Key Takeaways

Russia launched its offensive in the Donbas. The World Bank again downgraded its forecast for the global economy. The US lifts the mask mandate on public transportation. Analysis: Trade Flows, the Russia-Ukraine War, and Globalization. Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Battle of Donbas Begins.

Condition Updates

A rundown of important global risk developments in markets, in business, and region by region.

Analysis: Trade Flows, the Russia-Ukraine War, and Globalization.

Much like during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, severe trade interruptions as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have led to some speculation that the age of globalized trade is over. While global trade flows are experiencing, and will continue to experience, large-scale shifts and disruptions, global trade paths are simply changing, rather than ending.

Analysis: Ukraine War Update: Battle of Donbas Begins.

Russian forces tried to push through Ukrainian defenses along almost the entire front line in eastern Ukraine today, launching the "Battle of the Donbas."

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