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In recent trade today, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the yuan (CNY) 6.3014 vs last close 6.3100. About the fix China maintains strict control

Bank of China''s Singapore operation has stopped financing deals involving Russian oil and Russian companies, amid concerns of western sanctions following Russia''s invasion of Ukraine, said a source on Monday with knowledge of the matter.

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Bank of China''s Singapore operation has stopped financing deals involving Russian oil and Russian companies, amid concerns of western sanctions following Russia''s invasion of Ukraine, said a source on Monday with knowledge of the matter. (Reporting by Chen Aizhu; Editing…

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In recent trade today, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the yuan (CNY) at 6.3222 vs. the estimate of 6.3196 and the close of 6.3170. About the fi

Italy has joined countries like Sweden, Germany, Belgium, to close its airspace to Russia as Western nations ramp up punishments against Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine. The country''s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio made this known via social media, where he called on all EU countries to follow suit. “I will support a common action of all EU countries: that the whole EU closes its airspace to Russia”, he said. In a recent development, China’s top banks recently complied with US sanctions and are no longer issuing letters of credit to Russia after Ukraine invasion. No less than two of China’s largest state-owned banks have restricted financing meant for the purchase of Russian goods. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.’s offshore units stopped issuing U.S. dollar-denominated letters of credit for purchases of physical Russian commodities ready for export, Bloomberg report. This act is said consequently weaken the economic power of Moscow. A source told the publication that Bank of China Ltd has also curbed financing for Russian commodities based on its own risk assessment.

Eleven Hong Kong banks, including note-issuing lenders HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China (Hong Kong), will suspend all banking services on Saturdays starting this week and the next until further notice.

Beijing, a key Russian ally, has moved to restrict financing for Russian commodities purchases through two of China’s largest state-owned banks, Bloomberg reports, as Russian forces advance to Kyiv only a day after launching a full-scale invasion plan. According to Bloomberg, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has ceased the issuance of dollar-denominated letters of credit for physical Russian commodities purchases, and the Bank of China has also restricted financing on some level, though details are not forthcoming.…

China State Banks Restrict Purchases Of Russian Commodities, Pause Buying Russian Seaborne Crude While Beijing has so far clearly telegraphed it is aligned, at least ideologically, with Moscow in the nascent Ukraine war, refusing to call Putin''s move an "invasion" and also blaming the US for stoking the conflict while refusing to condemn the military action, Bloomberg reports that "at least two" of China’s largest state-owned banks are restricting financing for purchases of Russian commodities, "underscoring the limits of Beijing’s pledge to maintain economic ties" Russia in the face of sanctions by the U.S. and its allies. According to the report, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China’s offshore units stopped issuing U.S. dollar-denominated letters of credit for purchases of physical Russian commodities ready for export, even though yuan-denominated letters of credit are still available for some clients, subject to approvals from senior executives. Bank of China has also curbed financing for Russian commodities based on its own risk assessment, Bloomberg also noted adding that the bank has yet to receive explicit guidance on Russia from Chinese regulators.

Futures Recover Overnight Losses After Torrid Thursday Rally As Uneasy Calm Returns After yesterday''s furious gamma-squeeze rally, U.S. stock futures were slightly lower on the day, although near the overnight session highs as the ongoing Ukraine conflict and impact of Western sanctions continue to drive risk; sentiment was boosted after the Kremlin said that Ukraine’s neutrality offer is a move “toward positive” and following reports that China''s president Xi held a phone call with Putin who said Russia is willing to conduct high-level negotiations with Ukraine. S&P futures were down 10 points to 0.25% at 7:30am, after paring earlier declines of more than 1%, with Nasdaq futures down -0.15% and Dow futures down 0.4%. Europe''s Stoxx Europe 600 was in the green, and oil was steady after Bloomberg reported that oil importers in China are briefly pausing new seaborne purchases as they assess the potential implications of handling the shipments following the Ukraine invasion. Gold was steady, while Brent crude reached $100 a barrel and Treasuries rose.

In recent trade today, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the yuan (CNY) at 6.3346 vs the last close of 6.3299. About the fix China maintains stric

In recent trade today, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the yuan (CNY) at 6.3280 vs. the last close of 6.3142 and the estimate of 6.3291. About t

China has back-pedalled on a plan to ban merchants from using personal QR codes to receive payments, maintaining the status quo in which millions of street vendors, small businesses and even beggars rely on the simple scanning of a bar code to receive money.It marked a rare retreat by the Peoples Bank of China over its control of Alipay and WeChat Pay, which jointly control over 90 per cent of the countrys mobile payments market, after the proposed ban on using personal QR codes to receive