Policy Updates

Russia raises rates to 20% as ruble plunges | Shipping from Ukrainian ports all but ceased
President Biden to give State of the Union address Tuesday amid a worried nation
China distances itself from Russia | U.S., EU mull SWIFT action against Russia, announce other sanctions
Vilsack comments on food prices, fertilizer and China | Vilsack/USTR Tai on tap today
General Mills warns it has been facing ‘acute supply shortages’
Biden to speak to nation, confer with G7 leaders | Markets reacting to invasion
Surge in commodity prices from crude to metals to wheat is pausing today
Oil, natural gas, wheat, corn & other markets rally on Putin moves | Defining invasion
Biden blocks all U.S. investments in Ukrainian separatist regions
With some South American crops plunging, USDA to issue new-crop guesstimates Thursday