• Russia,Ukraine talks begin (Full Story), more sanctions imposed (Full Story)

• Risk sentiment improves slightly, equities ESv1 bounce off overnight lows

• Safe-havens US$, yen, Swiss franc come off the highs, AUD/JPY nears 83.45

• Copper HGv1 turns positive, yields AU3YT=RRUS2YT=RR bounce off lows

• AUD/USD rallies, turns +ve, lifts above 21-, 55- & 10-DMAs and daily cloud

• Pair hits 0.7225 in early NY; a daily bull hammer forms, monthly RSI rising

• RBA risk looms, rate hike unlikely, may occur later in year (Full Story)

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(Christopher Romano is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)

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