LinkedIn Barred from Public Access in Russia

Russia blocked access last year after a court found LinkedIn guilty of violating a law requiring companies holding Russian’s citizen’s data to store it on servers located in the country. Microsoft’s LinkedIn failed to reach an agreement with Russian authorities to allow public access to the employment networking site, the company and Russia’s communications regulator said on Tuesday.

US Treasury Yields Rise; All Eyes On Fed Minutes

To read Chairman Yellen’s remarks, visit Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. on February 14, 2017, and Chair Yellen submitted identical remarks to the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, on February 15, 2017 . The Fed minutes due to be released later on Wednesday could either reinforce or undermine recent hawkish comments from central bank policy makers.