[AP] Russia says it will cut back operations near Ukraine capital [Reuters] Russia promises to scale down operations; Ukraine proposes neutrality [Reuters] [...]

[Reuters] Ukraine talks to resume; Kremlin calls Biden remarks “alarming” [Reuters] Ukraine insists on territorial integrity as talks loom [...]

[Reuters] Ukraine says Russia wants to split nation, calls for more arms [AP] Zelenskyy: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight [Yahoo/Bloomberg] [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: Biden Calls Vladimir Putin a ‘Butcher’ [Reuters] Russian forces take Chernobyl workers’ town; more fighting in [...]

Never a Dull Week at the Fed’s Circus Despite being another objectively wild week in global markets, this week felt calm compared to events of the recent [...]

It’s been some time since the Fed commenced a serious tightening cycle. Previous moves to raise rates progressed gingerly, so as not to risk upsetting the [...]

[AP] Ukraine reports 300 died in Russian strike on theater [Reuters] Ukrainian forces advance east of Kyiv as Russians fall back [AP] Putin’s war in Ukraine [...]

This week we discuss the price movements of gold, silver, platinum, the dow industrials, the US Dollar index, and the 10-year pattern in the making for gold. [...]

[AP] Biden, Western allies open 1st of 3 summits on Russian war [Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S., NATO Gird for Russian Nuclear Incident in Ukraine War [Reuters] On [...]

“Control oil & you control nations. Control food & you control people.” – Kissinger Russia & Ukraine generate 10% of all global [...]

[Reuters] Russia bombs Ukraine cities as Biden heads to Europe [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: Putin Adviser Quits as Scholz Warns of More Pain [Reuters] [...]

[AP] Live updates: Serbia refuses to slap sanctions on Russia [Reuters] Ukraine military tells residents to brace for indiscriminate Russian shelling [Reuters] [...]

[Reuters] Kremlin says no significant progress in peace talks with Ukraine [Reuters] EU must impose sanctions on Russian oil, ministers tell divided bloc [AP] [...]

[AP] Shelter bombed in Ukraine city; war seen entering new phase [Reuters] Turkey says Russia and Ukraine nearing agreement on ‘critical’ issues [...]

Weekly Hard Asset Insights By David McAlvany Clown Kookooland vs. the Economic Truth This week, the Federal Reserve, economy, and financial markets took a big [...]