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Illinois, the worst-rated U.S. state, is seeing its penalty in the bond market jump to the highest in nearly a year in the current risk-off environment.

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The rush into Treasuries sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine has exposed fresh signs of weakness in the world’s biggest bond market, adding to pressure on U.S. regulators to detail a reform plan.

Bond was set at $1million Thursday for a Cook County man charged with attempting to flee Elmhurst police in a stolen vehicle.

The sovereign bonds backed by Belarus have collapsed over the past week due to the nation’s entanglement with Russia, which is using Belarusian territory as a staging ground for its invasion of Ukraine.

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These bonds are part of a total $225 million debt raised by the developer’s wholly-owned subsidiary Lodha Developers International Ltd, Mauritius against its luxury residential projects in London.

Fitch, Moody''s Cut Russia''s Sovereign Rating To "Junk", Ruble Dives To Record Low Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Rating agencies Fitch and Moody’s have downgraded Russia’s sovereign rating to junk status as a consequence of tough Western sanctions over the Kremlin-ordered invasion of Ukraine, sending the rouble plunging to a record low. Fitch downgraded Russia to “B” from “BBB” and put the country’s ratings on “rating watch negative.” Moody’s cut Russia’s rating by six notches, to B3 from Baa3. With the move, the two rating agencies followed in the footsteps of S&P, which last week similarly slashed Russia’s rating to junk. Russian bonds were already trading at low recovery values… Turbulence has roiled Russia’s financial markets as a result of harsh sanctions imposed over the attack on Ukraine, which on Thursday entered its eighth day as Ukrainian forces continued their resistance against the invading forces. Russia’s advance on Kyiv appeared stalled on Thursday and, despite heavy Russian shelling, Ukrainian forces still held Kharkiv and several other cities under attack, according to British military intelligence.

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A selloff in India''s bond markets, including its corporate debt, is gathering pace as oil prices extended their rally above $110 a barrel after Russia invaded Ukraine

Postponement of the initial public offering (IPO) of insurance major LIC to the next fiscal could affect bond prices then and would also be a negative for the rupee, which is under pressure because of the war in Europe.

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Los Angeles Unified Must Negotiate With Teachers'' Union Before Dropping Mask Mandate Authored by Micaela Ricaforte via The Epoch Times, Though California and Los Angeles County announced it would drop its indoor mask mandate for schools by March 12, the LA Unified School District ( LAUSD ) must negotiate with its local teachers union before it can lift its mandate. In recent months, schools across California have faced mounting pressure to lift indoor mask mandates from students and parents; however, the state’s largest school district cannot change its indoor mask requirement without first negotiating an existing contract with United Teachers of LA (UTLA). The agreement includes a requirement for “enforced masking” for the entire 2021–22 school year. According to the agreement, either party can request to meet and bargain over potential changes to the mask requirement after Dec. 1. An LAUSD spokesperson told The Epoch Times Feb. 28 the district “acknowledges” the state and county’s mask updates and will “remain engaged with our labor partners” as they consider an updated masking policy.

According to a Western intelligence report, in early February senior Chinese officials told their Russian counterparts not to invade Ukraine prior to the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, senior Biden administration officials and a European official told The New York Times . Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Feb. 4, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympics. In a joint statement, the leaders said the bond between their countries has "no limits," and they decried the expansion of NATO. Before Russia invaded Ukraine last Thursday, the U.S. and its allies discussed the intelligence, the Times reports. One official with knowledge of the report said the material gathered did not necessarily indicate the conversations between China and Russia about delaying an invasion were at the level of Xi and Putin. The Times asked Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, whether Chinese officials had asked Russia to wait until after the Olympics to invade Ukraine. "These claims are speculation without any basis," he responded, "and are intended to blame-shift and smear China." The closing ceremony of the Olympics was held on Feb. 20, and Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.