The Russian envoy is reported to have said that there will be no escalation, „not next week, not the week after, not in the next month“. And so the merry-go-round continues. How are you guys enjoying the headlines so far today? 😉

Meanwhile, Russia is reportedly said to be insisting on NATO publicly stating its refusal to take in Ukraine. You can’t help but wonder that there has to be another twist in the saga here before it all ends. This whole he says, she says thing is going nowhere really.

European indices have been pulled lower and are now trading in the red on the day, with US futures also erasing its light advance at the start of the session to be lower currently. The Eurostoxx, DAX and CAC 40 are all down 0.1% while S&P 500 futures and Dow futures are both down 0.2% now.As much as

Prior +2.3%Industrial production +1.6% vs -0.5% y/y expectedPrior -1.5%That’s a solid beat on estimates for euro area industrial output in December, with a solid rise in capital goods, intermediate goods, and non-durable consumer goods. Those were offset by declines in energy and durable consumer go

There are grounds for cautious optimismSigns from Moscow that diplomacy should continueWe have not seen any signs of de-escalation on the groundEverything is in place for a new attack on Ukraine

I posted earlier in the day how gold was trading to fresh eight-month highs on Russia-Ukraine tensions but amid the latest headlines, gold has sunk from a high of $1,879 today to $1,855 currently.As noted earlier, what comes next for gold is dependent on the headlines and here we are now. As ment

A security agreement is possible with the USAll Russian military drills start and end according to planThe fact that he is alluding to dialogue is key if anything else. It does look like we are seeing tensions subside a little but let’s see if that will continue to be the case in the hours/days ahea

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US warnings is baseless hysteria designed to ramp up tensions in Europe
Russia remains committed to Minsk peace process
Tensions are exacerbated by huge build-up of Ukraine forces in East Ukraine and US statements
We always said troops would return to base after military exercises a

After his now infamous remarks last week here, be sure to keep your eyes and ears peeled on more Fedspeak in the weeks ahead. Let’s see if Bullard will stick with his guns later today. When you factor in all his comments in the past few years, the guy is unreal to say the least.