The Pulse on the Economy and Capital Markets: Feb 21 – 25, 2022

At a glance:

• The invasion of Ukraine has resulted in another unstable week for the stock market. Investors hope the Federal Reserve will react slower to inflation. Businesses are keeping up with M&A trends to address supply chain challenges. Consumer sentiments over inflation differ from their spending habits.
• Markets were down globally with international, and especially emerging markets declining, as investors, and the world, react to the invasion of Ukraine.
• Investors speculate the Federal Reserve are unlikely to respond aggressively to inflation due to the news from Ukraine.
• Consumers’ negative sentiments on inflation diverge from their actions as they are spending aggressively on leisure travel, food and home renovations.
• As it relates to industry news, we’re reading about the Ukrainian government raising more than $10 million in cryptocurrency donations, warehousing costs skyrocket as pandemic shortages drag on, highlights from Warren Buffet’s annual letter to shareholders and Bowery’s recent acquisition of Traptic.

Related resources:

• Ukraine government raises over $10 million in cryptocurrency donations
• Warehousing costs skyrocket as pandemic shortages drag on
• The best of Buffett’s annual letter: No ‘exciting’ deals, thanks America, Jimmy Buffett’s party boat
• Following acquisition by Bowery, Traptic’s strawberry-picking robotics pivot to vertical farming

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