Russia-Ukraine tensions at their highest: 5 key stock market issues on Tuesday

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Russia-Ukraine tensions at their highest: 5 key stock market issues on Tuesday
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By Laura Sanchez

Investing.com - Tension between Russia and Ukraine escalates this week.

Corporate earnings season continues.

Cryptocurrencies continue to rise this morning.

Here are five factors for investors to consider when making their decisions today:

1. Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

US President Joe Biden met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday to discuss the Ukraine crisis and said his country, along with Germany and NATO, is ready to defend the former Soviet nation if it is invaded by Russia.

Russia has moved more than 100,000 troops near its border with Ukraine, but denies it is planning an invasion. US officials say an attack could happen within days or weeks, Reuters reports.

2. Corporate results

The corporate earnings season continues. Today, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ), BNP Paribas (PA: BNPP ), Softbank, BP (LON: BP ) and others report their results.

3. Crypto continues its bullish streak

The cryptocurrency sector is off to a good start this week after last week's volatility. Bitcoin is trading at 44,000 and Ethereum at 3,100.

4. Asia and the American stock market

The main Asian indices are mixed today. The Nikkei is up 0.1%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng falls -1.3% and the Shanghai Composite trades flat.

On Wall Street, the market ended yesterday in the red. The S&P 500 (-0.3%), Nasdaq (-0.5%) and Dow Jones (0.0%) closed lower.

5. Macroeconomic data

The main macroeconomic releases include France's exports, imports and trade balance, Spain's industrial production and Italy's retail sales.

In the US we will see exports, imports and trade balance , the Redbook retail sales index and weekly API crude oil stocks .

South African markets closed in the green yesterday, driven by widespread gains in retail and pharmaceutical stocks.

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  • Lehlohonolo Du Plessis @Lehlohonolo Du Plessis
    What ?
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  • Thando Abraham @Thando Abraham
    Russia can go ahead with the invasion because it has suffered a lot under the hand of europe
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    • Lehlohonolo Du Plessis @Lehlohonolo Du Plessis
      What do you mean, suffering doesn't give you a right to inflict it
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