Tuesday Afternoon Links

[AP] Russia ratchets up battle for control of eastern Ukraine

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: Russia Attacks Across Donbas in New Offensive

[Reuters] Wall Street, bond yields head higher as global growth hopes trimmed

[Reuters] Oil slumps 5% after IMF cuts economic growth outlook

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Short-End Yields Surge While 30-Year Rate Tops 3% Mark

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed’s Evans Sees Rates Rising Above Neutral Level

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Higher Rates Start to Cool Canada’s Hot Housing Market

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.K. Faces Worst Inflation Shock Among G-7 Nations, IMF Says

[Bloomberg] Russia Touts SWIFT Alternative, But Will Keep Its Members Secret

[Bloomberg] U.S. Housing Starts Unexpectedly Rise to Fastest Pace Since 2006

[WSJ] How U.S.-Saudi Relations Reached the Breaking Point

[FT] Russia says invasion of Ukraine has entered new phase

[FT] Emerging markets risk financial distress as rates begin to rise, IMF warns