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Rating Action: Moody''s affirms ratings of Citigroup (senior at A3) with stable outlookGlobal Credit Research - 09 Mar 2022New York, March 09, 2022 -- Moody''s Investors Service, ("Moody''s") affirmed the long-term debt, deposits and counterparty risk ratings and all short-term ratings of Citigroup Inc. ("Citigroup"), its principal bank subsidiary, Citibank, N.A. ("Citibank") and its guaranteed financing subsidiaries where applicable. All ratings outlooks remain stable. A complete list of affected ratings and entities can be found at the end of this press release.RATINGS RATIONALEThe rating affirmations were driven by the affirmation of Citibank''s baa1 baseline credit assessment (BCA). The affirmation of the BCA reflects steady execution by Citigroup''s new leadership of a purposeful strategy to simplify Citigroup''s operations and activities, transform its risk controls and exploit its competitive advantages with a core group of institutional and retail clients.The stable outlook reflects Moody''s expectation that while the transformation will take several years to complete, and will increase costs and suppress profitability in 2022, 2023 and possibly beyond, Citigroup will maintain a solid capital position and strong liquidity profile throughout.

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Futures Surge After 4 Day Rout On Ukraine War Optimism; Cryptos Soar After two days of sheer market insanity, including Monday''s furious plunge and Tuesday''s rollercoaster session, U.S. equity futures jumped after 4 straight days of losses, following European equities higher, as Ukraine optimism won, at least initially, over fears about high inflation and global stagflation as a result of soaring commodity prices, sparking a furious Delta squeeze (as we will show shortly in a subsequent post). At 730am ET, Nasdaq 100 contracts were up 2.1% while S&P 500 futures gained 1.6%. The underlying benchmark fell for a fourth straight session on Tuesday to close at its lowest since June 2021. Dow futures rose 1.5%. A bond selloff extended as investor focus turned to upcoming central-bank rate decisions, while oil prices reversed a rally driven by President Joe Biden’s ban on fossil-fuel imports from Russia. . The dollar weakened for the first time in five days, as haven demand waned. Bitcoin soared more than 10% over $42,000 spurred by optimism about an impending U.S. overhaul of crypto oversight that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called “historic.” Investors are bracing for a global stagflationary shock from a commodity-price rally fueled by Russia’s isolation even as supply disruptions threaten to usher in a period of slower global growth.

As hundreds of Western businesses exit Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, a Yale professor has shared a list of those that are not following them out the exit.

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The move is part of a plan to hire 350 bankers in Citi Commercial Bank Asia Pacific over the next three years, as per a statement

Citigroup (C) is aiming to rapidly scale operations in North America, Asia and Latin America, and foray into parts of Europe by adding 900 people in its Citi Commercial Bank segment.

Citigroup Inc. said Monday its Citi Commercial Bank plans to hire 400 commercial bankers as part of a 900-person increase in staffing to the business unit that serves mid-sized companies in more than 60 countries. Citi said it''s focusing on multinational enterprises including clients with annual revenue of $10 million to $3 billion in the U.S., China, Brazil, India and countries in Western Europe. Tasnim Ghiawadwala, global head, Citi Commercial Bank, said the bank offers clients "global connectivity and institutional expertise across working capital management and strategic capital market offerings." Shares of Citi rose fractionally in pre-market trades. The stock is down 8% in 2022, compared to a drop of 11.9% by the S&P 500 and a dip of 8.1% by the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF XLF . Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.