Oil set for first weekly loss in nine as Russia-Ukraine mood music improves 0 (0)

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

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Eurozone December construction output -4.0% vs -0.7% m/m expected 0 (0)

Prior -0.2%
Construction output -3.9% y/y
Prior +0.5%; revised to +0.4%

That’s quite the slump in construction activity, with Austria (-8.1%), Germany (-7.3%) and France (-7.0%) the main culprits. Overall, building construction declined by 4.5% on the month while civil engineering con

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Kremlin: Donbass situation potentially very dangerous, news from the region is alarming 0 (0)

Russia’s military exercises are entirely transparent
Putin will likely be in Russia’s „situation center“ to oversee drills
These exercises are impossible without the president taking part, no further comment on details

Despite all the talk of pulling back military troops, I would argu

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Mixed tones in markets as Russia-Ukraine tensions continue to weigh 0 (0)

The mood in FX is reflecting more calm as the dollar has seen gains erased with EUR/USD flat at 1.1373 while the aussie and kiwi are pushing close to the highs for the day at the moment, as outlined earlier here.
There was a bit of a knock after the Ukraine accusation came out here but we’ve quickly

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Ukraine government source says shelling from rebel territory ‚looks like a provocation‘ 0 (0)

The source says that the shelling from Russian-backed forces at the front line in Eastern Ukraine is not just a routine ceasefire violation and ‚looks a lot like provocation‘. Just something to be wary about but we’ll see how things develop in the coming day(s).

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Kremlin says hopes people will not believe fake reports about new Russian invasion date 0 (0)

It took weeks to deploy forces for military exercises and it takes time to withdraw them
It cannot be done in a day
There is a clear timetable to withdraw forces after ‚war games‘
Put informed that certain phases of drills near Ukraine were nearing their end and forces will return w

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