Russia-Ukraine conflict
Central banking in occupied Ukraine: what might happen?
How Russian authorities might deal with banking and currency in occupied Ukraine
Ukraine war could affect eurozone growth and inflation – Lagarde
Philip Lane says eurozone inflation still largely driven by transitory factors
Bank of England raises policy rate to 0.75%
Energy price shocks could push headline inflation higher than previously forecast, BoE says
Russia likely to default on sovereign debt
Putin and finance minister say country may make payments in rubles
IMF says Ukraine invasion likely to cut global growth
Higher commodity and food prices will impact Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Central Asia
Bank of Russia bans gold purchases
Central bank says demand for gold increased after VAT was lifted by Putin’s decree
UK regulators warn crypto firms not to breach sanctions
Crypto asset firms risk breaking law if they fail to enforce sanctions on Russia
Russian central bank further tightens ruble measures
Ukraine says it has dropped payment ID charges and re-started interbank forex transactions
Energy firms call for central bank support to cover margin spikes
Trade body warns energy market participants risk being unable to meet “unprecedented margin requirements”
US inflation continues ascent
CPI inflation reached new high of 7.9% in February
IMF approves $1.4 billion Ukraine aid and BIS suspends Russia
Georgieva praises Ukrainian authorities’ emergency measures after invasion
ECB accelerates end of QE programmes
New forward guidance hints rate rise will not immediately follow end of asset purchases
Bank of Russia caps FX withdrawals and EU sanctions Belarus
Russian depositors can withdraw unlimited rubles but only up to $10,000 in foreign currency
MAS’s Tharman urges investor action on global instability
War, stagflation risk, climate crisis, pandemic and uneven growth create “perfect long storm”
Ukraine allows unlimited cash withdrawals for threatened regions
Bank of Russia halts publication of regulatory data and announces more emergency measures
Polish central bank hikes main rate as it battles zloty weakness
Currency has fallen sharply since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding to fears over high inflation
Visa, Mastercard and Amex suspend Russia operations
Bank of Russia says domestic payments will still be possible across its own systems
Bank of Russia pauses repo transactions
Central bank increases forex surcharge amid signs of strains on banking liquidity
Ukrainian central bank says lenders and payments remain stable
Shevchenko warns over foreign currency pricing as Russia increases reinsurance capital
Powell says he expects March rate hike
Fed chair says FOMC is discussing agreement on shrinking balance sheet
Outsider arts: how Russia might adapt to sanctions
The history of the USSR and actions by other sanctioned countries may give clues to Russia’s next moves
Ukrainian governor calls for Russia to be barred from IMF funds
Senior Russian official at World Bank resigns in protest over invasion
IMF and World Bank pledge Ukraine aid
Fund considering emergency loan and World Bank assembling $3 billion package
Sberbank Europe enters insolvency
Subsidiaries in Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia sold off as sanctions cripple Russian lender