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Friday preview: US consumer confidence, UK GDP in focus
Financial markets' focus at the end of the week will be on the first reading on US consumer confidence since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Sector movers: Construction and Autos hit as risk aversion rises again
Some of the cyclical areas of the market that led the previous day's rally gave back some of their gains as negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey failed to deliver any results.
Europe close: Stocks blind sided by ECB, even as Russia-Ukraine talks stall
European shares gave back a large part of the prior session's rally as talks between Ukraine and Russia foreign ministers failed to make any progress and after the European Central Bank surprised investors by announcing a quicker tapering of its quantitative easing in response to inflation.
Evraz does not believe that UK's Russia sanctions will apply to it
Evraz distanced itself from one of its top shareholders, Roman Abramovich, after the UK government placed him on a list of sanctioned individuals, and explained why it believed that it would not be sanctioned.
US CPI rises as expected in February, despite surge in energy prices
The cost of living in the US increased as expected last month, despite a surge in energy prices, but nevertheless climbed at their quickest pace for 40 years.
ECB surprises, speeds up QE exit
The European Central Bank surprised financial markets, announcing a quicker wind down of its asset purchases, even as it described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a watershed for Europe.
JP Morgan says 'stay bullish' on European oil and gas, keeps Shell as 'top pick'
Analysts at JP Morgan told clients to "stay bullish" on European Big Oil, arguing that valuations were attractive and the Oil&Gas upcycle would trump companies' exposure to Russia and or periphery risks such as Kazhakstan.