„Urgency and consensus is utmost priority at the moment,“ said an EU diplomat, adding that at this stage it meant no move on SWIFT, because doing so would have such wide-ranging consequences, also in Europe~ We know that cutting Russia off from SWIFT is the ’nuclear option‘ – appears some EU politic
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US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 18 February -13.1% vs -5.4% prior
Prior -5.4%Market index 466.4 vs 537.0 priorPurchase index 250.7 vs 279.0 priorRefinancing index 1,677.7 vs 1,988.8 prior30-year mortgage rate 4.06% vs 4.05% prior
ECB’s de Guindos: We will readjust asset purchases if needed, then see about rate hikes
With new economic data, we will readjust asset purchases if neededThen we will see about raising interest ratesAfter the hawkish tones from Holzmann and Vasle earlier, there isn’t much enthusiasm from de Guindos here.
EU ambassadors reportedly approve sanctions on Russia
Not that it really matters for markets at this point, this is more to making it official. The impact of the sanctions are rather minimal at best so it isn’t anything that has a significant impact on the global economy. Carry on as you will.
ECB’s Vasle: Time seems right for policy to start the process of gradual normalisation
Adding that the time is right to move out of crisis mode. I reckon he doesn’t mean it should begin immediately but perhaps imminently. It would help a lot if ECB policymakers can provide more clarity and make up their mind but hey, it is the ECB we are talking about.
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EU ambassadors „unanimous“ in favour of Russian sanctions, but details to be sorted
Yeah, this doesn’t sound like people who are serious about laying down the hammer. Surprise, surprise. Not!
EU reportedly discussing ban of trade in Russian state bonds
At the same time, it is said they are discussing sanctioning hundreds of people as well. Jokes.The hit on bonds may be something to be mindful about for Russian assets but all in all, there’s nothing severe here and there likely won’t be as they would view the latest developments as still not being
Kremlin says decision on sending forces into Donbass depends on how the situation develops
Russia still open to diplomacy and has interest in thatOpen to all contacts (when asked about possibility of Putin-Biden talks)Those are some coy responses but it isn’t going to hurt the turnaround in the risk mood whatsoever surely.
DPR says there is a war in Donbass, situation is „critical“
The news will just add to the uneasiness surrounding Russia-Ukraine tensions on the day and we’re seeing stocks fall further. US futures are now negative with European indices adding to losses after the turn earlier. The DAX is down 0.5% while the CAC 40 is down 0.9%.Risk trades in general are seein