Today's Headlines
Bloomberg:
- Dozens Killed in Russian Strikes Near Polish Border.
- Ukraine Update: Senior U.S., Chinese Officials to Meet Monday.
- It’s Crunch Time for Traders Juggling Russia Default Risk, Fed.
- Sullivan Says Venezuela Sanctions Relief Needs ‘Concrete Steps’.
- U.K. to Streamline Ukrainian Refugee Intake After Criticism.
- U.S. Pays $2 Million a Month to Protect Pompeo From Iran Threat.
- Sliding Yen Looks Like One-Way Bet as Japan Import Costs Surge.
- Russian Prosecutors Threaten U.S. Firms With Seizures: WSJ.
- How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Tearing Apart the Global Food System.
- U.S. Equity Futures Climb as Crude Oil Retreats: Markets Wrap.
- Oil Resumes Decline as Iran, Russia and Fed Jostle for Limelight.
- With Apple Debuting Its Last M1 Chip, Here’s What’s Next.
- Gold Dealers Swamped by Demand as War Creates Inflation Scare.
- Fed to Start Rate Hikes With License to Turn Aggressive Later.
- El-Erian Says Ukraine War Effect to Spur U.S. Inflation Higher.
- Hedge Funds’ Commodity Bets Soar After Ukraine Invasion.
Wall Street Journal:
- Latest Updates | U.S. Warns of Full NATO Response if Russia Attacks Poland.
- Bombs Force Ukraine Into War Economy.
- Inside One of Russia’s Deadliest Assaults on a Ukraine City. ‘They Want to Terrorize.’9 min read.
- Biden’s War on Oil Hits Consumers. The American energy industry is ready to help if Washington stops trying to put us out of business.
- U.S. Won’t Negotiate Sanctions With Russia to Save Iran Nuclear Deal.
- It’s Joe Biden’s Inflation. He blames Vladimir Putin, but his policies and the Federal Reserve are at fault.
- Rent-Control Measures Are Back as Home Rents Reach New Highs.
- Opioid Overdose Death Rate for U.S. Black Population Is Higher Than for White.
- As Gas Prices Soar, Buyers Find Fewer Fuel-Efficient Car Options.
- War Threatens Wheat Supply.
- Biden’s Ukraine Response Imperils Campaign Pledges.
- Chip Makers Stockpiled Materials Ahead of Ukraine’s Invasion.
- LIVE UPDATES: American journalist killed by Russian forces near Kyiv, two other correspondents injured.
- WH axed chance to train Ukraine military in guerrilla tactics over Putin fear: report.
- Officials reveal toll of Iranian missile attack on US consulate in Iraq.
- Dozens killed after Russian military attacks base mere miles from Poland.
- LIVE UPDATES: Russia asks for military help from US adversary hours before crucial meeting with America.
- Russia launches deadly strike on evacuee train carrying children.
CNBC:
Zero Hedge:
- Russia Seeking China's Military Help In Ukraine, US "Sources" Say In Afternoon Of Media Leaks; China Responds: "Never Heard Of That".
- Goldman Trader: "The Past Few Weeks Have Poured Kerosene On A Tectonic Shift That's Taken Shape Over The Past Six Years".
- Bitcoin Slides Ahead Of EU Vote Which Could "Practically" Ban Key Digital Currencies.
- Grains Cheatsheet, Part 2: Don't Follow The 'Record Crop' Trap.
- Hedge Fund CIO: The Golden Era For Central Banking Is Ending And A Global "Great Famine" Is Coming.
- Putin Warns Attempts To Prevent Russian Exports Of Fertilizers, Oil, Gas Will Have 'Serious Consequences'.
- Iran Claims Responsibility For Attacking 'Israeli Strategic Center' In Iraq.
- Ukraine, Russian Negotiators Say "Significant Progress" Made In Ceasefire Talks, Expect Signed Deal In "Next Few Days".
- Aviation Groups Call For Lifting All COVID Restrictions On Air Travel.
- "Democracy Is At Stake" - Dems Urge Americans' Shared "Sacrifice" Over Soaring Gas Prices.
- China Locks Down 17.5 Million In Shenzhen As Daily COVID Cases Soar To 2-Year High.
- Russian Missiles Obliterate Base Near Poland That Previously Housed US Troops.
- Italian Police Seize World's Largest Sailing Yacht From Russian Oligarch.
- TME Sunday: Sentiment screams buy but.....
- U.N. Warns Russia's War In Ukraine Could Spike Global Food Prices By 22%.
- Russia Threatens Attack On NATO Weapons Shipments To Ukraine: "Legitimate Targets".
- Iraq Kurdish Capital Struck By Missiles Launched From Outside The Country.
- South Korea Elects Conservative Anti-North Hawk As President.
- Stoltenberg Says Ukraine's NATO Membership Was Never "Imminent" Or "On The Agenda".
- Six West Point Cadets Overdose During South Florida Spring Break Visit.
MarketWatch.com:
- Look out — this inflation forecast is now flashing red.
- Weekend reads: Could China be the next investment market to be canceled?
- Opinion: Energy stocks have rallied amid a kink in global supplies — ‘there is plenty of upside remaining’.
- Pfizer CEO says fourth COVID shot will be needed, shots for young kids could start in May.
NewsMax:
TheGatewayPundit.com:
- “The Fake News Said My Personality Would Get Us Into a War. But Actually, My Personality Is What Kept US Out of War” – President Trump in Florence (VIDEO).
- Mayorkas Releases New Rules on Extremism – DHS Will Target Anyone Who Believes Election Was Stolen or Who Challenged Fauci’s Everchanging COVID Narrative.
- “F**king Disgraceful” – Donald Trump Jr. Responds to America’s Two-Tiered Judicial System after Rapists Are Sentenced to Probation While Peaceful Trump-Supporters Rot in Jail.
- No One Is Talking About the Mass Food Shortage and Grocery Bill Increases US Is Barreling Toward.
- ABC’s Jon Karl: “If You Look at the Numbers, Inflation Really Started to Rise Almost Exactly When Biden Came in the White House” (VIDEO).
- DeSantis Warns Dems Will “Reimpose” COVID Restrictions After Midterms.
- “The Best Chance in 20 Years to Take This Guy Out” – Lindsey Graham Again Calls for Assassination of Vladimir Putin and Crushing the Russian Economy (VIDEO).
- The Atlantic Wants Us to Know that Climate Change Would Be Severely Impacted if There was a Nuclear War.
- Houston Elections Administrator, Isabel Longoria, Claims 10,000 Ballots Weren’t Counted in Recent Primary Because Staff Was Too Tired.
- Larry Summers Is Second Obama Economic Adviser To Blame Biden For Inflation (VIDEO).
- Australia’s Prime Minister Calls to Change Isolation Rules for Close Contact of Positive Cases – Now Wants to Deal with Covid-19 Like the Flu.
- EXCLUSIVE: Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates Continues to Play Victim and Refuses to Turn Election Routers Over to Inspectors… Why Is That? (VIDEO).
- “Biden Won’t Do It Because He Does Not Have The Will To Stand Up To AOC” – President Trump On Elon Musk Calling For Increased Oil Production (VIDEO).
- BREAKING:
Multiple ‘Iranian-Produced Ballistic Missiles’ Rain Down on US Army
Base in Iraq – Days After Biden Announced Plans to Buy Iranian Oil
(VIDEO).
GETTR:
- @VigilantFox - Dr. Jim Meehan: Masks Don't Work—They Only Force You to Breathe in Your Own CO2 and Bacteria "The explosion in bacterial pneumonias that's happening in this country is tragic, and it was avoidable." (video)
- @chiefnerd - Dr. Aaron Kheriaty on the potential long-term consequences of the Pfizer vaccine. (video)
OpenVAERS:
- VAERS US COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Reports. 783,281 Reports(+8,909 from prior week) Through March 4th, 2021.
SKirsch.com:
- Using the MGH numbers with our own VAERS queries, we have 247 cases per million doses from the MGH study divided by 5.97 cases per million doses from VAERS. 247/5.97 = 41. This suggests that the VAERS under-reporting factor (URF) is 41X.
Covid-19(Data, Maps, Graphs):
- Our World in Data: New Global Covid-19 Cases(7-day rolling average graphs). New US Covid Hospital Admissions/ICU Admissions/Deaths
- FT.com: Fully Vaccinated by Country(graph). Global Lockdown Stringency Index(map).
- Bloomberg.com: International Travel Restrictions. Case Graphs by State.
- NYTimes.com: County Trends and Clusters. Local ICU Occupancy.
- Brown School of Public Health: Covid Severity by State/County(map). US Hospital Capacity(region).
- CovidActNow: Covid Severity/Infection Rate by Metro Area.
- KFF: US Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity.
- Carnegie Mellon: Covid-Like Symptoms in Community. Covid Symptom Searches on Google. Covid-Related Dr.Visits. Restaurant Visits. Wearing Masks. (graphs)
- Safegraph.com: Commerce Patterns(graphs).
Night Trading
- Asian indices are -.25% to +.75% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 113.0 unch.
- China Sovereign CDS 58.5 -1.0 basis point.
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 50.37 -.32%.
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 2,719.0 +61.0 points.
- Volatility Index(VIX) futures 30.1 -2.2%.
- Euro Stoxx 50 futures +.95%.
- S&P 500 futures +.57%.
- NASDAQ 100 futures +.46%.
Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
Before the Open:
- None of Note
After the Close:
- (COUP)/.05
- (MTN)/5.64
Economic Releases
- None of note
Upcoming Splits
- None of note
- The China Industrial Production report, Deutsche Bank dbaccess Media/Net/Telecom Conference and the Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference could also impact trading today.
- 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
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