Global stock markets fall and bonds jump as fears grow over Ukraine war

Guardian

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Wall Street opened lower Tuesday while escalating tensions in the Russia-Ukraine war prompted investors to shift toward traditional safe-haven assets including gold and Treasury bonds.
Newsweek
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Geopolitical tensions aggravated after Russian President Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold of using nuclear weapons.
Asianet Newsable
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At 5:35 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 254 points, or 0.58%, U.S. S&P 500 E-minis were down 24 points, or 0.41%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 58.5 points, or 0.28%.
Newsmax
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Russia’s Central Bank set the ruble’s official exchange rate at over 100 to the dollar for Wednesday, marking the first time the currency has slipped pass the symbolic threshold in more than a year.
The Moscow Times

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