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      Shelling in Ukraine despite truce

      At least 15 people have been killed in east Ukraine in new shelling despite the signing of a peace deal to end the 10-month conflict. ||| Kiev/ Donetsk – At least 15 people have been killed in east Ukraine in new shelling despite the signing of a peace deal to end the 10-month conflict.Pro-Moscow rebels and government officials said on...

      Making Ukraine’s ‘Glimmer of Hope’ Sustainable
      Feb13

      Making Ukraine’s ‘Glimmer of Hope’ Sustainable

      If Russia Permits, the Minsk Accord Could Be a Start for Stabilizing Donbas The ceasefire agreement signed by Russia and Ukraine on in Minsk on 12 February offers what German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls “a glimmer of hope, no more no less” for constricting, and eventually ending, the war in southeast Ukraine’s Donbas region. Whether that...

      HK shares follow global markets higher

      Hong Kong shares on Friday took a cue from buoyant global markets in the wake of a ceasefire accord in Ukraine. ||| Hong Kong – Hong Kong shares rose on Friday, taking a cue from buoyant global markets in the wake of a ceasefire accord in Ukraine and Sweden’s surprise move to cut its main rate into negative territory. The rise came...

      Russia’s Military Advance in Ukraine Wins It Advantages in New Truce Deal
      Feb13

      Russia’s Military Advance in Ukraine Wins It Advantages in New Truce Deal

      ‘Minsk II’ Accord Will Let Moscow Keep Pumping Arms, Fighters into Ukraine War With thousands of Ukrainian troops nearly surrounded in Donbas by the freshly armed, Kremlin-directed rebel militias, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko accepted the Minsk II agreement February 12. The new accord is clearly less advantageous to Kyiv than...

      Asian shares jump on Ukraine news

      Asian shares gained on Friday after the news of a Ukraine pact and a rally in Europe. ||| Tokyo – Asian shares gained on Friday on news of a ceasefire accord in Ukraine, while Sweden’s surprise move to cut its main rate into negative territory and hopes of a resolution between debt-strapped Greece and its creditors burnished risk...

      ‘More EU sanctions if Ukraine deal fails’

      The EU may impose further sanctions if a ceasefire deal sealed in Minsk is not fully implemented, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. ||| Brussels – The European Union may impose further sanctions if a ceasefire deal sealed in Minsk between Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels is not fully implemented, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said...

      Europe warns Russia over Ukraine deal

      European powers warned Russia it risked fresh sanctions if a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the 10-month war between Ukraine troops and pro-Moscow rebels was not implemented. …read more Source:...

      Wall Street ends sharply higher

      A rally in technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq to a 15-year high. ||| New York – US stocks ended sharply higher on Thursday, with a rally in technology stocks leading the Nasdaq to a 15-year high, while a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine also eased tensions. The day’s gains were broad, with eight of the 10 primary...

      Metal is ‘in’ with central banks

      Central banks purchased enough gold in 2014 to buy 75 Boeing Dreamliners. ||| CENTRAL banks purchased enough gold in 2014 to buy 75 Boeing Dreamliners.Governments added 477.2 metric tons to their reserves, the second-biggest increase in 50 years and 17 percent more than a year earlier, the World Gold Council said in a report yesterday.Based on...

      Emerging market currencies lose their shine with further weakness seen

      Traders are getting that sinking feeling again about developing-nation currencies. ||| Ye XieTRADERS are getting that sinking feeling again about developing-nation currencies. A basket of 20 of the currencies has tumbled 3.3 percent this year to the lowest since Bloomberg began tracking the data in 1999.The losses have left emerging-market...