Russia's defence ministry: Ukraine struck Russian forces and civilian sites with drones and artillery - Tass

Russia's defense ministry reported that Ukraine launched drone and artillery strikes targeting both Russian military forces and civilian areas. This escalation in hostilities heightens geopolitical tensions, impacting risk appetite among investors and potentially leading to increased volatility in regional markets. The Russian ruble and Ukrainian hryvnia are particularly exposed to fluctuations due to heightened uncertainty and capital flight risks. Traders will be closely watching for any retaliatory measures from Russia or further military developments, as these could significantly influence market sentiment and asset prices in the region.

HIGH-impact news is typically a market-moving event with multi-pip or multi-percent intraday reactions. Examples include central bank rate decisions, major CPI/NFP releases, geopolitical shocks, mega-cap earnings beats/misses, and regulatory announcements. Traders typically position-reduce or hedge ahead of scheduled HIGH-impact events, and follow the wire in real time to react to unscheduled ones (war headlines, central-bank emergency statements, surprise corporate actions). The Trading News Terminal squawk box reads every HIGH-impact headline aloud the moment it hits the wire — so active traders don't have to stare at the feed.

Active traders typically follow a three-step workflow when a market-moving headline hits the wire: (1) read the headline on the terminal or hear it on the squawk box; (2) assess whether the news is already priced in (by checking intraday price action in the seconds before) or whether it's genuinely new information; (3) act — either entering a breakout position, fading an overreaction, or tightening stops on existing trades. Trading News Terminal's Pro plan delivers wire-grade headlines within seconds of the source, with automatic audio squawk on every HIGH-impact event, so the read-assess-act cycle never waits on a refresh button.