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Stocks looked set for a cautious start in Asia on Tuesday as sweeping sanctions on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine cloud the global outlook, stoking a rally in traditional havens such as Treasuries.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed an application for Ukraine to join the European Union, in a bid to solidify his country''s bond with the West. The paperwork is on its way to Brussels, where the 27-nation EU is headquartered. But EU officials stressed the adherence procedure takes years, dampening Ukraine''s hopes of an early membership.

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LONDON (Reuters) – Tough Western sanctions on Russia and rhetoric from Moscow have raised doubts about whether the Russian government and the country’s companies will continue to make payments on their bonds in the coming days, or default on them instead.

An embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its bond with the West on Monday by signing an application to join the European Union, while the first round of Ukraine-Russia talks aimed at ending the fighting concluded with no immediate agreements.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its bond with the West on Monday by signing an application to join the European Union, while the first round of Ukraine-Russia talks aimed at ending the fighting concluded with no immediate…

The Ukrainian government hopes to borrow as much as $1.36bn from international bond investors.

Stocks retreated, while bonds climbed as traders weighed the latest developments after a wall of sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.

The board of state-run Power Finance Corporation on Monday approved a proposal for borrowing Rs 82,000 crore in 2022-23. The board in its meeting held on February 28, 2022, approved borrowings of Rs 82,000 crore in 2022-23 through bonds, foreign currency borrowings, debentures, commercial papers among others, a BSE filing stated.

President Biden and the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom decided to take further measures to isolate Russia from the global financial system and the global economy by imposing among the rare of the sanctions on Russia''s central bank. ET outlines its implication on global financial system including IndiaWhat does sanctions on the Russian central bank involve?Among the actions taken by the US and its allies, they have decided to disconnect sanctioned Russian banks from SWIFT- the global interbank payment settlement platform. Besides, the Russian Central Bank’s ability to defend the ruble to counter the impact of the sanction is curtailedHow will disconnecting Russian banks from SWIFT work?SWIFT - the global Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecom is a network that almost all banks in the world use to transmit financial information to each other as they make cross- border payments or receive payments. About 11,000 banks across the world are members of the SWIFT network.

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LONDON (Reuters) – British short-dated government bonds surged on Monday, tracking a rally in similar U.S. and German debt, as investors sought safe assets following a ramping-up of sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

With Covid shutting off tourism from much of the West, Russia and Ukraine had become an increasingly important source of foreign currency for Sri Lanka. The conflict threatens to turn off that tap as key bond repayments come due.

Treasuries also rallied.

Safe-haven demand boosts bonds with the dollar and yen while the euro sinks