And the markets say by gold. Global google searches for the phrase hit levels not seen in nine years as the yellow metal barrels passed 2000 an ounce. The cash trade is less than an hour away. Here are your headlines. The white house and democrats aim for a virus relief deal by the end of the week and bill gates tells bloomberg exclusively the u. S. Should help poorer nations get vaccines. Rocked by a massive explosion at its main port, killing dozens and injuring thousands. Authorities are yet to confirm what caused the blast. In fromcontinue to roll europes largest countries. Commerzbank anticipates a loss for the year. We will speak with a host of top executives in the coming hours, including from the frankfurtbased bank. We are just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading in europe and out in the u. K. Lets take a look at what futures are indicating. Green arrows across the board. For ures up the most, 0. 4 . We get a slew of earnings out of German Companies this m
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You are watching the pulse. We are here in london. Tensions between ukraine and russia are at boiling point. Nato top military commanders say russia is sending troops and equipment to ukraine. Sanctions are the focus of a meeting today in brussels. Ryan chilcote has been covering the story. What options do eu and u. S. Officials have . What toare deliberating do next and then we get a final decision from the Foreign Ministers on monday. Choices, one,e expand personal sanctions, the individuals subject to asset freezes. Two, expand the list of Russian Companies facing sanctions. Westernestrict what companies and investors can do on the russian market. It looked like it was going to be option one. Now it looks like options two and three may be in play. I spoke with Ukrainian Foreign minister and he seemed to downplay the idea that these sanctions would be really biting. Is just one point in the whole toolbox. What we need is a clear pressure to keep the escalation on track. Again, sancti