U.S. secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack- "American wheat farmers will boost production and prevent supply chain problems in the event of a Russian/Ukrainian conflict that affects world's grain supply."
Russia and The Ukraine are at the largest and 5th largest wheat exporters respectively. US farmers are unable to plant normal acreage due to high fertilizer/chemical and energy costs. EU’s trade deficit with Russia widened from €15.7 to €69.2 billion last year. Russia’s merchandise trade surplus climbed to a record high of $67.6 billion in Q4 2021. Can the US and the West manage a wheat supply shock while running enormous trade deficits?

US Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard laid out a case for the role a U.S. central bank digital currency could play in bolstering financial stability.
Sweden's central bank has extended its contract with Accenture as supplier for its CBDC experimental project for a further year following the completion of Phase 2 technical trials.
The Jamaican government has stated that it is finalizing preparations for the launch of Jam-Dex, the country’s central bank digital currency.

US-based logistics company Expeditors International has shut down most of its operations worldwide after suffering a cyberattack. Hit is a critical ransomware attack. They are a global freight forwarder and customs broker, servicing a big chunk of the Fortune 500 and many other int'l shippers. Those supply chains are at standstill. Shares have been down for 2022 since executives cashed out at the $130 range.

"Suisse Secrets": Massive Leak Of Credit Suisse Bank Records Exposes $100 Billion Held By 18,000 Spies, Strongmen And Criminals. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak - the sons of former Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak, Alaa and Gamal held six accounts at various points including one containing nearly $200 million in 2003.

Credit Suisse marketing material diagram show how trusts can ‘shield assets’ and how they evade assets offshore. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/suisse-secrets-massive-leak-credit-suisse-banking-records-exposes-billions-held-spies

Pakistan - government is considering a proposal to borrow gold biscuits and bars from the people to increase Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves. The commercial banks will issue a negotiable discounted instrument to the gold owner and pay an interest rate on the precious metal. The commercial bank will deposit the gold with the SBP that can monetise it to increase the foreign exchange reserves. Photo - 🇵🇰 gold reserves.

Argentina - world's top exporter of soybean oil and meal. crops could keep losing yield until March due to drought.
Vegetable oil inflation drives 11-year high in food prices-surge in palm oil prices reflects Malaysian typhoon, Indonesian export curtailment.
China will sell some soybeans from its state reserves to boost supplies to the world's biggest oilseed market.
Korea’s grain import prices hit a record high.
Russia and The Ukraine accounts for 29% of global wheat exports, 19% of world corn supplies, and 80% of world sunflower oil exports. War risks of disruption to vital Black Sea grain flows.

Major gas exporting nations at summit said they could not guarantee prices or supplies overshadowed by the worsening Ukraine crisis which has pushed costs to record highs in Europe.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has issued an order to halt the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
Electricity prices rises in Germany and The Netherlands. Dutch gas futures, a European benchmark, were 8.4% higher at 78.63 euros a megawatt-hour today.

Canada- CEOs of Coinbase and Kraken that advocated self-custody of digital assets are being looked at the by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for violating sanctions. Commission sent tweets from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Kraken CEO Jesse Powell to the Canadian police because it believed that the crypto executives were offering advice on how to evade the sanctions on funds. shorturl.at/inzR5
Canadian Deputy PM - https://www.bitchute.com/video/nckbCX6rGySp/
Possible Bank Run - https://www.bitchute.com/video/u25aYUJ8EgpJ/

The websites for the Verkhovna Rada—the Ukrainian parliament—as well as the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are not working due to a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack
⌛️Began at 16:00 local time
🪛Traffic switched to another provider to lower impact
❗️CERT-UA warns of further possible cyberattacks

UK - Households facing biggest income hit in 30 years. Consumer prices in January rose at an annual rate of 5.5%. UK petrol prices are poised to hit a record 150p a litre. Electricity at £0.40/kWh and still growing. BoE calls for pay restraint. More taxes- UK businesses paid record £4.5bn in customs duties over the past year, due to the extra Brexit bureaucracy.

UK natural gas & base electricity futures contract prices have risen drastically over the past year. Gas prices in Europe rose above $960 per 1,000 cubic meters today. Germany's decision to halt Nordstream2 pipeline from Russia is worsening Europe's energy costs. Dutch TTF Gas Futures up 12% today. Brent crude @ $96 WTI crude @ $91 presently

US wheat futures mid-session have surged past the late November '21 top to the highest price since December 2012. Fears arise about disruptions to Black Sea trade flows from major exporters Russia and The Ukraine. Ships are avoiding entering the Black Sea because of the war risk. Supply disruptions are already taking place. Palladium (up 12% higher ytd) & platinum (24% higher for '22)markets dominated by Russia and is a big producer of Nickel (up 18% for '22). Corn futures up 3% today, to $6.62 1/2 a bushel. Paris based EuroNext futures exchange are up today by- Milling wheat - 9%, Rapeseed - 7.75%, Corn - 6.25%

At the moment, we are witnessing, first of all, the surgical work of the Russian Federation Armed Forces to deprive Ukraine of air defense, air force, navy, strike weapons, command structure and ammunition depots. This started just before dawn into the morning. -The Russian Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti. that high-precision weapons disable military infrastructure, air defense facilities, military airfields and aviation of the Ukrainian army
-The civilian population of Ukraine is not in danger, RIA Novosti was told in the Russian Defense Ministry