Ukraine Financial News
23.09 / 03:21
Climate change
Countries mount scrutiny on Russia to stop nuclear threats at UN Security Council
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on all UN Security Council members to “send a clear message" to Russia that it must stop its nuclear threats in the war in Ukraine.
23.09 / 01:53
Climate change
Italy’s right-wing bloc makes final push ahead of snap election
The leaders of Italy's right-wing alliance put on a show of unity on Thursday and promised a new era of stable government at a closing rally three days before a snap election which they are tipped to win.
22.09 / 22:53
Climate change
Mahsa Amini: Protester death toll rises amid unrest in Iran over woman's death in police custody
The number of people killed in violent protests in Iran over the past six nights shot up on Thursday as unrest spreads across the country in response to a woman’s death in police custody.
22.09 / 18:53
Payments
regulation
Cross-border
Russian officials approve use of crypto for cross-border payments: Report
The Bank of Russia and the country’s Ministry of Finance have reportedly reached an agreement allowing cross-border settlements in cryptocurrencies.
22.09 / 18:39
BTC
Lowe's
Bitcoin
Here's Why The Bitcoin Price is Down But Far From Out
The bitcoin price remains down today, with its 0.5% gain in the past 24 hours cancelled out by a 5% drop in a week and 10% fall in a month. However, it has rebounded by nearly 4.8% since reaching a 24-hour low of $18,262 yesterday, which it did in the wake of the Federal Reserve bumping interest rates in the US by 0.75%.
22.09 / 17:09
European Union
EU to prepare new sanctions against Russia following Putin's mobilisation speech
Vladimir Putin's plans to order a partial mobilisation of reserved army forces to bolster the war in Ukraine and organise "sham referenda" in the country's occupied territories are grounds for a new round of EU sanctions, Ursula von der Leyen has said.
22.09 / 17:09
European Union
Time
Catholics outnumber Protestants for first time in Northern Ireland's history
Catholics outnumber Protestants for the first time in Northern Ireland's history, a newly published census has revealed.
22.09 / 12:47
Technology
inflation
Ukraine war: Zelenskyy calls for a special tribunal to punish Russia for its invasion
A special tribunal should be created to punish Russia for its aggression in Ukraine, the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN General Assembly.
22.09 / 10:19
Technology
inflation
North Korea denies exporting arms to Russia amid Ukraine war
North Korea slammed US intelligence reports of weapons transfers to Russia during the war in Ukraine, stating that it has not and has no plans to do so and labelling the claims as an attempt to tarnish the hermit nation's image.
22.09 / 08:41
Technology
Climate change
Jail
foreign
Foreign prisoners, some facing execution, freed from east Ukraine jail
A group of ten foreign captives - including five British men, two Americans, a Swede, Croat, and a Moroccan - have been released from jail in separatist-controlled east Ukraine in a deal negotiated by Saudi Arabia.
21.09 / 23:41
Technology
Food
Russian protesters take to the streets over Putin's mobilisation order
More than 800 protesters have been arrested in cities across Russia as they protested Vladimir Putin's order to mobilize 300,000 troops to fight in the Ukraine war.
21.09 / 18:39
Food
The rise and rise of Europe's bread prices amid the war in Ukraine
Bread prices have risen sharply across Europe over the past year, new data reveals, with the increase particularly steep since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
21.09 / 18:29
UPS
BTC
Progressive
Bitcoin
Why the Bitcoin Price is Dumping and Could it Get Worse
Bitcoin's price has risen by 1.5% in the past 24 hours, but has fallen by 4% in the last seven days. At $19,321, this represents a hefty 10.5% correction in the past 30 days, and given the expectation that the Federal Reserve -- and other central banks -- will continue raising interest rates, the original cryptocurrency likely has more pain in store.
21.09 / 16:39
Food
Prices for flights out of Russia soar after Putin's reservists call-up
Vladimir Putin's announcement of a partial mobilisation to reinforce his troops in Ukraine sparked a rush on airline websites on Wednesday to try to leave Russia as soon as possible.
21.09 / 15:29
21.09 / 14:23
Threat
Putin raises threat of nuclear response as Ukraine conflict escalates
MOSCOW — In a major escalation of the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the threat of a nuclear response in the conflict in Ukraine and ordered the country's reservists to mobilise, as Moscow seeks to buttress his army's flagging manpower and regain the offensive following stinging losses on the battlefield.
21.09 / 13:45
Provident
BlackRock
Majority of stock pickers failed again in H1 despite ‘plenty of opportunities’
When BlackRock announced its results for the first half of 2022, chief executive Larry Fink described the six-month period as the “worst start to the year for both stocks and bonds in half a century”.
21.09 / 10:29
Ukraine war: Putin declares partial military mobilisation to bolster Russia's troop numbers
Russia will enforce a partial mobilisation of its citizens to further support the war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said in a much-expected pre-recorded speech on Wednesday morning.
21.09 / 09:21
Climate change
Man set himself on fire amid outcry over Shinzo Abe's state funeral plans
A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo early Wednesday in a sign of protest against the state funeral for former leader Shinzo Abe.
21.09 / 00:37
Belgian bishops agree to bless same-sex unions, defying Vatican
Roman Catholic bishops from Belgium's Flanders region issued a document on Tuesday permitting the blessing of same-sex unions - in direct contrast to the Vatican's ruling on the matter.
21.09 / 00:37
'Polluters must pay': UN chief calls for taxes to help climate victims at world leader's meeting
Under the shadow of the war in Ukraine, and a worldwide energy and food crisis, world leaders are gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly this Tuesday.
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