Section: US & Canada
Five Reasons Why This Weekend Might Be The Start Of The Endgame In Ukraine
Germany’s Angela Merkel heads to Kyiv on August 23. And even while doubts remain about the Kremlin’s willingness to make a deal, there’s reason to hope a resolution to the Ukraine conflict may finally be at hand. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Oil Prices Are Having A Brutal Summer
Oil is having a brutal summer despite unrest in some of the world’s top oil producing countries. Abundant supply and sluggish demand continue to weigh on prices. At $101.44, London-traded Brent crude is down approximately 6% over the past three months, and 12% since a brief mid-June run-up when investors were first grappling with the...
Funeral ‘to Celebrate’ MH17 Victim
The father of Liam Sweeney, who was killed in the Malaysia Airlines plane disaster in Ukraine, says his son’s funeral will be a celebration of his life. …read more Source: The Boston...
More Shelling in Eastern Ukraine Leaves Residents Scared
Residents in the Russian speaking city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine survey the damages after the city comes under heavy shelling. For months, the city has been a rebel stronghold but as Ukrainian troops close in, fighting intensifies. This man was hit by shrapnel and taken away in an ambulance. Others cleared shards of shattered glass from their...
Ukraine Economy Minister Resigns, Cites Frustrations
Ukrainian Economy Minister Pavlo Sheremeta announced his resignation on Thursday, voicing his frustration at not being able to push ahead with much-needed economic reform. Politically inexperienced, Sheremeta, 43, was appointed economy minister on February 27 in the government of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, days after former leader Viktor...
Ukraine Delays Russian Aid Convoy
Ukrainian authorities have delayed the delivery of Russian aid to eastern Ukraine, but efforts are under way to allow the stalled convoy to proceed, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday. The convoy has been stuck at the Russia-Ukraine border for a week because Ukraine is worried that it could be used to deliver...
Here’s A 10-Second Guide To What Traders Are Talking About Today
Dave Lutz of JonesTrading has the top topics about which traders are discussing today. US Futures are charging forward by 20bp early (but Russell read AGAIN) – Doves are bidding up Europe as Draghi and Kuroda board Gulfstreams to Wyoming (Agenda released tonight, ahead of Janet tomorrow at 10amET) – The DAX is up 25bp as EU PMI light, but...
5 Ukrainian troops killed; fierce battles reported
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian official says five troops were killed and 21 injured while fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian troops have made significant advances into rebel-held territory this week in a conflict that has already claimed more than 2,000 lives and … …read more Source:...
5 Ukrainian troops, 2 civilians killed as fierce battles reported
Five troops were killed and two civilians died in the past 24 hours in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine as government troops pressed to recapture more territory from pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...
5 Ukrainian troops killed; fierce battles reported
Local residents sit in a basement which is being used as a shelter after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. After days of street battles and weeks of shelling, Ukr… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
