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Hong Kong dollar’s slide to two-year low is about to get worse

  Bloomberg The Hong Kong dollar is poised for steeper losses as impending Federal Reserve rate hikes exacerbate capital outflows triggered by the deadliest Covid outbreak in the city. The currency extended its drop to the lowest in more than two years and option-implied volatility indicates a 32% probability that it could fall to the weak end of its 7.75-7.85 ...

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Ukraine crisis: Futures waver, stocks lower as oil tops $110

  Bloomberg US futures fluctuated and stocks were lower as investors assessed the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on commodity supply and the global economy. Oil topped $110. Contracts on US gauges were little changed, after the S&P 500 swung between losses and gains. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was also lower, after briefly erasing declines. Ericsson led a ...

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Bitcoin keeps pulling away from stocks roiled by Ukraine war

Bloomberg Cryptocurrencies continued to pull away from stocks as the intensifying war in Ukraine prompts investors to look for safe havens. Bitcoin advanced as much as 2% in early trading in Hong Kong before giving up some gains. It has jumped 17% over the past three days — a period during which President Vladimir Putin stepped up shelling of Ukrainian ...

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European stocks fall with US equity futures; crude oil rises

  Bloomberg A fresh wave of volatility hit global markets as the conflict in Ukraine intensified amid mounting penalties against Russia. Stocks in Europe fell along with US equity futures, while bonds gained and oil pushed sharply higher. Utilities, car makers and travel stocks lead a decline of more than 1% in the Stoxx Europe 600 index as traders assessed ...

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Gold climbs as Russia sanctions fuel fears over global economy

Bloomberg Gold advanced as sweeping sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine heightened fears of a hit to global economic growth. Bullion surged as much as 2.2% after penalties were placed on the Bank of Russia to prevent it from using foreign reserves to blunt sanctions. They also excluded some Russian lenders from the SWIFT messaging system that underpins ...

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Bitcoin advances in tentative comeback as haven asset

  Bloomberg Bitcoin advanced amid mounting signs that the war in Ukraine is bolstering demand for cryptocurrencies. The largest cryptocurrency rose 4.3% to $43,453 in London, gaining along with other major digital tokens. A fresh wave of turbulence hit global markets on Tuesday as the conflict in Ukraine intensified amid mounting penalties against Russia, as stocks in Europe fell along ...

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US stock index futures drop on return after ‘terrible weekend’

  Bloomberg US stock index futures slumped on Monday following a weekend of mounting sanctions on Russia, kicking off another potentially tumultuous week for equity investors. March contracts on the S&P 500 Index slid as much as 2.9% before trimming losses to 1.5% in New York. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 and the Dow were each down 1.3%. The poor ...

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Airline stocks sink after Europe, Russia slap airspace bans

Bloomberg Shares in European airlines slid after most of Europe closed its airspace to carriers from Russia, which reciprocated with its own bans. A Bloomberg gauge of European airlines dropped as much as 4.8%. In the broader market, the biggest decliners included British Airways-parent IAG SA, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM. Smaller peer Finnair Oyj, which faces a wipeout ...

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Ruble plunges 30% as Moscow markets freeze over sanctions

  Bloomberg Russian markets were paralysed and traders struggled to price the ruble as international sanctions shook the country’s financial system. The Russian currency lost a third of its value in offshore trading at one point and hit an all-time low of 109.185 per dollar in Moscow. Quotes were infrequent and volatile at the start of the session, and traders ...

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Ukraine row: US stock futures pare losses, oil prices steady

  Bloomberg US equity futures dropped as the Ukraine conflict and Western sanctions on Russia muddied the outlook for markets and the global economic recovery. Crude prices steadied after briefly halting a rally. Contacts on the S&P 500 were down about 0.3% after paring earlier declines of more than 1%. Oil fluctuated, with benchmark West Texas Intermediate flipping to a ...

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