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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Turn Lower on Doubts for U.S.-Russia Summit: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises as Market Giants See Demand Recovery Continuing [Yahoo/Bloomberg] European Gas Swings as Traders Weigh Proposed U.S.-Russia Talks [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russian Assets Tumble as Military Aid Report Spooks Traders [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Kremlin Cautious on Prospect of Biden-Putin Summit Amid Tensions [Guardian] Ukraine crisis live: […]
[Reuters] Russia and Belarus extend military drills; West worries invasion is imminent [Guardian] Russian troops will remain indefinitely, says Belarus, as fears rise of Ukraine invasion [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Biden Ready to Engage With Putin, Says Blinken: Ukraine Update [Reuters] Putin oversees nuclear drills, U.S. says Russian forces ‘poised to strike’ Ukraine [CNBC] Biden convenes National Security […]
Consumer Prices Ride the Energy Elevator—High and Going Higher Markets delivered another active and impactful week on Wall Street. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average led the declines with a 1.9% drop, all major indexes finished the week firmly in the red. Gold prices broke above $1,900 intraweek as the entire precious metals complex rallied. […]
[Reuters] Putin launches nuclear drills as U.S. says Russian forces ‘uncoil’ for Ukraine attack [CNN] The latest on the Ukraine-Russia crisis [AP] Ukraine officials come under shelling attack on front [Reuters] West puts up united front against Russia, but urges talks [AP] EU chief: Russia could be cut off from markets, tech goods [WSJ] Breakaway […]
Bubbles are sustained only by ever increasing amounts of Credit. The most pernicious Bubbles are those fueled by “money” – perceived safe and liquid Credit instruments. Bubbles are mechanisms of wealth redistribution and destruction. Structural impairment caused by Bubble excess escalates over the life of the boom. The pain and dislocation unleashed during the bust […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Reverse Gains on Ukraine Tension: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Price Pushes Above $1,900 as Ukraine Crisis Spurs Haven Demand [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Retreats Below $90 With Bumper Rally Starting to Ease Out [Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Says Russia Massed Up to 190,000 Personnel: Ukraine Update [AP] In Ukraine’s volatile east, a day of shelling, outages, fear […]
Gold has maintained strong performance alongside healthy technical indicators this week while geopolitical uncertainty remains at the forefront of headlines. Silver is climbing, still in the middle of its trading range. Platinum had a significant breakout above the 200-day moving average, pushing into the previous high range with momentum. Thanks for listening, if you enjoy […]
[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] European Gas Surges After U.S. Rejects Russia Claims of Pullback [Yahoo Finance] Jobless claims: Another 248,000 Americans filed new claims last week [Reuters] Kyiv, West fear ‘pretexts for invasion’ after shelling […]
