We’re all FX traders here but in the universe of markets, currency risk is under-appreciated. In this segment on BNN, I spoke about the risks for Canadians holding foreign equities or risks via exports but the same points and principles apply to everywhere.

In the same way that bad stock trades sud

The monitors of the agreed ceasefire in Donbas report widespread fighting and shelling.
The OSCE daily report shows that in the Donetsk Region there were 591 ceasefire violations, including 553 explosions
In the Luhansk Region, there were 975 ceasefire violations, including 860 explosions.

On Friday, France gave away a much of its strategy by saying that Russia couldn’t invade „government-controlled‘ Ukraine, now there’s this.
The ‚damaged further‘ might mean that Russia formalizing control of the separatist-held areas by declaring them independent and providing formal mili

Says he’s convinced Putin has decided to invade Ukraine

The reality of the on-the-ground situation in Ukraine is that separatists have controlled parts of the country for eight years. They’re recognized from abroad as part of Ukraine but, effectively, they’re not. A French Presidency source cited by Reuters said measures could be taken if „gove

Large explosion in Luhansk. Potentially a pipeline.
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WTI crude oil futu

The stream from the White House is titled: ‚President Biden Gives an Update on our Continued Efforts in Ukraine‘

Excluded from government control are the separatist regions. What he’s appears to be saying here is that actions (or at least harsh ones) won’t be taken if Russia’s military goes into the separatist areas.So there’s a possible outcome here where Russia is spared harsh sanctions if it’s military only

He’s alluding to an earlier report by the OSCE that they recorded 80 ceasefire violations on the line of contact in eastern Ukraine as of Friday morning, with clashes in the region on Thursday the biggest since 2015.Lavrov adds that the OSCE monitoring mission has started to try and „conceal events“

I reckon the correction in oil here could run for quite a bit after having overseen eight straight weeks of gains.
At the high this week, oil peaked at $95.79 on the back of Russia-Ukraine tensions but as the headlines in the past few sessions show promising signs of hope, we are seeing oil price