ECONOMY & MARKETS

Wintershall Dea, one of the co-funders of Gazprom's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, on Thursday said cancelling the project on political grounds would enable its operator to lodge compensation claims.

Investors piled into U.S. government debt on Thursday, pushing Treasury yields sharply lower, after Russia invaded Ukraine, but early declines narrowed as investors assessed the assault's impact on the economy and capital markets.

Investors piled into U.S. sovereign debt on Thursday, pushing Treasury yields sharply lower after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine.

Sterling crashed against a surging dollar in its worst day since March 2020 as investors rushed into safe-haven assets after Russian forces invaded Ukraine.

European Central Bank policymakers are gathering on Thursday for what may have become a crisis meeting as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens to derail economic growth in the euro zone and complicate the ECB's path out of negative interest rates.

In July 2020, just a few months after the COVID-19 pandemic started to spiral out of control, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden declared world oil demand may have passed its peak - all but condemning his company's core business to eventual obscurity.

Europe's financial sector saw heavy share falls on Thursday as it grappled to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including Allianz disclosing it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure.

Europe's financial sector scrambled on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with Allianz disclosing it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure and top British domestic lender Lloyds saying it was on "heightened alert" for cyberattacks.

Europe's financial sector scrambled on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with Allianz disclosing it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure and top British domestic lender Lloyds saying it was on "heightened alert" for cyberattacks.

Europe's financial sector scrambled on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with Allianz saying it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure and top British domestic lender Lloyds saying it was on "heightened alert" for cyberattacks.

What seemed like a tail risk event for world markets just a few weeks back became reality on Thursday as Russia's attack on Ukraine generated a fresh wave of uncertainty and sent money managers scrabbling to assess the investment implications.

What seemed like a tail risk event for world markets just a few weeks back became reality on Thursday as Russia's attack on Ukraine generated a fresh wave of uncertainty and sent money managers scrabbling to assess the investment implications.

Russia's attack on Ukraine sparked volatility and fresh uncertainty in markets on Thursday, as investors scrambled to assess the conflict's longer term implications for asset prices.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine saw investors scrambling for the safety of gold and the protection of inflation hedges as weeks of brinkmanship came to a head on Thursday.

South Korea said on Thursday it would join in unspecified multilateral economic sanctions on Russia in response to its military operations in Ukraine, but is not considering adopting unilateral measures.

The rouble bounced off all-time lows on Thursday as the central bank announced FX interventions and stocks plummeted, bracing for harsh sanctions against Moscow, after President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to invade Ukraine.

The European Central Bank should continue its bond-buying stimulus programme at least until the end of the year and keep it open-ended to cushion the fallout from any conflict in Ukraine, ECB policymaker Yannis Stournaras told Reuters.

Sarah Crane is part of a booming proportion of the housing market: solo buyers.

U.S. banks were well-prepared for the Western sanctions announced so far over Russia's aggression towards Ukraine, but they are still nailing down details and worry that new measures could increase the cost and complexity of enforcing the new restrictions, lawyers and industry executives said.

By Md Manzer HussainBENGALURU - Strong demand is likely to make Dubai house prices rise more sharply this year than previously thought, although plentiful supply is likely to ensure the city state stays a buyer's market for a few more years, a Reuters survey found.

The Indian economy likely grew at a slower pace in the final quarter of 2021, primarily due to lacklustre manufacturing output and investment, according to economists in a Reuters poll.

South Africa's biggest construction firm Wilson Bayly Holmes - Ovcon Ltd (WBHO) said it is pulling out of Australia, saying the country's "hardline" COVID-19 response had impacted its property market and created business uncertainty.

Oil prices broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, stock markets slumped and the rouble hit a record low on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine.

Global stocks extended a sell-off, the dollar, gold and oil prices jumped, and U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday amid growing fears of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Global stocks and U.S. bond yields dived on Thursday, while the dollar, gold and oil prices rocketed higher after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a blistering warning against Ukraine and authorised special military operations in Ukraine's Donbass region.

Oil prices broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, stock markets slumped and the rouble hit a record low on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine.

Oil prices broke above $100 a barrel on for the first time since 2014 and stock markets slumped globally on Thursday while Russia's rouble hit a record low as the U.S.

Oil prices broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, stock markets slumped globally and the rouble hit a record low on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine.

Stocks pared losses and the U.S. dollar and oil futures pared gains as U.S.