Thursday, March 17, 2022

Friday's News Links

[Reuters] Biden and Xi set to clash over Putin's war in Ukraine

[AP] Russian strikes hit Ukrainian capital and outskirts of Lviv

[Politico] 'Fed-up' Biden wants Xi Jinping to disavow Russia's Ukraine invasion

[Reuters] Putin's power must be destroyed, German economy minister says

[Reuters] Russia says post-1991 'illusions' about the West are over

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: Russia Again Shells Western Areas Around Lviv

[Reuters] Shanghai pushes ahead with mass COVID tests as new cases spike

[Reuters] Chinese carrier sails through Taiwan Strait hours before Biden-Xi call

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Dip as Oil Halts Rally: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Pares Gain Near $104 to End Another Volatile Week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Stocks Pare Early Losses on Speculation of Policy Easing

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Traders Rocked by Trillion-Dollar Swings in China’s Wild Week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Nickel Tumbles 12% in Latest Glitchy Start to London Trading

[MW] Bullard says Fed moving too slowly to quell high inflation and putting economy at risk

[CNBC] Fed Governor Waller says half-point rate hikes could be needed as ‘inflation is raging’

[CNBC] Home sales fell far more than expected in February, as mortgage rates rose and supply remained tight

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia Says the Coupon Cash for Dollar Bonds Is With Citigroup

[Guardian] China’s decisive turning point: will it side with Russia and divide the world?

[Reuters] Goldman says China high-yield developers' default rate understates stresses

[AP] Putin likens opponents to ‘gnats,’ signaling new repression

[Bloomberg] Biden Team Hardens View of China Tilting Toward Putin on Ukraine

[Bloomberg] Stock Traders Brace for a $3.5 Trillion ‘Triple Witching’ Event

[NYT] How the War in Ukraine Could Slow the Sales of Electric Cars

[WSJ] How the U.S. and EU Cut Russia Off From the Global Economy

[WSJ] Inside the Nickel Market Failure: Massive Trades the Exchange Didn’t See

[FT] Fed’s Bullard says rates should top 3% this year to combat inflation

[FT] Banks and Russia: there is no easy way out

[FT] Taiwan military drills take on greater urgency after invasion of Ukraine

Thursday Evening Links

[AP] Rescuers search theater rubble as Russian attacks continue

[Reuters] As Russian advance stalls, U.S. warns China against aiding Moscow in Ukraine 

[Reuters] Putin's warning to 'traitors' sends chilling message

[Yahoo] Putin echoes Stalin in 'very, very scary' speech

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: U.S. House Votes to Make Russia a Trade Pariah

[Reuters] U.S. House backs removal of 'most-favored' trade status for Russia, Belarus

[AP] Pressure mounts for multinationals in Russia to leave

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Post Best Three-Day Run Since November 2020: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Advances as Investors Weigh Fed Rate Hike, Ukraine War

[Reuters] U.S. economy flexes muscle with jobless benefit rolls at 52-year low; factories humming

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Drought Set to Scorch California and U.S. West Again, Forecasters Say

[Bloomberg] China Credit Investors Find Themselves at Back of the Line

[WSJ] Xi and Biden Prepare to Talk as U.S.-China Distrust Mounts

[WSJ] How Marina Ovsyannikova Became Russia’s Most Visible Antiwar Protester

[FT] US pours cold water on hopes of diplomatic solution in Ukraine

Thursday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Ukraine says it stands firm on recognition of 1991 borders 

[AP] Rescuers search for survivors in smashed Mariupol theater

[Reuters] Kremlin: many people in Russia are behaving like traitors

[Reuters] Russia creditors await bond payment as Moscow says money sent

[Reuters] Biden, Xi to speak Friday as tensions rise over Putin's Ukraine invasion

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: Power Cut to 1.3 Million, Biden to Speak With Xi

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Rebound in Volatile Session; Oil Tops $100: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Rises Above $100 as Russia Casts Doubt on Talks With Ukraine

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] One Day After Fed Hike, Traders Are Betting Cuts Will Start in 2024

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Mortgage Rates in the U.S. Top 4% for First Time Since 2019

[Reuters] UK to deploy Sky Sabre missile defence system in Poland

[MSN/Time] Chernobyl Experts Say Russia Could Set Off a Nuclear Disaster

[Reuters] Russians have up to $213 billion stashed offshore in Swiss banks

[NYT] Inflation vs. Recession: The Fed Is Walking a Tightrope