[Reuters] Russia and Belarus extend military drills; West worries invasion is imminent [Guardian] Russian troops will remain indefinitely, says Belarus, as [...]

Consumer Prices Ride the Energy Elevator—High and Going Higher Markets delivered another active and impactful week on Wall Street. While the Dow Jones [...]

[Reuters] Putin launches nuclear drills as U.S. says Russian forces ‘uncoil’ for Ukraine attack [CNN] The latest on the Ukraine-Russia crisis [AP] [...]

Bubbles are sustained only by ever increasing amounts of Credit. The most pernicious Bubbles are those fueled by “money” – perceived safe and liquid [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Reverse Gains on Ukraine Tension: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Price Pushes Above $1,900 as Ukraine Crisis Spurs Haven Demand [...]

Gold has maintained strong performance alongside healthy technical indicators this week while geopolitical uncertainty remains at the forefront of headlines. [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fall, Havens Rise on Ukraine Risk: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Curves Show One of the Tightest Markets Ever as Prices Swing [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Rally Falters as Russia, Inflation Risks Return: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Advances as Investors Track Crisis in Ukraine, [...]

Jeffrey Currie: “We’re out of everything, it’s the molecule crisis” Producer Price Index up to 9.7% Gold shines for 2022   The [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Stocks Rally; Haven Trades Retreat With Oil: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Slumps as Russia Says Some Troops to Return to Bases [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Steady on Russia Diplomacy Optimism: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Pares Gains With Price Volatility Rising on Ukraine [...]

[Reuters] Biden tells Putin Ukraine invasion would bring decisive response [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Zelenskiy, Biden to Speak on De-Escalation Hopes: Ukraine Update [...]

Bad + Worse = Now I certainly don’t find myself quoting Vladimir Lenin very often, but his observation that “there are weeks where decades happen” was [...]

[Reuters] Biden and Putin to speak; U.S. orders most embassy staff out of Ukraine [AP] US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears [Politico] [...]

Consumer price inflation continued to run hot in January. CPI increased a stronger-than-expected 0.6% during the month, boosting y-o-y inflation to a 40-year [...]