Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that have been levied against it have sent shockwaves through global energy markets. Inventories in major oil-consuming developed economies, including in the United States, have been falling steadily.
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After two soggy coupon auctions earlier this week, which saw both the 3Y and 10Y sales tail modestly with subpar internals, moments ago the US Treasury sold $20BN in a 30 year paper (technically a 29-year 11 month reopening of CUSIP TD0), in what can only be described as a stellar auction.
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U.S. consumers paid more for a variety of goods and services in February compared to the prior month and year, with prices climbing across the economy amid lingering supply and demand imbalances.
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Consumer prices rose 7.9% in February, as compared to the same month in 2021, according to data from the Labor Department released in January.
With the Biden administration already setting the narrative yesterday that today’s inflation print could be ‘high’, and expectations for a headline print of +7.9% YoY (from +7.5% YoY in January), the bar was high for any surprises and the headline print came in right in the dot at +7.9% YoY – the highest since Jan 1982.
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The Fed took an unprecedented as well as illegal action on Russia that constitutes economic warfare and may easily start a currency crisis or something even worse.
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday mobilizing the federal government to create a strategy for digital assets like cryptocurrencies that promotes innovation in the industry while minimizing risks to Americans and the global financial system.
The global economy had only just begun to recover from the pandemic when Putin decided to invade Ukraine, sending oil prices soaring.
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One-year U.S. inflation expectations have rocketed higher since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the longer-term outlook has begun increasing as well, a development likely to be watched closely by the Federal Reserve as it battles to keep price pressures under control.
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