
Global stocks and US 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 authorized special military operations in Ukraine’s Donbass region. Several explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, before dawn, after ...

The European Union (EU) has imposed sanctions against key members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, as well as a number of other figures involved in Russian politics and media, over the recent developments in Ukraine. The EU announced the new sanctions against a total of 555 individuals and ...