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[Reuters] Putin orders retaliatory sanctions against West – Kremlin [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bonds Mixed as Rate Hikes Loom; Stocks Fluctuate: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Global Bond Yields Touch New Milestones With Rate Hikes Looming [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Retreats as China Lockdowns Counter Russian Output Risk [Reuters] Russia looks to avoid default after bond payments sent to creditors [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders […]
[Reuters] EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts [MSN/WP] Soviet flags keep rising over Russian-occupied Ukraine [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fall, Dollar Rises Amid Cautious Mood: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Five-Minute ‘Flash Crash’ in Nordic Equity Markets Jolts Europe [Reuters] Oil falls on China growth concerns even as EU weighs Russia import ban [Reuters] The […]
[Reuters] Russia strikes U.S. weapons at airfield near Odesa, defence ministry says [Reuters] EU leans towards Russian oil ban by year-end, diplomats say [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Pelosi in Kyiv; Moscow Tightens Grip on Kherson [CNBC] Surging prices force consumers to ask: Can I live without it? [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Can the World Feed Itself? Historic Fertilizer Crunch […]
Call This Storm Leviathan—It’s Big; It’s Bad; It’s Caused by Policy Last week HAI likened the current market and economic dynamics to a developing storm. This week, the storm continued to gather strength, and is beginning to make landfall. The selling pressure this week was intense across the board. The degree of broad index losses […]
[AP] Ukraine fights to hold off Russian advances in south, east [Reuters] Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: EU to Propose Russian Oil Phaseout by Year-End [Reuters] China April factory activity contracts at steeper pace as lockdowns bite [Reuters] Shanghai marks COVID milestone, Beijing on edge [Newsweek] As Pentagon […]
The Shanghai Composite sank 5.1% Monday, fell another 1.4% Tuesday, rallied 2.5% Wednesday, increased 0.6% Thursday, and then rose 2.4% Friday – with the wild week’s 1.3% decline boosting y-t-d losses to 16.3%. If that wasn’t enough volatility, China’s growth-oriented ChiNext Index sank 5.6%, declined 0.9%, rallied 5.5%, fell 1.8%, and jumped 4.1% (up 1% […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Germany Won’t Block a Russian Oil Embargo, Habeck Says [Reuters] Russian submarine strikes Ukraine with cruise missiles, defence ministry says [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Russia Cuts Interest Rates, Journalist Killed [Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Stocks Extend Losses on Tech Slump: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bets of Easing Crackdown Spur Dizzying Jump in China Tech Stocks [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Heads […]
This week we discuss how the dollar is performing versus other currencies amid record inflation that continues to grow. What are gold & silver’s next move and where will they go during quarter 2? We will cover the price movements of gold, silver, platinum, US dollar index, and more. Thanks for listening if you enjoy […]
