Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Thursday's News Links

[Reuters] No progress on Ukraine ceasefire in Lavrov-Kuleba meeting

[Reuters] Ukraine says Russia snubs plea for humanitarian access to besieged civilians

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: Scholz, Macron Speak to Putin as Talks Stumble

[Reuters] Time to get tougher with Russia's Putin, Britain tells West

[Reuters] U.S. dismisses Russian claims of biowarfare labs in Ukraine

[Reuters] Russian economy in 'shock' from unprecedented economic war - Kremlin

[Reuters] Nuclear war? Russia's Lavrov says: I don't believe so

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Futures, Bonds Fall Amid ECB’s Hawkish Tilt: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Recovers With Market Gripped by Huge Price Swings

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chaos in Nickel Shows Signs of Easing After Tsingshan Rescue

[AP] US inflation soared 7.9% in past year, a fresh 40-year high

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Unexpectedly Quickens Stimulus Exit Citing Ukraine War

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Extends Backstop for Central Banks as War Jolts Currencies

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fuel-Price Hikes to Hit Shippers, Truckers Across U.S. Economy

[Reuters] Europe's banks reveal billions worth of Russia risk as sanctions bite

[Reuters] Ukraine says Russian troops at gas compressor stations pose supply risk

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia Says It Has Enough Energy Buyers Even With Sanctions

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia Devises Plan to Seize Firms Abandoned in Foreigner Exodus

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tycoon Behind Nickel’s Big Short Has Power to Fuel More Drama

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia’s Default Swaps Signal $40 Billion Pay Day Is Imminent

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pimco Amassed Billions of Exposure to Russia Debt Facing Default

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russian Prowess Questioned as Troops Bogged Down in Ukraine

[MSN/Bloomberg] U.S. Hits China for Pushing Russia’s ‘Preposterous’ Lab Theory

[Reuters] China-Taiwan war would end in 'miserable victory' -Taiwan minister

[Bloomberg] U.S.’s Raimondo Warns Chinese Firms on Evading Russia Sanctions

[Bloomberg] Italian Bonds Lead Plunge in Europe as ECB Ramps Up Tightening

[WSJ] In Ukraine, a People’s Army Includes Rock Stars, TV Hosts and Playwrights

[FT] ECB scales back stimulus plan as Ukraine war drives up inflation expectations

[FT] The rising costs of China’s friendship with Russia

[FT] The corporate retreat from Russia is going to be messy