Bloomberg Grain markets catapulted even higher as Russia’s attack on Ukraine put a vital source of global supplies at risk. Wheat surged by the maximum allowed by the exchange, and corn earlier did the same. Milling wheat traded in Paris soared as much as 16% to a record, and oilseeds also bounded higher, heightening concerns of a further acceleration ...

  Bloomberg Global stocks and equity futures tumbled while bonds and oil soared as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order a military attack on Ukraine cast a pall over global markets. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts slid about 1.7% and 2.3% respectively, signalling the latter, tech-heavy gauge faces a bear market. The Stoxx 600 Europe index shed some ...

  Bloomberg Russian assets nosedived as military attacks across Ukraine prompted emergency central bank action and investors braced for the toughest round of Western sanctions yet, wiping out more than $250 billion in stock market value. The ruble sank to a record low and stocks collapsed 45% — their biggest-ever retreat. Russian Eurobonds plummeted, pushing some into distressed territory. The ...