Ukraine ‘utterly dependent’ on US aid – Treasury secretary

Janet Yellen suggested Russia may attack a “NATO ally” if the US stops funding Kiev’s military and civil society Ukraine is completely reliant on US aid for the functioning of both its military and civil society, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC on Monday.

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Dollar share drops in global transactions

The share of the US dollar in global financial settlements dropped in February, according to the SWIFT interbank transaction system. The use of the greenback fell 1.07%, down to 38.85% of all global transactions conducted via SWIFT. However, on a yearly basis, the dollar’s share was still up by 0.42%.

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Rioters loot gun store in Marseille – media

Several rifles were reportedly stolen from a weapons shop on the fourth consecutive night of the unrest across France Marseille saw some of the worst violence on Friday, as rioters looted a gun shop near the Old Port district, according to French media. Paris has deployed 45,000 police, armored vehicles, and helicopters to quell the…

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