Russians pull billions from banks amid fears savings could be seized for war
Russians are withdrawing billions from banks amid growing fears that the Kremlin could seize private savings to help finance the war effort. The reported outflows point to a sudden confidence shock in the banking system. The development is centred on Russia and comes as concerns about the security of deposits have spread among savers.The report says the withdrawals amount to billions, although no exact total is given in the supplied material. It links the rush for cash to fears that savings could be taken for war-related purposes. The concern is described as a fear rather than a confirmed policy, and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Aug 2026 12:00 LONDON
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Wall Street closes lower as megacap tech stumbles, energy and bitcoin rally on higher oil and bond-market stress
Executive summary: U.S. stocks finished lower, led by sharp losses in Meta, Amazon and Microsoft, while energy shares, crude oil and bitcoin advanced. The move came alongside a broader rise in market anxiety around bond yields and geopolitics, with defensive and commodity-linked assets outperforming growth-heavy tech. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 18 Aug 2026 21:15 LONDON
Global borrowing costs hit fresh highs as oil prices surge and inflation fears rise
Long-term borrowing costs across several of the world's biggest economies have climbed to fresh highs, with investors reacting to rising oil prices, inflation concerns and questions over heavy spending on artificial intelligence. The move has been seen in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, underlining how quickly market pressure has spread across major debt markets. The rise is feeding into expectations that borrowing could become more expensive for households, companies and governments.In the United States, the interest rate on 30-year borrowing reached 5.33% on Tuesday, its highest level since June 2007. In the United Kingdom, long-term debt... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Aug 2026 19:30 LONDON
Wall Street Opens Mixed as Oil and Gold Surge, Energy Leads, Tech Lags
Executive summary: US markets opened mixed, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones all lower, while small caps, energy, gold and bitcoin advanced. The sharpest move in the early tape came from WTI crude, which jumped nearly 3.9%, helping lift energy shares and reinforcing a risk backdrop shaped by higher commodity prices and firmer inflation sensitivity. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 18 Aug 2026 14:45 LONDON
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Wall Street closes mixed as AI chips surge, megacap tech slumps and energy leads the tape
Executive summary: Wall Street finished mixed, with the S&P 500 down slightly, the Dow lower and the Nasdaq barely higher. The session was defined by a sharp rotation inside technology, where AI and chip stocks rallied strongly even as Amazon, Microsoft and Meta sold off hard. Energy, small caps and several commodity-linked assets also firmed, while natural gas, palladium and some financials weakened. The split tape suggests investors are still rewarding select AI exposure, but are also rotating away from parts of the megacap complex and into cyclical and resource-linked names. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 17 Aug 2026 21:15 LONDON
Day News Recap: Deadly crises span Congo, Indonesia and Gaza as markets split on risk appetite
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become the deadliest in the country’s history, with government data putting deaths at 2,325 as the crisis continues to spread its toll. 🔗Indonesia is also facing a major disaster after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Flores island, killing at least 68 people, displacing about 5,000 residents and leaving aid shortages and aftershocks to hamper rescue work. 🔗In the Middle East, the Gaza war and wider regional tensions remained in focus as Jared Kushner prepared to meet Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv after more than two hours of talks with... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 17 Aug 2026 18:20 LONDON
Wall Street Opens Higher as AI Chips Lead, Energy Rises, and Risk Appetite Broadens
Executive summary: US equities opened firmer, led by a sharp rally in AI and chip shares, while energy stocks, small caps, and banks also traded higher. The move came alongside gains in gold and Bitcoin, a softer USD/CNY, and a pullback in natural gas and WTI crude. The opening tone suggests investors are leaning into growth and cyclical exposure, with semiconductors doing most of the heavy lifting. [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Markets Intelligence | 17 Aug 2026 14:45 LONDON
Hurricane Lala weakens but flooding and outages persist in Hawaii
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm after passing south of Hawaii, but dangerous flooding, strong winds and power outages continued to affect the islands on Sunday. The Big Island remained the main focus of concern as pounding surf, heavy rain and gusty squalls continued to lash coastal and inland areas. Tropical storm warnings also stayed in place for several other islands as the system moved west.Governor Josh Green said more than 60,000 households were without power and that three hospitals had switched to generator power. He also said at least one person died in a car accident in the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 Aug 2026 16:29 LONDON
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Romania shuts down Cernavoda nuclear plant as Danube flow hits record lows
Romania has paused operations at its sole nuclear power plant after record-low water levels in the Danube reduced the cooling water available for its reactors. The controlled shutdown began on Thursday at the Cernavoda plant, according to the national nuclear energy company, Nuclearelectrica. The facility's other reactor had already been shut down last month, leaving the plant fully offline.The plant usually supplies about a fifth of Romania's electricity, making the outage significant for the country's power system. Romeo Urjan, the plant's director, said he did not expect operations to restart within the next 10 days. The Ministry of Energy said... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Aug 2026 14:00 LONDON
