In its toughest move yet against Russian business, Washington sanctioned Lukoil and Rosneft, freezing assets and banning U.S. transactions. The sweeping measures, timed as oil prices dipped, signal a sharper U.S. strategy to pressure Moscow’s energy sector, Société Générale's FX analysts note.
The EUR/CHF cross opened the week with a mild bullish gap on Monday but failed to extend gains, settling into a sideways pattern. At the time of writing, EUR/CHF trades near 0.9264, its highest level since October 17th, after briefly sliding to an 11-month low around 0.9205 last week.
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