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Headline Risk, Socks Paring Gains, Gold Bouncing

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Cautious optimism with focus on latest round of Russia/Ukraine peace talks. Latest round of Kremlin headlines seeing stocks paring gains, however:

  • KREMLIN SAYS: ALL THE PLANS OF RUSSIA IN UKRAINE WILL BE FULFILLED IN FULL AND IN THE TIME FRAMES OUTLINED..RUSSIA HAS NOT ASKED CHINA FOR MILITARY ASSISTANCE - Reuters
  • ON THE DONETSK ATTACK: IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE BOSSES OF UKRAINE ACROSS THE OCEAN ARE SENDING ORDERS TO THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY. - RTRS
  • THE US AND EU ARE ATTEMPTING TO ENTICE RUSSIA INTO ATTACKING LARGE POPULATION CENTRES IN UKRAINE, WHICH WE CONSIDER A PROVOCATION.
  • KREMLIN: PUTIN, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE OPERATION, REQUESTED THE DEFENCE MINISTRY TO AVOID INVADING MAJOR POPULATION HUBS. - RTRS
  • SPX eminis had climbed to 4244.50 (ESM2) currently +11.0 (0.26%) at 4203.75.
  • Cross Asset: Gold broadly weaker overnight is bouncing: -$26.83 (-1.35%) at $1961.72 vs. 1955.09 low; West Texas crude (WTI) -$6.53 (-5.97%) at $102.83

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