- As global bond markets recovered from an unprecedented collapse, stocks dipped lower with u.s. equity futures on Wednesday.
- European markets stalled following their longest winning run since November, while s&p 500 futures pointed down after the index reversed half of its January drop. After rising to highs not seen since mid-2019, benchmark 10-year treasury rates fell to 2.36%.
- Bonds are bearing the brunt of central bank demands for tighter action to contain inflation, as investors flock to stocks as an inflation hedge, causing the S&P 500 to rise in five of the previous six sessions.
- Russia’s Deputy PM Novak: Russia is in talks with Asian partners about increasing oil flows; If Russian hydrocarbons are sanctioned, global oil and gas markets will collapse.
- Germany’s Chancellor Scholz: We will build our own LNG terminals much faster than planned up to now.
- Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: Sending peacekeepers to Ukraine may lead to direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.
- Russia's Putin is still planning to attend the G20 meeting in Indonesia.