"As Ukraine gains more capabilities for the long-range fight . . . its ability to continue deep operations will become a feature."

Andrzej Duda inadvertently vindicated those Russian observers who long suspected that this transport megaproject right outside of Warsaw had dual military purposes, thus proving that they were right about Poland’s real plans all along...

• Equities are firmer, benefiting from strong Big Tech earnings; Google (+11.7%), Microsoft (+3.6%)
• Dollar is flat, USD/JPY moved lower in quick succession before paring back, Aussie outperforms given the risk tone and higher metal prices
• Bonds are modestly firmer, though very much contained ahead of US PCE
• Crude within recent ranges, XAU trudges higher and base metals entirely in the green; 3M LME topped USD 10,000/t
• Looking ahead, US PCE, Personal Income, Earnings from Co

"We temporarily asked all of our employees at corporate and in-restaurants to select another protein option for their meals to preserve our supply."

In a move that could reshape Europe's energy landscape, the European Commission is poised to propose new sanctions targeting Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports.

priority target...

...a substantial decline in inflows in the first quarter amid what Morningstar called “an existential crisis”.

"I think many Poles are outraged when they see young Ukrainian men in hotels and cafes..."

...the West is facing very challenging forces in the global left, not just in terms of their extremist activists, but also in the power they hold in our institutions...

Economics, not politics, is defining the terms of the current superpower competition for regional influence...

...stirring memories of 2010 incident in which IDF killed 10 relief-ship activists

"It is the determination and ability of the military/security complex to protect its budget and power that makes peace impossible and wars our way of life..."

“This is a parent’s rights bill, nothing more, nothing less. At the end of the day, parents should have final say what medical procedures their children are receiving, and nobody else.”

COVID vaccine injury has been a taboo subject for scientists and medical journals...