Two months ago, US and European equity markets exploded higher after RIA tweeted that Russia sought a de-escalation in Ukraine [7]. Today, after an ugly week of higher volatility and even higher anxiety, RIA is at it again, tweeting the following - Kiev agrees to withdraw troops from several Eastern Ukraine cities – DPR leader Zakharchenko - and stocks have started to ramp...
BREAKING: Kiev agrees to withdraw troops from several Eastern Ukraine cities – DPR leader Zakharchenko pic.twitter.com/UrG9QwTURl [8]
— RIA Novosti (@ria_novosti) October 10, 2014 [9]
BREAKING: Donetsk People’s Republic signs demarcation line deal with Kiev pic.twitter.com/00S5KX1Mo1 [10]
— RIA Novosti (@ria_novosti) October 10, 2014 [11]
And the response...
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This is what happened last time...
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Charts: Bloomberg
