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Russia’s war on Ukraine boosts China’s financial ambitions

Russia’s war on Ukraine boosts China’s financial ambitions

Crude touches highest level since 2008 and investors dump shares after threat of energy sanctions

FT News Briefing · Forhecz Topher

March 8, 202210m 47s

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Show Notes

Oil and natural gas prices see-sawed as global stocks fell on Monday after a US push to ban Russian crude faced German resistance, the US Treasury warns banks to be on high alert for sanctions evasion, sanctions on Russia could aid Beijing’s efforts to internationalise the renminbi, and Levi Strauss said it is halting its business in Russia.


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