Gas prices are rising by around 2.5%. It stands at 101 euros while earlier it fell to 96 euros.
Oil moved below $ 100 a barrel after the US decision to launch part of its strategic reserves.
The ruble is stabilizing after yesterday’s sharp devaluation. At 100: 1 the exchange rate with the dollar.
Mastercard and Visa block transactions from Russia
Mastercard Inc. announced late Monday that it had excluded many financial institutions of Russia from its payment processing network under sanctions imposed on Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian armed forces.
Mastercard stated that it will continue to work with regulators in the near future in a press release. He also promised to donate $ 2 million to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims of the conflict.
Visa followed up with a statement saying it was taking steps to ensure compliance with the sanctions and would also comply with any additional sanctions that may apply.
On Saturday, the United States and its allies announced that they would take action against the Russian central bank and exclude many of the largest Russian banks from the international payment system of the Swiss company SWIFT. On Monday, EU sanctions were imposed on Russia’s central bank.
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