[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[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 [...]

[AP] Ukraine’s leader warns war will cost Russia for generations [BBC] Russia claims first use of hypersonic missile [AP] Denied easy victory, Russia presses [...]

The S&P500 was about unchanged Wednesday at 2:36 pm ET, six minutes into Chair Powell’s press conference opening statement. “We will need to be nimble [...]

[Reuters] Biden and Xi set to clash over Putin’s war in Ukraine [AP] Russian strikes hit Ukrainian capital and outskirts of Lviv [Politico] [...]