The first employee of BitMEX pleaded guilty on Monday to violating U.S. bank secrecy laws by failing to establish an anti-money laundering program, following guilty pleas to the same charge by the cryptocurrency exchange's three co-founders.

Wall Street stocks were mostly flat on Monday, the dollar weakened and U.S. government bond yields fell as investors weighed mixed messages on inflation and how aggressive the Federal Reserve might be in combating it.

U.S. stocks were mostly flat on Monday, the dollar weakened and U.S. government bond yields fell as investors weighed mixed messages on inflation and how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be in combating it.

World stock markets were mostly flat on Monday, unable to recover much from a sell-off last week triggered by a strong U.S. jobs report that bolstered the case for sharp interest rate increases. The dollar weakened and government bond yields fell.

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* This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine

Copper prices rose on Monday, supported by rising imports of the industrial metal by top consumer China and on hopes that interest rates may peak soon after rapid increases aimed at curbing inflation.

World stock markets gained ground on Monday, recovering from losses sparked by a strong U.S. jobs report last week that bolstered the case for sharp interest rate hikes, while the dollar weakened and government bond yields fell.

U.S. and global stock markets gained ground on Monday, recovering from losses sparked by a strong U.S. jobs report last week that bolstered the case for sharp interest rate hikes, while the dollar weakened and government bond yields fell.

Russian stocks were given a reprieve and the rouble strengthened on Monday after the country's top stock exchange decided not to allow some foreign investors to trade Russian shares for the first time since February.