Sanctions must be extended to all Russian banks, says Liz Truss UK foreign secretary issues statement after some Russian banks were omitted from Swift expulsion
London Stock Exchange suspends trading in 27 firms with strong links to Russia Energy and banking companies Gazprom and Sberbank, plus EN+, Lukoil and Polyus among firms
Russia’s Sberbank pulls out of Europe after facing failure amid sanctions Bank’s European subsidiaries faced ‘abnormal cash outflows’, so it could no longer supply them with liquidity
Post-lockdown spending spree helps Australia’s economy rebound Gross domestic product grew by 3.4% in December quarter, but recovery not as strong as some economists had predicted
Russia: who is on the sanctions lists – at a glance List of people and organisations blacklisted by UK, US and EU
The great decoupling: how UK-based firms are unwinding exposure to Russia Oil companies and City and law firms are among many working round the clock to sever ties with Russian-owned businesses
UK law firms aiding Russian oligarchs could face penalties, No 10 suggests No 10 warns City firms to ‘think very carefully’ before propping up those allied to Putin regime
Rollercoaster day for shares after Russia hit with sanctions over Ukraine Banks lose out as investors switch to defence stocks, and gas prices on global markets jump almost 20%
Lloyds charged my mum an astronomical amount for insurance A reader writes that the bank’s auto-renewal quote was for £606 when cover was on offer for £127
Two top Russian billionaires speak out against war Oleg Deripaska and Ukrainian-born Mikhail Fridman call for peace, as activities come under threat from sanctions
Swift action at last brings meaningful sanctions against Putin regime Selected Russian banks banned from global payments system, while Russian central bank will find it harder to spend $500bn war chest
What is Swift and what will shutting Russia out of it achieve? Western allies have agreed that ‘selected Russian banks’ will no longer have access to the international payments system
US, UK, Europe and Canada to block Swift access for some Russian banks Partial ejection from global payment system expected in days as part of new sanctions against Moscow
UK households face biggest fall in living standards since 1950s, say experts Russian invasion of Ukraine could further hike global energy prices and cut real incomes by 3.1%, economists fear
Western powers have realised Russia is largely immune to sanctions Analysis: Only the financial equivalent of unleashing a nuclear arsenal will dent Russia’s foreign assets war chest