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31.03 / 16:45

Annual Inflation Measure Accelerates to 6.4%, Highest Since 1982, by Fed’s Preferred Measure

Inflation reached a new 40-year peak in February, according to the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge, buoyed in part by a surge in oil prices related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine combined with other supply problems and strong U.S. consumer demand.

31.03 / 16:05

NATO Refugees NOT Ukraine war: 'Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning', says NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that Russian forces are not withdrawing but repositioning despite recent statements about scaling down their military operations around Kyiv and in northern Ukraine.

31.03 / 14:33

business cryptocurrency World Bitcoin Crypto fund for Ukraine: How cryptocurrencies are funding Ukraine’s fight against Russia

The Ukrainian government has gone all out soliciting aid from the cryptocurrency community and the efforts have borne fruit. Since February 26 when officials began tweeting calls for donations, the country has received over $71.66 million of its $200-million target as on March 31.

31.03 / 14:29

Provident FIVE JPMorgan Citigroup Fee haul slips by 41% for Wall Street banks as Ukraine war hits deals: ‘Clients are holding their breath’

Fees for the top five Wall Street investment banks slumped 41% less in fees during the first quarter, as a pause in M&A and whipsawing equity markets in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have threatened a deal boom that led to a bumper 2021.

31.03 / 13:07

LGBT Refugees What do LGBTQ people think about Hungary's controversial referendum?

Hungary is holding a controversial referendum on LGBTQ rights on Sunday (3 April), at the same time as a parliamentary election.

31.03 / 12:45

Waves Consumer Spending Rose as Omicron Wave Ebbed, Economists Say

Americans boosted their spending at a cooler pace last month, as the Omicron surge of Covid-19 eased, but inflation remained high amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, economists estimated.

31.03 / 11:59

NFT Non-fungible tokens Killing Ukraine Starts Its War-Themed NFT Sale as Russia Keeps Killing Innocent People

Ukraine’s recently opened "NFT museum" - Meta History: Museum of War - has just started its NFT sale.

31.03 / 11:37

Refugees Russian forces 'demoralised and disobeying orders', says UK spy chief

Demoralised Russian soldiers in Ukraine were refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment, and had accidentally shot down their own aircraft, a UK intelligence chief said on Thursday.

31.03 / 09:11

Art Refugees President Zelenskyy: Ukraine bracing for new Russian offensive in the east

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is at a "turning point" in the war with Russia, and that they're preparing for a major new Russian offensive in the east of the country.

31.03 / 08:21

Russia Set for Steep Slump and Long Stagnation in Wake of Ukraine War

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will cause their economies to contract this year by about 10% and 20%, respectively, the region’s leading development bank said Thursday in one of the most in-depth economic assessments to date of the war’s impact on the two countries.

31.03 / 08:11

Refugees Updates Ukraine live updates: Russian troops 'demoralized and disobeying orders' says UK spy chief

With Russia's war in Ukraine into its second month, Putin's forces have continued to pound towns and cities from afar as Moscow's military offensive stalls in the face of strong Ukrainian resistance.

31.03 / 02:21

UPS Private equity renews interest in military sector amid Ukraine invasion

Geopolitical tensions, reputational risks and complex contract negotiations: investing in the global defence industry is not for the faint-hearted.

31.03 / 00:53

Human Rights Refugees More than 400,000 Ukrainians 'forcibly displaced to Russia', claims Ukraine's ombudswoman

More than 400,000 Ukrainians have been forcibly displaced to Russia since the start of the war, Ukraine's ombudswoman has told Euronews.

30.03 / 22:21

United Nations Refugees Ukraine war: Latest figure of four million refugees exceeds worst-case UN estimate

The number of people who have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded has surpassed four million, the United Nations reported Wednesday as shelling continued in places where Moscow had vowed to ease its military operations.

30.03 / 20:45

COST Target Action Fighting Threat Investors believe the biggest threat to the markets now is a Fed misstep, CNBC survey shows

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30.03 / 19:57

economy Central Bank Interest rates Bitcoin Standard Why the rise of a Bitcoin standard could deter war-making

Alex Gladstein, the CSO at the Human Rights Foundation, says that if Bitcoin was adopted as a global reserve currency, nation-states would be less incentivized to start wars.

30.03 / 18:59

NASDAQ Federal Reserve stock markets Bitcoin Cryptoverse: Buoyant bitcoin helps market cruise past $2 trillion

At Monday's high of $47,765, market leader bitcoin broke above the narrow $34,000-$44,000 range it's traded in for most of 2022. Through a steady grind higher from a low just above $40,000 on March 21, it has gained 18%. Its comparative steadiness, versus previous performance at least, contrasts with stock markets, traditional currencies and even safe-haven gold, which have been shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the Federal Reserve's tightening.

30.03 / 17:23

UPS Provident How High Energy Prices Could Help Both the Climate and the U.S.

The surge in global energy prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sure doesn’t seem like any sort of blessing. It has driven up inflation, squeezed household budgets and battered President Biden’s approval ratings.

30.03 / 16:09

Deal Russia’s war on Ukraine unsettles investors expecting carve-out deal uptick for 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is casting shadows over the booming global carve-out market.

30.03 / 14:55

business Art Poland to ban Russian oil imports, as Germans urged to save energy

Poland says it is putting in place Europe's most radical plan to cut dependence on Russian energy sources.

30.03 / 14:45

Dogecoin XRP cryptocurrency price today Bitcoin fall Top cryptocurrency prices today: Bitcoin, Dogecoin fall marginally; Terra gains 4%

Bitcoin holding ground just below its highest this year, touched a day earlier. Overall the crypto behemoth has added 27 per cent since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The crypto cart showed some mixed signs as XRP, Dogecoin, Avalanche and Shiba Inu dropped up to 2 per cent. On the other hand, Terra rallied 4 per cent. Solana, Ethereum and stablecoins also gained. The global cryptocurrency market cap remained almost flat at the $2.13 trillion mark, dropping marginally in the last 24 hours. Total cryptocurrency trading volume tumbled as much as 5 per cent to $116.45 billion.

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