According to Xinhua News Agency and CCTV news, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Motuzyanik said on the 11th that the preparations for the Russian army to launch an offensive in the Donbas region are nearly complete, and it is expected that the Ukrainian and Russian troops will break out in the region soon. conflict. The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Austrian Prime Minister Nehamer have ended. Nehamer said that sanctions against Russia will be maintained and escalated.
In the market, on April 11, US bond yields soared, most European and American stock markets closed down, and crude oil fell below $100 a barrel. The White House said it expects inflation to be “unusually high” in March.
Ukrainian army says Russian troops close to attack in Donbass
According to Xinhua News Agency, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Motuzyanik said on the 11th that according to the information obtained by the Ukrainian side, the work of the Russian army to transport troops to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions is almost complete, and it is expected to be completed soon. The Ukrainian-Russian army will have a fierce conflict in the region, and the Ukrainian army has prepared for it.
Russian Ministry of Defense: “Calibre” high-precision missile destroyed
Air defense system provided to Ukraine by a European country
According to Xinhua News Agency, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov reported on the 11th that the Russian army used the “Caliber” high-precision sea-based cruise missile on the 10th to destroy a warehouse storing air defense systems in the southern suburbs of Dnipro City. The equipment was provided to Ukraine by a European country. Since the launch of the special military operation, the Russian army has destroyed 129 Ukrainian aircraft, 99 helicopters, 441 drones, 243 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2079 tanks and armored vehicles, 239 multiple rocket launchers, and 909 field artillery pieces. and mortars, 2003 special military vehicles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Austrian Chancellor Nehamer end talks
Nehamer says sanctions on Russia will remain and escalate
According to CCTV news reports, on the 11th local time, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said that the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Austrian Prime Minister Nehamer have ended.
Austrian Prime Minister Nehamer said after his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the talks were open, direct and difficult, and Putin first discussed humanitarian issues.
Nehamer said the sanctions against Russia will remain and will continue to escalate.
Sweden’s third largest party backs Sweden’s NATO membership
According to CCTV news reports, on the 11th local time, Aaron Emilson, the defense policy spokesman of the Sweden Democrats, the third largest party in the Swedish parliament, said that the Sweden Democrats authorized the party leadership to express support for Sweden’s application to join NATO.
Jimmy Oxon, chairman of the Swiss Democrats, announced that if Finland joined NATO, Sweden should follow. But the party has historically been skeptical about applying for NATO membership.
Belarusian State Border Guard Committee:
Polish army to the border crossing on the Beschatka road in the White side
open fire
According to CCTV news reports, on the 11th local time, the Belarusian State Border Guard Committee announced that from the night of the 10th to the early morning of the 11th, the Polish army opened fire at the border crossing of the Belarusian Beschatka Highway, and tried to use strobe lights to make Belarusian Border guards temporarily blinded. The illegal actions of the Polish army were caught on surveillance video.
Belarusian border guards found damaged walls and metal objects at the border checkpoint during a patrol. Earlier, the Polish side used the same method to damage the stone pier of the Belarusian border checkpoint. The relevant situation has been notified to the Polish side.
Most European and American stock markets end lower
On April 11, most European and American stock markets closed down.
In terms of U.S. stocks, data showed that as of the close, the Dow Jones index fell 1.19% to 34308.08 points, and the S&P 500 index fell 1.69% to 4412.53 points.NasdaqThe index fell 2.18 percent to 13,411.96 points.
Large U.S. technology stocks fell across the board,appledown 2.55%,Amazondown 2.16%,NetflixDown 2.21%, Google down 3.35%, Meta down 2.64%,Microsoftfell 3.94%.
Most popular Chinese concept stocks fell,Know almostdown 12.89%,Fangduoduodown 11.1%,Fun shopdown 9.92%,New OrientalIt fell 9.64%, Boqi.com fell 8.77%, and Fanhua Financial Holdings fell 8.3%. In terms of increase,Century Internetup 29.63%,Hong Eneducateup 10.68%,love clickup 9.43%,Bilibiliup 7.23%,NetEaseup 2.12%,IQIYIrose 1.83%. New energy vehicle stocks fell across the board,NIOAutos fell 1.6%,Xiaopeng Motorsdown 2.13%,ideal carfell 2.36%.
ChinagameConcept stocks bucked the market and moved higher,Bilibilirose more than 7%,NetEaserose more than 2%.domesticgameThe version number is restarted after 8 months.
In Europe, most of the major stock indexes ended lower. The data showed that as of the close, the German DAX index fell 0.64% to 14192.78 points, the French CAC40 index rose 0.12% to 6555.81 points, the UK FTSE 100 index fell 0.67% to 7618.31 points, and the Italian FTSE MIB index fell 0.28% to 24749.49 points. Europe’s STOXX 600 index fell 0.59% to 458.26 points.
U.S. Treasury yields soar
Data show that on April 11, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 7.6 basis points to 2.785%, a new high since January 2019; the yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 9.1 basis points to 2.813%. Traders are betting the Fed will tighten policy at its fastest pace since 1994. Investors digested Fed tightening plans and accelerating inflation.
The 2-year U.S. Treasury note and 10-year U.S. Treasury note yields inverted, raising fears of a recession.butMorgan StanleyStrategist Guneet Dhingra believes the two are correlated, but not causal. Nearly every time the 2-year and 10-year yields have inverted over the past 70 years, a recession has followed, he said. But this time is different, the yield inversion persists but is not necessarily a signal of a future recession.
The hawkish shift in Fed policy, soaring inflation and geopolitical uncertainty brought about by the Russia-Ukraine conflict have cast a shadow over the U.S. stock market earnings season, which kicks off this week. Earnings reports are likely to come in large numbers.
Crude oil falls below $100/barrel
April 11, Internationaloil priceThe line fell across the board. The May contract of U.S. crude oil fell 3.13% to $95.18 per barrel, a new low in nearly a month; the June contract of Brent crude fell 3.33% to $99.36 per barrel. Analysts pointed out that the current trend of oil prices reflects the market’s concerns about future demand, and the new crown epidemic may lead to weak crude oil demand.
White House: Inflation expected to be ‘unusually high’ in March
According to CCTV news reports, on the 11th local time, White House press secretary Jane Psaki said that the Labor Department will announce the March US consumer price index (CPI) is expected to be “unusually high”, in large part due to higher oil and gas costs triggered by the situation in Russia and Ukraine.
The Labor Department’s February data showed that the benchmark consumer inflation index, the consumer price index, rose 7.9% over the past 12 months, the highest level since 1982.
(Article source: Chinasecuritiesnewspaper)