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Putin Announces 'Partial' Mobilization, Prompting Blip In Risk Sentiment

RUSSIA
  • Reuters cites Putin's national address, delayed from yesterday afternoon, as calling for partial military mobilization, adding that The West wants to destroy Russia and that the military operation goals remain the same.
  • Putin adds that Russia are to support decisions made on referendums in the occupied eastern territories, concluding that we are now talking about defending the territories themselves and Russia itself.
  • Risk appetite takes a brief knock on the headlines, with e-mini S&P dropping around 15 points before bouncing, while the USD and gold gain. EUR/USD slipped to touch new daily lows of 0.9924 before stabilising.
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