What happened before this:
- Ukraine Blames Russia For Attack On Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant
- Ukrainian, Russian Negotiators Say Third Round Of Talks Will Be Held Shortly
- Ukraine Says Talks With Russia Agreed On Humanitarian Corridors
- Putin Says Russian Military Advance In Ukraine ‘Going To Plan’
- China Likely To Set Lowest GDP Target Since 1990s At Key Meeting
- Japan’s Unemployment Edges Up Amid Record Covid Wave
- Australia Outshines Developed Global Peers On Profit Outlook
- Fed’s Williams: Situation Is Definitely Not One Of Stagflation
- UK Steps Back From Suspending Northern Ireland Trade Deal
- Euro Tumbles Further After News Of Fire At Ukrainian Nuclear Plant
- Bitcoin Falls Back Toward $40,000 On Report Of Nuclear Plant Hit
- Treasuries Advance As Ukraine Says Russia Shells Nuclear Plant
- Wall Street Is Already Pouncing On Russia’s Cheap Corporate Debt
- Oil Continues To Surge As Russian Troops Fire On Nuclear Plant
- Asia Stocks Fall As Fighting In Ukraine Reaches Nuclear Plant
ECONOMIC DATA:
- Japan Jobless Rate Jan: 2.8% (est 2.7%; prev 2.7%)
- New Zealand ANZ Consumer Confidence Index Feb: 81.7 (prev 97.7)
Top focus on economic data today
US Feb Non-Farm Payrolls
Consensus: 400k (prev 467k)
“Jobs growth was very strong in January, as labour force participation picked up,” Danske Bank said in a note. “We believe it is more important to look at the unemployment rate (as headline jobs growth depends on how many people are flowing into the labour force) and another move lower would mean a higher probability of the Fed hiking by 50bp in March despite the Russia-Ukraine war.”
UKRAINE/RUSSIA
- Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant Fire Raises Fears, Calls For Cease-Fire In Area – WSJ
- World Bank Ukraine Loan Disbursement Grows To 460 Mln Euros-Sources – RTRS
- Putin Vows To Continue War As Russian Missiles Lay Waste To Ukraine’s Cities – FT
- Ukrainian, Russian Negotiators Say Third Round Of Talks Will Be Held Shortly – ABC
- Ukraine Says Talks With Russia Agreed On Humanitarian Corridors – RTRS
- Russian President Putin: Russian Military Advance In Ukraine “Going To Plan” – NDTV
- Volodymyr Zelensky Survives Three Assassination Attempts In Days – TImes
- Ukraine President Zelensky Says He Has ‘To Talk With Putin’ To End War – The Hill
- S&P Drags Russia’s Rating Deeper Into Junk Territory – RTRS
- Moscow Mechanism Invoked To Review Reported Abuses By Russia – US State Dep
- Russian Lawmakers Take Aim At Independent Coverage Of Ukraine Invasion – WSJ
- EU Seeks To End Russia’s Most-Favored Nation Status At WTO – BBG
- Ukraine War Will ‘Amplify’ Inflation Problems, Norway Oil Fund Chief Says – FT