Ukraine/Russia

Viewsroom: Ukraine, ECB and India’s giant insurer

17 Feb 2022

Worries about an invasion of Ukraine have rattled markets, but Dasha Afanasieva says Russian investors are more sanguine. The European Central Bank faces a tougher inflation juggling act, argues Swaha Pattanaik. And Una Galani discusses the listing of India’s Life Insurance Corp.

Russian investors display war chat scepticism

14 Feb 2022

Global stocks dropped and government bonds rose after the U.S. said Moscow could invade Ukraine at any time. Though the rouble and shares in lender Sberbank declined, Russian assets aren’t pricing in the toughest economic sanctions. If war is imminent, there’s more pain to come.

Oil dims hope central bankers will walk fine line

28 Jan 2022

Brent crude topped $91 a barrel for the first time since 2014. Rate-setters can usually ignore temporary jumps, but not when inflation is already high. Fed boss Jay Powell and global peers will struggle to hike rates enough to curb price pressures without stifling growth.