Global Economic Review: March 2023

Ukraine:  Winter & Sanctions Impact   The Ukraine-Russia Conflict had few headlines.  The brutal winter slog continued around the city of Bakhmut and the eastern front.  More tanks were delivered to Ukraine but when and where they will be used remained speculative.  Russia also would want to fully gauge the…

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March 2023 Sector and Index Performance

During the month of March, Crypto (+18.27%) and Indices (+5.55%) were this month’s top performers. The bottom performers were Energy (-4.87%) and Softs (-2.66%). March began the same way February ended, below par. Despite the downfall of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed announced they plan on slowing rate hikes causing…

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February 2023 Global Commodity Snapshot

Commodities: Global   OPEC Oil Production Rose in February led by a further recovery in Nigerian supply per Reuters.  Output rose by 0.150 million barrels per day (mbpd) to just under 29.0 mbpd, but still was below available quotas.  Russian oil export revenues were set to rise in March as…

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Global Economic Review: February 2023

Ukraine:  Winter & Sanctions Impact   The Ukraine-Russia Conflict had no major headlines apart from Ukraine starting to receive the main battle tanks that it would require to effectively take back lost territory.  The winter slog continued with the focus on the city of Bakhmut with Russia sending in some…

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