Does not see Ukraine envoy’s comments on NATO as an official change in positionSays Putin and Germany’s Scholz will discuss Ukraine, security guaranteesWell, I don’t think the remarks by Prystaiko matter too much because he walked back on them later on here. In any case, there isn’t much of a new de

But any decision to open fire would only be taken at the ‚highest level’The first few words of the headline i.e. „open fire“ were a bit spicy, not gonna lie. But this seems to be Russia just standing their ground in case there is interference from other parties. I doubt that this is a new developmen

Just one large one to take note of for the day, as highlighted in bold.That being for AUD/USD at 0.7100-10 but at the moment, it is hard to see expiry levels matter too much. It’s all about the market mood and risk sentiment is the key driver amid Russia-Ukraine tensions.As such, don’t expect the

Axios with the report of the latest (confirmed) developments (there are plenty of unconfirmed rumours doing the round this weekend).

Presidents Biden and Putin spoke for just over an hour

Via a senior administration official:
Biden said

U.S. and allies will „respond decisively and impose

European Central Bank Governing Council member Olli Rehn, governor of the Finnish central bank, is looking beyond current inflation levels in policy-setting:

“If we reacted strongly to inflation in the short term, we would probably cause economic growth to stop,”
“It’s better to look beyond

The US major indices are closing sharply lower with the Nasdaq leading the way. The final numbers are showing: Dow fell -503.53 points or -1.43% at 34738.07 S&P fell -85.42 points or -1.90% at 4418.65 Nasdaq fell -394.48 points or -2.78% at 13791.16 Russell 2000 fell -21.01 points

US believes Putin told Russian military he plans to invade Ukraine – report
White House: We are not saying Putin has made a final decision
The reports continue: Biden indeed told leaders that Putin decided to attack next week
Biden and Putin to talk on the phone on Saturday
US F

Gold has been consolidating around $1800 for more than a year but there’s a series of higher lows that’s been building since the start of 2021 and now it’s threatening to break out of the long-term wedge.It’s way too early to say today’s $35 rally and push through the top is a breakout but i

This will be a weekend to keep a close eye on the news.

In reality, Biden is the much taller man.

USDRUB runs higher on invasion talk

The USDRUB has indeed moved higher (lower ruble) on the back of the Russian escalation and expectations that an invasion is imminent. 
Looking at the daily chart the price rise has seen the price move up from 74.94 at the close yesterday to the curren