Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: Combat Deaths Estimated; Italy Snubs Ruble Call 

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Putin Demands Ruble Payment for Gas, Escalating Energy Fight

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Halt Rally as Bonds Stem Record Losses: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rallies as U.S. Stockpiles Shrink, Black Sea Terminal Shuts

[Reuters] Poland expels 45 Russian diplomats, official says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Mester Sees Need for Some Half-Point Rate Hikes This Year

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Daly Sees Possible Need for Half-Point Fed Rate Hike in May

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Volatility Returns in Muni Market’s Worst Quarter Since 1994

[CNBC] Wall Street bonuses climb to record $257,500 per worker last year, New York’s fiscal chief says

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Euro-Zone Consumer Confidence Plunges on Russia’s War in Ukraine

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Coffee Farmers Face ‘Mega Emergency’ as Fertilizer Costs Soar

[Bloomberg] Wall Street Is Scrambling For the Exits in Moscow — and Billions Are at Stake

[WSJ] China’s Ailing Developers Delay Results as Audits Drag On

[FT] Tett: The world needs to come clean about dirty money