Volatility rocked markets, sending the Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 lower. Russia-Ukraine tensions risk denting the Euro and keeping crude oil and gold prices afloat. Meanwhile, markets still have to c…

US equities ended the week marginally down after heightened volatility around a Russian invasion and increased hawkish pressure upset stock markets.

The Euro is increasingly vulnerable despite a hawkish pivot from the ECB earlier this month. Russia-Ukraine tensions risk destabilizing the single currency as Lagarde plays down hawkish bets.

Gold prices rose to the highest level since November last week after a red-hot CPI report pushed up breakeven rates. Bulls followed through on the move as geopolitical tensions in Ukraine rose.