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Calm over Crimea and US houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... calls "sanctions" and Russian President Putin's seeming backdown when he told Parliament that his adventure stops with Crimea. "We don't want to split up Ukraine, we don't need that... Don't believe those who scare you with Russia, who yell that Crimea ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... market looks set to follow international markets and open higher as investors shrug off Russia's move to formally absorb Crimea and begin turning attention to a US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting. At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... than one per cent overnight, while markets across Europe were also higher as investor concerns eased over developments in Crimea. Morgans senior private client adviser Bill Chatterton said the region's overwhelming vote in favour of splitting from Ukraine ...

China's art of currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... on 11 - seven Russians and four Ukrainians. The sanctions got Vlad so bloody scared that, according to USA Today, "The Crimea moved one step closer to joining Russia Monday as its parliament formally requested Moscow annex the area and Russian President ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... market looks set to open higher, following the lead of international bourses with investors shrugging off concerns over Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. At 0645 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up ...

Pickle wrapped in a bind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... with "Russian troops." All together, they threatened sanctions against Russia if Putin doesn't back away from annexing Crimea. Sanctions? This is where it begins to look like a farce. The power to impose international sanctions and/or military action ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street as tensions between the US and Europe and Russia continued with Crimea expected to vote to break from Ukraine. At 0810 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 18 points ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... partner. Meanwhile, Russia's decision to put more troops near the Ukrainian border ahead of this weekend's referendum in Crimea has spooked investors globally. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said stronger than expected US data also ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... "European stocks slump as West warns Russia over Ukraine" (yahoo.com) Investors are bunkering down ahead of the weekend when Crimea decides whether or not to divorce from Ukraine and get back into bed with its ex (Russia). Then it'll be war! Could be ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... unnerved markets," said Chris Beauchamp, an analyst at trading firm IG. "Throw in some headlines about Russian movements in Crimea, and you have the recipe for a continuing selloff," he added. Concern over Russia-Ukraine tension continues with Kremlin-backed ...