HONG KONG (AFP): Crude surged past us$110 a barrel Wednesday (March 2) and equities sank with investors growing increasingly fearful about the Ukraine war's impact on global energy supplies and the economic recovery.
Vladimir Putin's invasion of his neighbour has sent world markets into a spiral over the past week, further fraying nerves on trading floors caused by runaway inflation and tighter central bank monetary policies.
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