Investors have been adopting more risk-off strategies in anticipation of rising energy prices and sanctions by the U.S. and its European allies on Russia, and Russian retaliation that will hurt the global economy. thesamreynolds and JPRubin23 report
Most major cryptocurrencies fell on Monday as a Russian invasion of the Ukraine loomed closer. In a televised address to his country, Russia President Vladimir Putinhe would recognize two pro-Russia breakaway republics in Eastern Ukraine and made a case for invading Ukraine, saying that the country's pro-Western government was a threat to Russia.
Following Putin's speech, the Biden administration announced penalties against the breakaway Ukraine republics. The per barrel price of brent crude oil jumped past $97, a nearly 4% spike. U.S. equity markets were closed for the national Presidents Day holiday, but leading European stock exchanges, including the FTSE 100, the DAX in Frankfurt and CAC 40 in Paris finished in the red. Most major Asian indexes also lost ground on Monday, including the Japan: Nikkei 225, the Hong Kong: Hang Seng and the Asia Dow.
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