- On Monday, global stock markets slumped as geopolitical uncertainties over Ukraine reverberated around the world, adding to fears about inflation and the potential of aggressive Federal Reserve interest-rate rises to combat it.

- Futures in the United States fell along with European and Asian stocks. In premarket trade, US airlines fell as tensions in Ukraine hurt global travel equities, putting pressure on firms with ties to Russia and Eastern Europe. Expensive growth stocks, which are expected to be the worst hit by rising interest rates, also declined. Bond yields fell, but the dollar rose.

- Tensions over Russia's military buildup in Ukraine are reaching a critical juncture, as the United States warns of a potentially impending invasion and President Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of failing to satisfy his demands. Russia has repeatedly rejected the idea of an intention to invade Ukraine, and a diplomatic drive to fix the issue is ongoing, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visiting Kyiv a day before traveling to Moscow.

- UK's Prime Minister Johnson: What all European countries need to do now is remove Nord Stream out of their veins.
- Fed's George: There's no need for the Fed to hike rates outside of regular sessions - WSJ.
- HSBC sees BoE raising rates to 1.25% by August.; previous est. 1%.
- Russia is ready to fire on foreign ships and submarines that unlawfully violate its national seas. - IFAX Citing Sr. Military Official
- EU Exec. VP Dombrovskis: Sanctions against Russia are still progressing.