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Wall Street ends sharply higher
A rally in technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq to a 15-year high. ||| New York – US stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with a rally in technology stocks leading the Nasdaq to a 15-year high, while a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine also eased tensions. The day’s gains were broad, with eight of the 10 primary...
Emerging market currencies lose their shine with further weakness seen
Traders are getting that sinking feeling again about developing-nation currencies. ||| Ye XieTRADERS are getting that sinking feeling again about developing-nation currencies. A basket of 20 of the currencies has tumbled 3.3 percent this year to the lowest since Bloomberg began tracking the data in 1999.The losses have left emerging-market...
Metal is ‘in’ with central banks
Central banks purchased enough gold in 2014 to buy 75 Boeing Dreamliners. ||| CENTRAL banks purchased enough gold in 2014 to buy 75 Boeing Dreamliners.Governments added 477.2 metric tons to their reserves, the second-biggest increase in 50 years and 17 percent more than a year earlier, the World Gold Council said in a report yesterday.Based on...
Ukrainians dodge the draft
Many Ukrainian men are lying low to avoid being drafted to fight pro-Russia ‘terrorists’ in the east of the country. …read more Source: Mail &...
News24.com | Marathon talks produce Ukraine peace deal
Guns would fall silent, heavy weapons would pull back and Ukraine would trade a broad autonomy for the east to get back control of its Russian border, under a new peace deal hammered out between Russia and Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine deal: West cautious, rebels victorious, civilians sceptical
Western European leaders cautiously optimistic after hammering out Ukraine peace plan, hailed as great victory by pro-Russian rebels but met with scepticism by war-weary civilians …read more Source: Business...
Europe shares lifted by Ukraine peace deal
European stocks hit multi-year highs, boosted by a Ukraine peace agreement and Swedish economic stimulus measures. ||| London/Paris – European stocks hit multi-year highs on Thursday, boosted by a Ukraine peace agreement, Swedish economic stimulus measures and hopes for a Greek debt deal. The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine...
Civilians sceptical on Ukraine deal
There was cautious optimism after a Ukraine peace deal was hammered out, but war-weary civilians were sceptical. …read more Source:...
Ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed a deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at the summit talks said today. The deal reached after all-night negotiations in the Belarussian capital Minsk included a ceasefire that would come into effect on February 15, followed by the withdrawal of heavy weapons. The news...
Ceasefire agreed for eastern Ukraine after Minsk summit
Leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agree deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, participants at summit talks say …read more Source: Business...
