What I Am Reading
Monday, March 7, 2022
Markets
Commodities
- U.S. crude oil tops $130 a barrel, a 13-year high on possible Western ban of Russian oilCNBC
- National average for a gallon of gas tops $4, the highest price at the pump since 2008CNBC
- How High Can Oil Prices Go? What to KnowBarron's
- Oil spikes to 2008 highs as U.S., Europe mull Russian oil import ban, Iran delayReuters
- U.S. Officials Meet With Regime in Venezuela, to Discuss Oil Exports to Replace Russia’sWall Street Journal
- Ukraine: Angry dock workers in the UK are refusing to unload Russian oilCNBC
- This Russian Metals Giant Might Be Too Big to SanctionWall Street Journal
Global
Central banks
- The Fed Risks Making a Policy Mistake. Here’s How to Avoid It.Barron's
- The ECB’s Inflation Problem Is More About Supply Than DemandWall Street Journal
- China’s Robust Growth Target Points to More Stimulus AheadWall Street Journal
US
Europe
China
- China Sets Economic Growth Target of Around 5.5% for the YearWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade I
- When Vladimir Putin escalates his war, the world must meet himEconomist
- Ukraine Faces Fresh Wave of Attacks Focused on Population CentersWall Street Journal
- Fighting traps residents in Mariupol; Putin calls on Ukraine to surrenderReuters
- How to help Ukraine as Vladimir Putin bombards its citiesEconomist
- U.S. Hunts for Options to Get Polish Combat Planes to UkraineWall Street Journal
- Is the Russian Air Force Actually Incapable of Complex Air Operations? | Royal United Services Institute
- Russia Recruiting Syrians for Urban Combat in Ukraine, U.S. Officials SayWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade II
- The Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar Could Outlast the Shooting WarWall Street Journal
- The west’s hybrid war on RussiaFinancial Times
- For Israel, Ukraine Was A Test Case And The West Failed That Test.American Thinker
- Opinion: From Hungary in 1956 to Ukraine in 2022, Russia has tried to crush the people’s will – and failedThe Globe and Mail
Geopolitics & trade III
- Western sanctions on Russia are like none the world has seenEconomist
- Netflix, American Express and two top accounting firms sever ties with RussiaReuters
- A new age of economic conflictEconomist
- China Opposes Sanctions and Has a Reputation for Busting ThemWall Street Journal
- Russian Banks Turn to China to Sidestep Cutoff From Payments SystemsWall Street Journal