower rate Japan’s core consumer prices rose for the fifth month in a row in January, but at a slower rate than the previous month, raising the prospect that the country’s central bank will lag behind other economies in raising interest rates. Consumer inflation is