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"Friday''s bounce looked like a genuine short squeeze but Monday should bring some fresh selling pressure as the SWIFT sanctions and the growing likelihood of freezing Russian currency reserves will inflict some real financial pain across markets," said John Marley, CEO of forexxtra, a London-based FX consultancy. The Russian invasion comes at a time when investors are already worried about expensive market valuations and hawkish central banks with world stocks falling to a 10-month low on Thursday and down more than 7% so far this year.

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Weak public sector lenders like Central Bank of India and Punjab & Sind Bank will get the lion''s share of the Rs 15,000 crore earmarked for capital infusion in state-owned banks for the current fiscal. This will help these public sector banks (PSBs) meet regulatory requirements. The capital infusion of Rs 15,000 crore would go mostly to banks which had got money through non-interest-bearing bonds in the previous year as the RBI had raised some concerns on the fair valuation of these instruments, sources said. As per the RBI, the net present value of infusion made last year through zero-coupon bonds is much lower than face value as they were issued at discount, the sources added. These special securities with tenure of 10-15 years are non-interest bearing and valued at par. Such bonds usually are non-interest bearing and issued at a deep discount to the face value. So, the effective Tier 1 capital levels for the banks could be lower than the regulatory requirement. According to …

A green sovereign bond issuance from India is expected to find traction with global investors with large pools of capital dedicated to green causes, even though it will be an onshore rupee-denominated bond. However, the effect of a sovereign green bond goes well beyond raising funds at competitive rates or divers ification of source of funds. It demonstrates the countrys commitment to decarbonisation and other climate goals.

While the Ukraine crisis led traders to mark down the odds of a half-percentage-point hike in March, they continue to anticipate a steep but short tightening cycle

Kuwait Credit Bank weighs issue of 1 bln dinars of bonds amid liquidity crunch Reuters

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers remain open to accelerating their exit from bond buys even as the war in Ukraine raises uncertainty, and their biggest debate may be whether to put a firm end-date on the stimulus scheme, sources told Reuters. With inflation pressures building faster than expected, the ECB had been all … Read More

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers remain open to accelerating their exit from bond buys even as the war in Ukraine raises uncertainty, and their biggest debate may be whether to put a…

Members of the Exchange are hereby informed that the trading in Bonds of IDFC First Bank Limited (ISIN: INE092T08CM5, INE092T08CN3) shall be suspended w.e.f. March 03, 2022 on account of Redemption…....

Dealers with state-owned banks expect yields of short tenure bonds to remain range bound in coming days

Russia And China Aren''t The Natural Allies Many Assume Them To Be Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, In the wake of mounting tensions between the US and Russia over Ukraine, one now finds countless media stories on the " China-Russia axis " and the " bond between Russia and China ." The ideological benefit of connecting Russia to China is undoubtedly clear to anti-Russia hawks. Russia is a relatively weak state with a small economy. China, on the other hand, tends to look more formidable. By connecting Russia to China in a new version of George W. Bush''s "axis of evil" it becomes easier to downplay calmer voices noting the many limitations Russia faces in terms of its geopolitical ambitions. But just how secure is this supposed Sino-Russian friendship? While the two states may broadly agree on the need to limit US hegemonic power, the two are likely to also find many reasons to view each other as more immediate sources of conflict. In his book Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World''s Sole Superpower , China scholar Michael Beckley notes there are many issues mitigating China-Russia "unity": Russia and China currently maintain a strategic partnership, but this relationship is unlikely to become a genuine alliance. …

European and US bank shares on Friday, February 25, clawed back some of the previous day’s steep losses as the sector started to get to grips with a slew of sanctions unveiled this week in retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine . Shares got off to a jittery start as missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so far were not enough. Investors have been on high alert for sanctions against Russia over fears of rippling complexity and compliance risks for global banks. But many US and European industry executives say they had already reduced their exposure to Russia. After early losses, leading European banks later edged up, with a European banking sector index higher by mid-afternoon, having fallen 8% on Thursday, February 24. Shares of major US banks also closed up, with JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley adding between 2% and 3.26%.

PARIS, France – The European Central Bank (ECB)’s chief economist Philip Lane has told fellow policymakers that the Ukraine conflict may reduce the eurozone’s economic output by 0.3% to 0.4% this year, four people close to the matter told Reuters. This was the “middle scenario” presented by Lane at a Governing Council meeting in Paris on Thursday, February 24, hours after Russia invaded Ukraine and as the ECB is grappling with how the crisis may affect its plans to withdraw monetary stimulus measures. Lane also presented a severe scenario where gross domestic product (GDP) is reduced by close to 1% and a mild scenario where events in Ukraine had no impact on the 19-country currency bloc, which the sources said was now considered unlikely. One source described the estimates as “back-of-the-envelope” calculations, another said they were “very preliminary,” and a third said they were mostly derived from commodities prices. All sources said Lane would bring more refined forecasts to the ECB’s March 10 policy meeting, at which it is expected to decide the future of its long-established Asset Purchase Program (APP).

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A former San Antonio police officer has been indicted for firing at fleeing juvenile suspected of trying to open car doors, officials said Friday. A Bexar County grand jury indicted Oscar Cruz Jr. on Wednesday on a count of deadly conduct with a firearm, the district attorney''s office said in a statement. The third-degree felony is punishable by two to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Cruz had been suspended indefinitely after the March 2020 incident. In response to a call of juveniles pulling on vehicle door handles, Cruz tried to detain a suspect who eluded capture. Cruz chased the youth on foot when another juvenile threw a rock that hit him in the face. Cruz fired two shots at the fleeing youths, missing them. Cruz, 27, was arrested Thursday and released on a $5,000 bond. Jail records list no attorney for the former officer, and no published telephone number for Cruz could be found.