♪ >> NEWSMAKERS AND MARKET MOVERS, THIS IS "THE PULSE WITH FRANCINE LACQUA." FRANCINE: WELCOME TO A SPECIAL EDITION OF "THE PULSE." UNITED LEADERS FROM BUSINESS, POLITICS, ACADEMIA ON THE BIGGEST ISSUES FACING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. HERE ARE THE TOP STORIES MAKING HEADLINES TODAY. DONALD TRUMP RAMPS UP PRESSURE ON VLADIMIR PUTIN TO END THE WAR IN UKRAINE, SLAPPING SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA'S TWO BIGGEST OIL PRODUCERS, OIL SOARING AS A RESULT.EUROPEAN GAS RISING AS THE EU ADOPTED ITS OWN PRESS PACKAGE OF SANCTIONS ON ...

Core Insights - Oil prices surged following the announcement of new sanctions on Russia's major oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, by the US government, with Brent crude rising by 4.9% to $65.65 per barrel, marking a two-week high [1][4] Sanctions and Market Impact - The US has frozen all assets belonging to Rosneft and Lukoil within its jurisdiction, prohibiting American entities from engaging in business with these companies [1] - Secondary sanctions are being threatened against foreign financial institutions that conduct business with Rosneft and Lukoil, potentially affecting banks involved in Russian oil sales in countries like China, India, and Turkey [2] - Reports indicate that Indian refiners, particularly Reliance Industries, are preparing to significantly cut or completely halt imports of Russian oil, reflecting the impact of the sanctions [3] Energy Sector Response - The increase in oil prices has positively affected shares of energy companies such as Shell and BP, which saw their stock prices rise by approximately 2.9% in early trading [4] - Analysts at Deutsche Bank suggest that the oil price is on track for its largest increase since July [8] Political Context - The sanctions represent the first measures imposed by the Trump administration against Russia since his return to the White House in January, with Trump describing them as "tremendous" [5] - The EU has also announced its own sanctions, including a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas imports, indicating a coordinated effort to apply pressure on Russia [5] International Relations - The US Treasury Secretary stated that the administration is ready to take further actions to support efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine and is encouraging allies to adhere to the sanctions [7] - The British government has already imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, while the EU has sanctioned Rosneft but not Lukoil due to exemptions for Hungary and Slovakia [7]

The EU adopts a new package of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy infrastructure, joining a new push by the US to chip away at Moscow’s ability to wage its war against Ukraine https://t.co/vIHzGjUDBZ ...

There are massive sanctions and sanctions on oil. The two biggest oil companies among the biggest in the world. But they're Russian.They do a lot of oil. And hopefully it'll push. Hopefully he'll become reasonable and hopefully Zelinsky will be reasonable to do.Let's bring in our executive editor for the Middle East, North Africa and Russia. That's Stuart Livingston Wallace in Dubai for us. Stuart, what do you make of these comments.It seems like a bit of a U-turn from President Trump. You know, it does. I ...

What do US sanctions on Russian oil mean for the war in Ukraine? https://t.co/IsaIUssFUh ...

消息：在美国对俄罗斯两大石油公司实施制裁后，预计流向印度主要加工商的俄罗斯石油数量将降至接近零。印度国有炼油厂正在审查11月21日后抵达的俄罗斯石油货物的提单，以确保没有石油直接来自受美国制裁的俄罗斯石油公司和卢克石油公司。外汇交易员 (@myfxtrader):印度媒体Mint：知情人士透露，印度和美国即将达成一项悬而未决的贸易协议，该协议可能将对印度出口商品的现行关税从50%大幅削减至15-16%。随着能源和农业成为谈判桌上的关键议题，印度可能同意逐步减少从俄罗斯的石油进口。印度还可能允许更多非转基因美国玉米和豆粕进入其市场。 https://t.co/HX1mrZPFJN ...

Flows of Russian oil to major Indian processors are expected to fall to near zero after US sanctions on crude giants, according to senior refinery executives https://t.co/7X8ZG2H6xC ...

国际贸易 - China continues to import US-sanctioned Russian liquefied natural gas [1] 政策影响 - The White House refrained from imposing further restrictions on the trade in its latest sanctions wave [1]

And we've had >> tonight, the Trump administration ramping up pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine. >> I just felt it was time. Look, these are tremendous sanctions. These are very big.Those are against their two big oil companies, and we hope that they won't be on for long. >> New sanctions hitting Russia's two largest oil companies in response, the Treasury Department says, to Russia's quote, lack of serious commitment to a peace process. It comes after new Russian air strikes.Firefighters carryin ...

We cancelled the meeting with President Putin. It just it didn't feel right to me. It didn't feel like we were going to get to the place we have to get.So I canceled it. But we'll do it in the future. Mr.. President, can you tell us a little bit about why you're elevating sanctions against Russia right now. Question I just felt it was time that we've waited a long time. I thought that we'd go long before the Middle East and markets, you know, we did the Middle East plus seven.So we did seven different wars. ...