Saturday, February 12, 2022

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Biden tells Putin Ukraine invasion would bring decisive response

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Zelenskiy, Biden to Speak on De-Escalation Hopes: Ukraine Update

[CNN] US security and intelligence agencies prep for potential Russian hacking threats

[AP] Flights to Ukraine halted or redirected as crisis brews

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] World’s Top Economies Confront Inflation, Disease, War: Eco Week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Is Exporting Every Molecule of LNG Possible

[Reuters] Hong Kong reports 1,347 COVID cases as healthcare system overwhelmed

[AP] Dry winter drains reservoirs, ruins crops in Spain, Portugal

[Bloomberg] Manchin Prods Fed to Tackle Inflation, Citing Risk to Economy

[WSJ] Inflation Was Hottest in Atlanta, Mildest in San Francisco in 2021

[WSJ] Inflation Is Everywhere, Including Places You Might Not Expect

[WSJ] Russians Have Already Started Hybrid War With Bomb Threats, Cyberattacks, Ukraine Says

[FT] US says Vladimir Putin intransigent over Ukraine invasion despite diplomatic efforts

[FT] Scholz plans last-ditch appeal to Putin in effort to stop attack on Ukraine

[FT] Printers warn on growing paper shortages

Saturday's News Links

[Reuters] Biden and Putin to speak; U.S. orders most embassy staff out of Ukraine

[AP] US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears

[Politico] 'It is past time to leave': U.S. tells Americans to flee Ukraine and evacs embassy staff

[CNBC] Pentagon orders departure of U.S. troops in Ukraine as Russia crisis escalates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] U.S. Will Redeploy 160 National Guard Troops: Ukraine Update

[Reuters] Wall St Week Ahead Crypto investors face more uncertainty after rocky start to 2022

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Quant Momentum Funds Are Slammed Again in a New Fed-Linked Study

[Reuters] Mainland China to help overwhelmed Hong Kong with COVID fight

[Reuters] Responding to Ukraine tensions, Taiwan says it is watching situation with China

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Rate Hikes Pose Bigger Threat Than Ever Before for Europe’s Debt

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] ECB Overreaction on Prices Could Stymie Growth, Rehn Warns

[Bloomberg] Fed Rush to Catch Up on Inflation Raises U.S. Recession Risks

[WSJ] The Hidden Ways Companies Raise Prices

[WSJ] Deals Are Booming, but Antitrust Scrutiny Has Deal Traders Worried

[WSJ] Soybean Prices Surge as South American Outlook Deteriorates

[FT] Russia and US evacuate diplomatic staff from Ukraine

[FT] Fitch downgrades Turkish debt amid soaring inflation