Section: US & Canada
NATO: Planned ‘elections’ by rebel groups in Ukraine illegal
JC FinleyBRUSSELS, Oct. 31 (UPI) — NATO reiterated Friday that the planned Nov. 2 separatist elections in eastern Ukraine violate both Ukrainian laws and the Minsk cease-fire agreement. …read more Source: United Press...
Gas Deal Ensures Europe Won’t Freeze This Winter
After months of tense and, at times, bitter negotiations, Ukraine has brokered a deal to resume natural gas shipments from Russia and keep the pipelines open through the coming winter. The settlement includes an negotiated rate on future gas shipments and—with the help of the European Union—the settling of more $3 billion in debts owed by...
Russia Central Bank Raises Interest Rate to Fight Falling Ruble
MOSCOW—Russia’s central bank has raised its main interest rate by more than anticipated as it tries to stem the ruble’s fall. The bank on Friday lifted its main rate from 8 percent to 9.5 percent in a move reflecting the bank’s concern over the plummeting currency. The ruble fell to an all-time dollar low of 43.4 earlier this...
Poroshenko: EU Leaders Press Putin On Rebel Votes
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s office says the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, and France have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin not to recognize elections being held on November 2 by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian Central Bank Sharply Raises Interest Rate
The Russian central bank has said it will raise interest rates from 8 percent to 9.5 percent as Western sanctions and falling oil prices have sent the Russian ruble plummeting. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Will Ship Gas After Ukraine Remits First Debt Payment
MOSCOW—Russia will resume shipping natural gas to Ukraine after Kiev pays off its first debt installment for past supplies of gas next week, officials said Friday. Alexei Miller, chief of Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant, made the statement hours after Russia, Ukraine and the European Union thrashed out a $4.6 billion...
Russia-backed rebels increase attacks in Ukraine
JC FinleyKIEV, Ukraine, Oct. 31 (UPI) — Ukraine’s security council has observed an increase in Russian-backed separatist fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
What Are Traders Chatting About? The Japan-Induced ‘Scalded-Dog’ Formation…
JonesTrading’s Dave Lutz has a roundup of what traders are chatting about right now: Good Morning! US Futures are in the “Scalded Dog” formation, running well over 1%. The late afternoon rally on the GPIF news squeezed higher in the overnight, as a double-dose of good news shot Tokyo nearly 5% higher to 7Y peaks (and Nikkei futures are up...
Ukraine Welcomes Soldiers Back From Front
Soldiers of the 93rd mechanized brigade were welcomed in Dnipropetrovsk after serving six months at the front fighting Russian-backed separatists. The troops received a traditional greeting of bread, salt and flowers on October 30. Despite a cease-fire in place since September 5th, fighting continues in various parts of eastern Ukraine....
Russia: Natural Gas Will Flow After Ukraine Pays
MOSCOW— Russia will resume shipping natural gas to Ukraine after Kiev pays off its first debt installment for past supplies of gas next week, officials said Friday. Alexei Miller, chief of Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom natural gas giant, made the statement hours after Russia, Ukraine and the European Union thrashed out a $4.6 billion...
