Tag: sanctions

June 27, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Russia defaults on Foreign Debt for a first time in a century

The Kremlin has repeatedly pushed back against the default saying there is no grounds for it. However, the country is unable to send money to bondholders because of the western sanctions. Meanwhile, Reuters reported that some Taiwanese holders of Russian bonds denominated in euros had not received interest payments. Euroclear has not confirmed if the…

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currency.com
April 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto exchange Currency.com stops operations for Russian residents

The company further explained that clients of other countries and regions will not be impacted by the decision. The Russian invasion of Ukraine was followed by a barrage of sanctions from western countries and the exit of foreign companies form Russia. Several financial services companies, like Goldman Sachs and payment firms Visa, Mastercard, American Express…

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Sberbank Russia
April 04, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Russia's Sberbank winds down London operations

The UK regulator has appointed David Philip Soden, Robert Scott Fishman and Matthew Steven Roe, all of Teneo Financial Advisory Limited, as joint special administrators of Sberbank CIB. The special administration is a form of creditor protection that often precedes bankruptcy. The FCA said in a statement that the sanctions have led Sberbank's investment arm…

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Goldman Sachs
March 10, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Goldman Sachs exits Russia

In its annual filing, the Goldman Sachs reports total credit exposure to Russia was $650 million. Most of it is tied to non-sovereign counterparties or borrowers. The firm is still trading corporate debt tied to the Russia without itself making wagers on price movements. New York-based Goldman Sachs stated: In our role as market-maker standing…

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March 09, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Daily market commentary: WTI crude oil prices remain above $120 per barrel, following the ban of Russian oil by the USA and UK

Gold Gold prices remain firmly supported above $2,000 dollars per ounce during early Wednesday trading, Demand for the precious metal increased as the geopolitical risk grew in Eastern Europe, with its price spiking on Tuesday and coming close to the all-time high reached in August 2020. The performance of gold will remain strongly linked to…

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March 08, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Russia to be excluded from all JPMorgan fixed income indexes

Additionally, local-currency denominated Russian bonds will be excluded from the GBI-EM indices. The bank also said that accrued interest for such bonds will be set to zero and suspended on 7 March. Moreover, Russia and Belarus will be excluded from the JESG EMBI, JESG GBI-EM, and JESG CEMBI indices. Index providers FTSE Russell and MSCI…

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