Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba says no progress on a ceasefire; Russia stuck to its script; holding the meeting with his Russian counterpart was not easy; ready to meet again in this format
Russian Foreign Minister says a possible meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents was discussed, but need more preparations
Equities continue to move lower as yesterday's exuberance wanes and further pressure emerges from the readout of the Ukrainian-Russian...
APAC stocks traded with firm gains following a strong session for Wall St.; S&P 500 +2.6%, Nasdaq +3.6%.
European equity futures are indicative of a marginally softer open with the Euro Stoxx 50 future down 0.1% after the cash market closed higher by 7.4% yesterday.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said he is prepared for certain compromises but the other side also needs to compromise.
European bourses are firmer across the board as risk-sentiment recovers, Euro Stoxx 50 +5.0%; albeit, Energy/Basic Resources names are lagging amid an unwinding in geopolitical-premia, evidenced notably in crude.
US futures are firmer across the board, though the magnitude of action is less pronounced when compared to European peers, ES +1.7%.
Russia says "some progress" has been made in discussions with Ukraine; subsequently, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kuleba says...
European bourses are mixed, Euro Stoxx 50 +0.9%, after an initial boost to sentiment on source reports around large-scale EU bond issuance; albeit, this upside has waned.
Similar action has been exhibited in US futures, ES +0.4%, though performance there is positive across the board once more after a brief foray back into negative territory.
EU is reportedly considering a massive joint bond sale to finance defence and energy, according to Bloomberg citing sources;...
European bourses are hampered across the board, Euro Stoxx 50 -2.3%, as geopolitics continue to dominate; US futures are also pressured, ES -1.7%, but faring marginally better
WTI and Brent surge amid multiple bullish-factors re. US possibly banning Russian oil, Iran-nuclear delays and China growth ambitions; thus, benchmarks reached highs of USD 130.50/bbl and USD 139.13/bbl respectively.
Russian & Ukraine Foreign Ministers are to meet in Antalya, Turkey,...
MON: Chinese Trade Balance (Feb), German Consumer Goods/Industrial Orders (Jan), EZ Sentix (Mar), US Employment Trends (Feb), Australian Consumer Sentiment (Mar).
TUE: EIA STEO; Australian NAB Business Conditions/Confidence (Feb), German Industrial Output/Production (Jan), EZ Employment Final (Q4), US NFIB (Feb), Canadian Trade Balance (Jan), US International Trade (Jan), Wholesale Inventory/Sales (Jan).
WED: South Korean Presidential Elections; Chinese...
Ukraine's ruling party head said the third round of talks with Russia will take place on Monday.
US Secretary of State Blinken said the US and allies are in active discussions regarding a Russian oil import ban; Brent rose above USD 139/bbl at one stage.
Russian demands for sanction exemptions have delayed Iranian nuclear talks.
Asian stocks are lower, US futures are negative with the e-mini S&P below 4300, European...
European bourses are hampered, Euro Stoxx 50 -3.7%, after sentiment was hit on the escalating Zaporizhzhia nuclear situation, with Russia now having control of the area
Stateside, US futures, ES -0.8%, are pressured but remain modestly above overnight lows as participants look to today's Labour Market Report
Ukraine Presidential advisor says they will not say the date/time of the next round of discussions with Russia in advance
Next round of Russia-Ukraine discussions could start at 12:00GMT today; though, Russia notes that they are awaiting the arrival of the Ukrainian delegation
European bourses are lower and in-line with the generally cautious mood ahead of negotiations; US futures lower, ES -0.1%, but more contained pre-data & Fed speak
DXY remains firm and either side of 97.50, with peers generally lower and havens not benefitting from the cautious tone in-fitting with the core...
Ukraine and Russia will hold a second round of discussion later today, via Tass citing an aide to the Ukraine presidential office - awaiting Ukranian confirmation.
Earlier, Russia's Kremlin says the Russian delegation will be waiting later today and are ready to continue talks; not clear if Ukrainian officials will attend the talks.
Losses in Europe trimmed and bourses are now predominantly positive following Kremlin commentary around today's potential negotiations,...
Sentiment in equities has moved to risk-off as the mornings Russia-Ukraine updates are generally downbeat; Euro Stoxx 50 -2.5%, ES -0.5%
US futures are lower across the board, ES -0.5%, though magnitudes are more contained than their European peers as participants look to a heavy data-docket ahead and Fed speak incl. Powell later in the week
Ukrainian President Zelensky says that negotiations with the Russian side have not achieved required results while Russian...
TUE: RBA Policy Announcement, Norges Bank Watch, India Maha Shivrati; Chinese NBS & Composite PMIs (Feb), EZ, UK & US Final Manufacturing PMI (Feb), German Retail Sales (Jan), CPI Prelim. (Feb), US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Feb)
WED: OPEC Meeting, BoC Policy Announcement; German Unemployment (Feb), EZ Flash CPI (Feb), US ADP (Feb), Australian Composite/Services Final PMIs (Feb)
Russian President Putin ordered to place Russia's nuclear deterrent forces on high alert citing aggressive statements by NATO leaders and economic sanctions
G7 leaders declared they will remove selected Russian banks from the interbank SWIFT system; the EU said some Russian central bank assets will be frozen
Russian Central Bank said it releases a capital buffer while it ordered market players to reject foreign clients' bids to sell Russian...
European bourses are firmer and back in proximity to initial best levels after losing traction shortly after the cash open, Euro Stoxx 50 +1.3%; FTSE 100 +1.9% outperforms amid Basic Resources strength.
US futures are lower across the board, ES -0.9%, after yesterday's significant intra-day reversal to close positive; albeit, action has been rangebound within the European morning.
Europe is preparing additional Russian sanctions, US says they have room for further...
