EU states agreed to freeze any European assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister on Friday, as Ukraine's leader pleaded for faster and more forceful sanctions to punish Russia's invasion of his country.
The European Union is planning a third package of sanctions against Moscow, EU officials said on Friday, as Ukraine's president pleaded with the bloc for faster and more forceful steps to punish Russia for its invasion of his country.
The United States on Thursday restricted exports to Russia of a broad set of U.S.-made products as well as foreign-produced goods built with U.S.
The euro steadied on Friday following Thursday's sharp declines after Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine unleashed the biggest attack on an European state since World War Too.
The dollar retreated against most currencies, including the euro, on Friday, as markets walked back some of the tumultuous moves from the previous day when Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent investors scrambling.
The U.S. dollar dipped on Friday, giving back some of the strong gains from the previous day, as investors gauged the latest round of sanctions on Russia and U.S.
The U.S. dollar dipped on Friday, a day after notching its biggest one-day percentage gain in more than three months, as investors gauged the latest round of sanctions on Russia and U.S.
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday laid out the case for a "concerted" effort to rein in inflation, calling for raising interest rates a full percentage point by mid-year, starting with a half-percentage-point hike in March if data in coming weeks continues to point to an "exceedingly hot" economy.
Consumer inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in February at the fastest annual pace in more than two years, suggesting that soaring fuel and food costs will weigh on consumption and the country's fragile economic recovery.
Federal Reserve policymakers on Thursday signaled the conflict in Ukraine will not budge them from their expected course of rate hikes ahead.
Brazil's central bank said it is prepared to act in the exchange market in case of disproportionate contamination on prices, highlighting it is paying close attention to recent developments abroad after Ukraine's invasion by Russia.
Soaring house prices in New Zealand will grind to a halt this year and Australia will follow suit in 2023 as expected higher interest rates rein in two housing markets that are among the least affordable in the world, a Reuters poll predicted.
Australia's central bank will raise interest rates for the first time in over a decade in the third quarter, slightly earlier than thought a month ago, according to a Reuters poll of economists who see rates by year-end at 0.50%, up from 0.25% previously.
The conflict unfolding in Ukraine could have an effect on the U.S.
Global fund managers have been cutting back their Russian investments as they braced for the country's invasion of Ukraine. Now hopes of any respite have also been dashed.
The U.S. Federal Reserve's battle against inflation, already complicated by the unpredictable impact of a once-in-a-century pandemic, now faces a likely energy price shock and another layer of uncertainty following Russia's military move into Ukraine.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in gold and other precious metals have seen massive inflows as investors rush to shield themselves against the rising geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly more than expected last week, indicating that the labor market recovery was gaining traction.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly more than expected last week, indicating that the labor market recovery was gaining traction.
Shares in euro zone banks plunged on Thursday after Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and European Union officials said they would impose new sanctions on Russia.
British government bonds were on course for their biggest daily gains since late November on Thursday, joining a broader rally in safe-haven assets after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Danish brewer Carlsberg and a Coca-Cola bottler shut their plants in Ukraine on Thursday following Russia's invasion while global logistics firms UPS and FedEx Corp suspended services in and out of the country.
Brewer Carlsberg, Japan Tobacco and a Coca-Cola bottler were among firms shutting factories in Ukraine on Thursday following Russia's invasion, while UPS and FedEx Corp suspended services in and out of the country.
Danish brewer Carlsberg and a Coca-Cola bottler shut their plants in Ukraine on Thursday following Russia's invasion while firms making goods from jet engines to semiconductors warned that supplies of key raw materials could suffer.
British and Dutch gas prices closed 40-60% higher on Thursday, along with gains in oil, European power and other commodities, after Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine.
European gas prices surged more than 30% on Thursday after Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine.
Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday, sending European gas prices higher and increasing the focus on gas supply in countries including Germany.
Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Thursday, sending European gas prices higher and increasing the focus on gas supply in countries including Germany, which is Europe's largest economy and imports most of the gas it consumes.
Euro zone bonds rallied on Thursday as investors rushed into safe assets after Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine sent European stock markets into a downward spiral.
Euro zone bond yields fell sharply on Thursday as Russia's launch of an all-out invasion of Ukraine boosted safe-haven assets.
