The optimism, including on the financial markets, did not last long. Time to hope that the announced meeting between Biden and Putin could bring good news. The right time to cross your fingers. But already in mid-morning on Monday, as the Russian president himself cooled the expectations for that meeting and news of fighting arrived from Ukraine, the mood changed drastically. Thus, on the day when the US lists were closed for President Day, the European stock exchanges immediately turned negative …
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