/qrb/ - QResearch Bunker

DOUGH

https://fullchan.net/?5bb082a3aaf4b149#EJMNq83961nWmZHZJST7DutkN8TPrKUqrapAd14cwH2s

account suspended

can't verify but noice thought

>>128365

ty B

Current look at eastern Yerp airspace

Red Eye flights

Oil Jumps Over 7% as Russia Isolation Triggers Shortfall Fears

Oil soared at the open as energy and commodity markets were thrown into a state of disarray after Western nations unleashed more sanctions to isolate Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

West Texas Intermediate and Brent rose more than 7% in early Asian trading. The U.S. and its European allies agreed over the weekend to exclude some Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system and target the central bank’s international reserves. BP Plc also moved to dump its shares in Rosneft PJSC, taking a financial hit of as much as $25 billion. Commodity and financial markets are bracing for further turmoil from the growing fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s response via sanctions. Both WTI and Brent topped $100 a barrel last week before retreating after the U.S. reiterated its decision not to sanction Russian energy exports.

Worldwide oil output is already struggling to meet the rebound in consumption fueled by the reopening of economies, and any disruptions to Russian flows will only exacerbate this. Separately, production outages in Iraq added to concerns of already-tight supplies, with OPEC+ expected to stick to its plan of only gradually increasing supply when it meets this week. The surprise move by BP is the latest sign of how far Western powers are willing to go to punish President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine. The oil major has been in Russia for three decades and just weeks ago was staunchly defending its presence there. Societe Generale SA and Credit Suisse Group AG stopped financing commodities trading from Russia, according to people familiar with the matter. The two banks, key financiers to commodity trade houses, are no longer providing the money needed to move raw materials such as metals and oil from Russia, said the people, who asked not to be named because the information is private.

OPEC+ will probably stick to its plan of only gradually increasing oil production when it meets this week to decide on targets for April, according to several delegates. Last week’s jump in prices did not reflect an imbalance between supply and demand, and the alliance should continue adding 400,000 barrels a day to the market each month.

The U.K. would support Group of Seven nations setting limits on the amount of Russian oil and gas its members could import “over time,” Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said, in a potential escalation of the impact of the war in Ukraine on energy markets. Russia’s military “is funded by revenues from oil and gas, so what we have to do is reduce dependency on oil and gas,” Truss told Sky News on Sunday.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-27/oil-jumps-over-7-as-russia-isolation-triggers-shortfall-fears

https://www.macrotrends.net/2566/crude-oil-prices-today-live-chart

That gap will eventually need to be filled

Economic Schedule for Week of February 27, 2022

The key report scheduled for this week is the February employment report. Other key reports scheduled for this week are ISM Manufacturing and February vehicle sales.

Fed Chair Powell presents the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress on Wednesday and Thursday.

- Monday, February 28th -

9:45 AM: Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for February. The consensus is for a reading of 63.9, down from 65.2 in January.

10:30 AM: Dallas Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity for February. This is the last of regional manufacturing surveys for February.

- Tuesday, March 1st -

8:00 AM: Corelogic House Price index for January.

10:00 AM: ISM Manufacturing Index for January. The consensus is for the ISM to be at 58.0, up from 57.6 in January.

10:00 AM: Construction Spending for December. The consensus is for a 0.2% decrease in construction spending.

All day: Light vehicle sales for February. The consensus is for light vehicle sales to be 14.4 million SAAR in February, down from 15.0 million in January (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate).

- Wednesday, March 2nd -

7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

8:15 AM: The ADP Employment Report for February. This report is for private payrolls only (no government). The consensus is for 320,000 payroll jobs added in February, up from 301,000 lost in January.

10:00 AM: Testimony, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives

2:00 PM: the Federal Reserve Beige Book, an informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts.

- Thursday, March 3rd -

8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for a decrease to 230 thousand from 232 thousand last week.

10:00 AM: Testimony, Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate

10:00 AM: the ISM Services Index for February.

- Friday, March 4th -

8:30 AM: Employment Report for February. The consensus is for 400,000 jobs added, and for the unemployment rate to decrease to 3.9%.

There were 467,000 jobs added in January, and the unemployment rate was at 4.0%.

The current employment recession was by far the worst recession since WWII in percentage terms. However, the current employment recession, 23 months after the onset, is now significantly better than the worst of the "Great Recession".

https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2022/02/schedule-for-week-of-february-27-2022.html

the seasonal employment # adjustments that used to be done on a monthly basis are done in January and once a year so this is going to S-U-C-K

Spanish AF AME3102 A400M delivery to Rzesow Airport Poland-on ground for about 2 hours

German AF GAF950 A400M about to leave after it's 'delivery'

>>128264 lb

SAM361 USAF G5 departed Hickam AFB after doin' go arounds on the Big Island yesterday at Hilo and a ground stop at Kona

PF housekeeping

>>128250 lb

SAM379 USAF C-40B went to Amman, Jordan from it's Shannon, Ireland refueling stop

Gold Surges as Ukraine Conflict, Western Sanctions Boosts Haven

Gold rallied more than 2% after Western nations ramped up sanctions on Russia in response to its assault on Ukraine, spurring demand for the haven asset.

A decision to penalize Russia’s central bank and exclude some Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, used for trillions of dollars worth of transactions around the world, was announced Saturday in a joint statement by the U.S., European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, U.K. and Canada.

The agreement also includes measures to prevent Russia’s central bank from deploying its international reserves to undermine sanctions. The Bank of Russia said it will start buying gold again, nearly two years after it ended a long run of purchases.

Bullion is heading for the biggest monthly gain since May as the latest developments in Ukraine cast a pall over markets. Apart from its haven asset role, gold is also a hedge against inflation, which could be stoked further by the surging prices of wheat, energy and metals.

Spot gold rose as much 2.2% to $1,930.85 an ounce, before trading at $1,920.86 at 7:10 a.m. Singapore time. Palladium climbed as much as 7.8% on concerns over potential supply disruptions. Russia produces about 40% of the palladium mined globally. Silver and platinum rose more than 1%.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/gold-surges-as-ukraine-conflict-western-sanctions-boosts-haven-1.1729685

https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html

https://www.kitco.com/charts/livesilver.html

Cap#3 they din't throw $25B at Ag on thursday (blue line) for no reason and even though it's bots now they have that gap they created and this will only give the tech traders moar fuel-if they still have an ass by nao.

They still NEVER mention it...always gold.

Cap#4 futures are down...no surprise so we gonna habs a replay in the middle of the night (like last week) where a 'breakthrough' in negotiations were supposedly on the table then ...now?

Janet and the PPT 's work on Friday is basically gone in AH trading-mostly bots anyway.

>>128365

t h a n k y o u b a k e r

trying to stretch it our for more THANK YOU

much love

Former Attorney General Bill Barr says Trump “has neither the temperament nor persuasive powers” necessary to lead the U.S., urges the Republican Party to move on from him.

https://twitter.com/thebias_news/status/1497949649226940424

like he would know

@komonews

For nearly two years, renters have been protected from eviction; but Seattle’s moratorium on evictions is set to end on Monday.

https://twitter.com/komonews/status/1497935299346718724

this should be interesting

https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1498123796057927680

TONUS59 US Navy E-6 B Mercury set up off over SoCal on the track between Downtown LA and Catalina Island

Already a coupla passes over Long Beach Port and over it nao

tonus: Body or muscular tone; tonicity.

Cause we don't habs anything going through Long Beach having to do with body parts

Nuffin to see here /s

>>128398

Got a CG cutter and a Gator Freighter out there

HOMER19 USAF RC-135 Combat Sent passing just off-shore of Benghazi-from Souda Bay, Crete

The RC-135U Combat Sent provides strategic electronic reconnaissance information to the president, secretary of defense, Department of Defense leaders, and theater commanders.

All RC-135U aircraft are equipped with an aerial refueling system, giving it an unlimited flying range. Communication equipment includes high frequency, very high frequency, and ultra high frequency radios. The navigation equipment incorporates ground navigation radar, a solid state Doppler system, and an inertial navigation system that merges celestial observations and Global Positioning System data. Although the flight crew stations are similarly configured, the reconnaissance equipment is slightly unique within each airframe. The aircraft are identified by their distinctive antennae arrays on the "chin" and wing tips, large cheek fairings, and extended tail. Crew composition includes two pilots, one navigator, two airborne systems engineers, and a minimum of 10 electronic warfare officers, or "Ravens," and six or more electronic, technical, and area specialists.

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104495/rc-135u-combat-sent/

Stocks Tied To China's SWIFT Alternative Are Soaring

As the Western world still obsesses with how Russia's expulsion from SWIFT will impact the Russian economy, commodity prices and the global funding markets, a quick note on how forward looking markets are reacting.

While we wait for US cash markets to open (as futures reverse a modest bounce and trade at session lows), China's micromanaged "market" is already up and running in what so far appears a boring session where the SHCOMP is flat, but where shares tied to China’s Cross-Border Inter-Bank Payments System (CIPS) are surging after Saturday's decision by Western nations to exclude some Russian lenders from the SWIFT messaging system. Why? Because of what Bloomberg notes is growing speculation that China's CIPS could become an alternative for those banks.

What is CIPS? It is a payment system which offers clearing and settlement services for its participants in cross-border yuan trades. Indeed, it is a Chinese version of SWIFT, and one which most Russian banks will likely soon be forced to adopt. As a result, stocks such as Orient Group, and HyUnion Holding jump by the 10% daily limit.. And since China will quickly brush off any threats of sanctions if it were to accept Russia banks into its orbit, it is now clear that instead of driving a wedge between Russia and the country that is true the biggest US challenger on the global scene, China, the West has succeeded into bringing the two powers even closer together while putting the fate of the world's reserve currency in jeopardy, as Dylan Grice explained earlier...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-tied-chinas-swift-alternative-are-soaring

'zactly wut they want

night all

>>128402

g'nite

blessings.

morning all

>>128415

you made it

Yerp an hour before sunset

French AF TOTAL91 NC-135 Nuke Sniffer east over Poland-just "under" the Dutch AF tankers MMF18 and 20

NC-135 Nuke Sniffer-cap#2 (can only find the USAF version of it since the French don't use this that much-but it same)

In support of the U.S. Test Readiness Program that was initiated in response to the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) of 1963, Sandia National Laboratories configured three NC-135 aircraft as flying laboratories to support atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, should testing have resumed. These aircraft were based at Kirtland Air Force Base. Work was initiated in 1963 and the aircraft remained in service with Sandia until 1976, flying principally for Sandia, the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[1] The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) maintained controlling oversight of the NC-135 flight test aircraft. After 1976, the aircraft flew for Air Force Weapons Laboratory.

https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Boeing_NC-135

REDEYE6 USAF RC-135 Joint STARS over eastern Poland near Ukraine border

Dutch AF MMF18 and 20 have moved further south on the track

HEIST18 USAF C-130 on the track west of Krakow

NATO02 USAF E-3TF Sentry AWACS over eastern Hungary

RCH135 and 531 USAF C-17 Globeys se from Ramstein also over Hungary-heading for Romania DUKE26 US Army C-560 from Wiesboden Army Airfield on approach for Sibiu Airport Romania

Romanian AF 1122 C-560 se from Suceava Int'l Airport

NATO11 USAF E-3TF Sentry AWACS north over Romania

Royal Thai Airforce A340 departed Hanover south

JAKE12 USAD RC-135 Rivet Joint heading back to Mildenhall

>>128419

Seen't

>>128418

TOTAL 91 on it's own

SAM444 (chek't) USAF G5 high-level west from JBA depart and @ 40k ft

This has been used as AF2 by kneepads and Pence before when the C-32As had tech issues.

Kneepads leaving LA last year and Pence from New Hampshire in 2020

Morning Market Report

About what I expected

Markets down but all very orderly-no panic at all.

DOW is just about at the lowest point (and bounced off of it) from it's Futures drop last night

They have a real problem here....kek

Can't decimate it cause they then begin to eat themselves via margin calls and the PPT looks utterly useless- but can still be effective (see Friday) when all it is are HFT's going back and forth.

Most people have never seen capitulation-I've only ever seen it twice-1987 and partially in 2008 but even that was all way too orderly-there were days when they "gave it up" but quickly took it right back.

Last week was nuffin considering what is going to habben-exits get shut off..and not for minutes cause at some point they will all get caught and have no one to unload to-see Lehman Brothers in 2008-but will be spread across all of them

Metals

Au not broken above last nights initial spike but gettin ready for a move with the indecision (prolly some breakthrough "news item" coming)

Ag same and will have moar on that later as the Delivery month is upon us (it actually began on friday) even though it still Feb.

Have to sift through the COMEX report to see what they did on friday-suspect they made a token effort to make it look like they delivered a portion of it.

Oil is same-waiting game as the initial spike up last night is farting around-OPEC+ will increase production but prolly only by a token amount -cause they need to get the next pile of Aramco out the door while the price is still in to 90's.

It is in the process of filling that gap from last night

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI

https://www.kitco.com/charts/livegold.html

https://www.kitco.com/charts/livesilver.html

https://www.macrotrends.net/2566/crude-oil-prices-today-live-chart

>>128428

kek...floater

I need the read for the nerves as I can't interpret that plus will need an epidural prolly 2-3 for sure to calm this down

I could be taking a helluva lot moar pain pills for this but refuse so I put up with moar pain than most would.

it doesn't move around as much but does on the outside-side of torso so it still has some scar tissue that has not completely let go.

Had an episode shortly after hosp stay (that was FUCK ALL painful) and I think it went back into where it left (all those years ago) at the sternum area.

This going on in about 30 minutes

11:15am EST BOTUS hosts a secure call with Allies and partners to discuss the latest developments regarding Russia’s attack on Ukraine and to coordinate our united response

*they were supposed to do this almost 2 hours ago

and then the really IMPORTANT stuff later....

2pm EST BOTUS and Kneepadshost a celebration to mark Black History Month with The Vice President, The Second Gentleman, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, State and local elected officials, Civil Rights leaders, and Divine Nine leadership

https://factba.se/biden/calendar

Toyota halts operations at all Japan plants due to cyberattack

Subsidiaries Hino and Daihatsu will also suspend production.

Toyota Motor announced Monday that it will halt operations at all of its plants in Japan on Tuesday, as a major supplier was hit by a suspected cyberattack, disrupting the automaker's parts supply management system.

The company will suspend 28 lines at 14 plants. Toyota subsidiaries Hino Motors and Daihatsu Motor will also halt operations at some plants in Japan on Tuesday. The announcement confirmed an earlier Nikkei report. The automakers are still determining whether they will be able to return to normal operations after Wednesday. The shutdown on Tuesday will affect production of around 13,000 vehicles, or 4% to 5% of Toyota's monthly output in Japan. "We apologize to our relevant suppliers and customers for any inconvenience this may cause," Toyota said.

The cyberattack hit Kojima Industries, which supplies plastic parts to Toyota. An official close to Kojima Industries told Nikkei: "It is true that we have been hit by some kind of cyberattack. We are still confirming the damage and we are hurrying to respond, with the top priority of resuming Toyota's production system as soon as possible." The company said it is still investigating the origin of the cyberattack, the specific malware involved and the damage caused. "Toyota representatives and cybersecurity experts are at Kojima Industries to determine the cause and how to restore" the system, a source familiar with the situation said.

Many of the roughly 400 tier 1 suppliers that Toyota deals with directly are connected to the automaker's kanban just-in-time production control system, which allowed the problems at Kojima Industries to spill over to Toyota. The automaker halted production to prevent longer-term damage, and prioritized inspection and recovery of the system. Hino will suspend all operations at its Koga facility, which manufactures large and midsize trucks for export and domestic sale, and its Hamura plant, which makes small trucks and handles production for Toyota. The automaker has yet to determine whether work will resume Wednesday. The Toyota shutdown includes a Daihatsu plant in Kyoto Prefecture. The halt is expected to reduce output by a few hundred vehicles. "We are aware of media reports" on the incident, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters Monday night. "The government is working to confirm the situation." Law enforcement is also looking into the matter.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Supply-Chain/Toyota-halts-operations-at-all-Japan-plants-due-to-cyberattack

#867 update 1

>>128374, >>128381, >>128383, >>128400, >>128424, >>128427 pf report(s) commercial traffic over Yerp last night, Spanish/German deliveries to Rzesow, SAM activitys

>>128375 Oil Jumps Over 7% as Russia Isolation Triggers Shortfall Fears-b'berg

>>128377 Economic Schedule for Week of February 27, 2022-calculatedrisk

>>128386 Sunday night Market reactions

>>128391 Former Attorney General Bill Barr says Trump “has neither the temperament nor persuasive powers” necessary to lead the U.S., urges the Republican Party to move on from him.-thebias soc. media

>>128392 For nearly two years, renters have been protected from eviction; but Seattle’s moratorium on evictions is set to end on Monday.-komonews via soc. media

>>128396 Biden to host meeting on Ukraine on Monday with leaders of NATO, the European Union, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Japan, and Romania-BNONews

>>128398 E-6B over Long Beach Port last night

>>128399 Boatfag report SoCal peek: Got a CG cutter and a Gator Freighter out there

>>128400 HOMER19 USAF RC-135 Combat Sent passing just off-shore of Benghazi-from Souda Bay, Crete-gonna fire up Libya next

>>128401 Stocks Tied To China's SWIFT Alternative Are Soaring-ZH

>>128407 Energy Firms Snap Up Russian Gas as Europe Seeks Alternatives-gcaptain

>>128418, >>128424 Feb 28 Yerp AC activity-French Nuke Sniffer up TOTAL91

>>128429 Mkr Fag: Morning Market Report-down but orderly

>>128431 BOTUS schedule..still 'tough' days for him

>>128432 Toyota halts operations at all Japan plants due to cyberattack-nikkei

>>128434 Biden Dispatches Former Top Defense Officials To Taiwan After China Said "It's Not Ukraine"-zh

>?

JuliansRum

Forwarded from IET 17

Trust Sessions.

F*** me, they meant Peter Sessions

Those sneaky bastards

15.2Kviews

Feb 27 at 23:15

JuliansRum

Sessions represents Texas’ 17th congressional district

Feb 27 at 23:17

https://t.me/juliansrumchannel/1240

https://t.me/juliansrumchannel/1241

This seems a bit glowy....

Anonymous hacker group targets Russian state media

February 28, 2022

Hacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility on Monday for disrupting the work of websites of pro-Kremlin Russian media in protest of the invasion of Ukraine.

The group targeted the websites of state news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti, as well as taking over websites of newspapers Kommersant and Izvestiya and Forbes Russia magazine.

It posted messages appealing to Russians to try to stop the war and not participate as fighters.

“In a few years we’ll live like in North Korea. What’s in it for us? For Putin to make the history books? It isn’t our war, let’s end it!”, said a message in Russian posted on Forbes Russia’s site.

“This message will be deleted and some of us will be sacked and even jailed. But we can’t stand this any longer,” said the writer, signing off as “concerned journalists of Russia”.

The latest cyberattacks come after Thursday’s hacking of RT state-funded television channel.

They also follow the downing over the weekend of the websites of the Kremlin, the defence ministry and the Duma lower house of parliament, claimed by Anonymous on Twitter.

The sites have faced a barrage of denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks.

Web monitoring group NetBlocks said in a report on Saturday that Russians were experiencing delays in accessing the websites of the main phone and mobile phone operators, Rostelecom, MTS, Beeline and Megafon.

Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, said on Saturday that the country needed IT recruits.

“We are creating an IT army. We need digital talents. All operational tasks will be given here,” he tweeted.

https://insiderpaper.com/anonymous-hacker-group-targets-russian-state-media/

SPAR80 USAF G5 (NATO Sec. Stoltenberg) inbound to JBA from Stuttgart Int'l

NYSE, Nasdaq halt trading in stocks of Russia-based companies

Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) and Intercontinental Exchange Inc's (ICE.N) NYSE have temporarily halted the trading in stocks of Russia-based companies listed on their exchanges, their websites showed. The halts were due to regulatory concerns as the exchanges seek more information following economic sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, said people familiar with the matter.

The Nasdaq-listed stocks halted were Nexters Inc , HeadHunterGroup PLC(HHR.O), Ozon Holdings PLC (OZON.O), Qiwi PLC(QIWI.O), and Yandex(YNDX.O). The NYSE-listed stocks halted were Cian PLC (CIAN.N), Mechel PAO and Mobile TeleSystems PAO .

Separately, OTC Markets Group (OTCM.PK), which provides price information for almost 10,000 over-the-counter securities, said it was seeking regulatory information regarding the sanctions on Russia and their impact on the trading of Russian American depository receipts. "OTC Markets Group is monitoring and working with Federal regulators and will act in accordance with their guidance and directives as information becomes available," the New York-based company said in an emailed statement.

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, an industry-owned organization that processes nearly all U.S. securities transactions, also said it was assessing the potential impact of the Russia sanctions on the financial system and volatility. "We are closely watching the situation in Ukraine and are committed to protecting market stability and providing certainty to our clients and the broader industry," a spokesperson for the group said.

DTCC too-well they are fuggen irrelevant since they don't do the simple job they have namely clearing trades but I'm sure they will be all over this.

>>128447

Russia hikes rates, introduces capital controls as sanctions bite

Russia’s central bank more than doubled its key policy rate on Monday and introduced some capital controls as the country faced deepening economic isolation, but its governor said sanctions had stopped it selling foreign currency to prop up the rouble.

The admission that restrictions had effectively tied the Bank of Russia’s hands underscores the ferocity of the backlash to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and Western allies’ success in restricting its ability to deploy some $640 billion of foreign exchange and gold reserves. “The central bank today increased its key rate to 20% as new sanctions triggered a significant deviation of the rouble rate and limited the central bank’s options to use its gold and foreign exchange reserves,” Governor Elvira Nabiullina told a news conference. “We had to increase rates to compensate citizens for increased inflationary risks.”

Western sanctions had earlier sent the rouble tumbling nearly 30% to record lows. It clawed back some ground after the central bank raised its main interest rate to 20%, the highest level this century, from 9.5%. The Bank of Russia sold $1 billion on foreign exchange markets on Thursday, Nabiullina said, but did not intervene on Monday. That suggests the rouble was supported by other unnamed market participants. China

On Monday, the central bank and the finance ministry ordered exporting companies, which include some of the world’s biggest energy producers from Gazprom to Rosneft, to sell 80% of their forex revenues on the market, as the central bank’s own ability to intervene on currency markets was curbed. The central bank temporarily banned Russian brokers from selling securities held by foreigners, although it did not specify which assets the ban applies to. It also said it would resume buying gold on the domestic market.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a ban on foreign exchange loans and bank transfers by Russian residents to outside of Russia from March 1, the Kremlin said on Monday, in retaliation for economic sanctions imposed on Moscow by the West.

The United States and Britain banned their citizens or entities from transacting with the central bank, Russia’s National Wealth Fund or the Russian finance ministry.

Switzerland said it would adopt European Union sanctions against Russians involved in the invasion of Ukraine and freeze their assets, in a major departure from the neutral country’s traditions.

https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-russia-cenbank/wrapup-9-russia-hikes-rates-introduces-capital-controls-as-sanctions-bite-idUSL1N2V301U

BROMA75 USAFSOC C-32B departed Rota, Spain

This went somewhere in South Africa after departing from Hickam AFB last week

It also stopped somewhere in the middle east after that-traces are unavailable

Muh Guess is Israel for middle east

SAM444 USAF G5 on ground at Peterson AFB from JBA

Maersk considers suspending shipping container deliveries to, from Russia

Danish shipping company Maersk announced Monday that it is considering suspending container deliveries to and from Russia in an effort to comply with widespread sanctions against the country for its invasion of Ukraine. "In light of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we at A.P. Moller - Maersk are closely monitoring and preparing to comply with the ever-evolving sanctions and restrictions imposed against Russia while we safeguard our operations and our people in consideration of the constant developing situation," the company said in a statement. "Our preparations include a possible suspension of Maersk bookings to and from Russia on ocean and inland." The company said it would do its "utmost" to deliver cargo already on the water to its intended destination.

"We have a sharp focus on safeguarding reefer containers and keeping cold chain operations as stable as possible, as the commodities include important goods such as groceries and pharmaceuticals," the statement continued. "We are doing everything possible to prevent risk to the above cargo and in turn risk to the end-users in need of these commodities."

In addition, the company noted that its air services would be affected due to growing airspace restrictions against Russia.

The move comes after Maersk announced on Friday that it would stop accepting shipping container bookings to and from Ukraine until further notice. Maersk has been active in Russia since 1992, connecting the country's ports of St. Petersburg, Novorossiysk, Vladivostok, Vostochny and Kaliningrad to key global markets.

Maersk shares slipped over 3% on Monday following the latest announcement.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/maersk-shipping-russia

Carl Icahn in the interview connected to thearticle

"we are on the precipice......"

He won't come out say that rates gotta raise though

Graphic

These Are The Global Banks With The Largest Exposures To Russian Sanctions

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/these-are-global-banks-largest-exposures-russian-sanctions

Some additional information on COMEX and the Silver trade

As mentioned they already started "delivery" * on friday as they usually do not wait for the entire month (but they can).

*you have to actually believe these numbers ( I don't and never have) but am putting in for the sake of showing what they are trying to show.

It looks like the system managed to take off 7,441 contracts or 37,205,000/ozs of paper silver

But the interdasting part is the column marked EFP and that means Exchange of a Futures Positoin for Cash-privately negotiated.

The CFTC did this themselves in the last run up after the 2008 arket event so they are obviously facilitating this as it is against the rules of the CFTC to do this on own.

They managed to do that with 200 contracts or 1,000,000/ozs so someone is actively paying off contract holders to NOT stand for physical deliver-200 contracts are nothing (when you allow this type of thievery to occur on a daily level-they did not implement position limits which would have helped to try and solve it but they would get around it in another way) but worth noting that this will only increase and I can see that some additional payoffs have habbened for the May contract-even moar at 275 and volume is already at 67,322

I have not watched this for many years so could be wrongly interpreting these exchange for cash positions but will continue to watch to see what develops.

https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/metals/precious/silver.volume.options.html#optionProductId=458

>>128098 Mkt Fag submits proof of rigging: $25.25B in Silver "traded" on the COMEX on February 24th

>>128336, >>128345 lb Russian central bank to resume gold purchases on domestic market from Monday

>>128429

ANON Osprey east from NAS North Island

changed back to RUDY21

Seen't Pilot

o7

SAM444 USAF G5 east after Peterson AFB stop-back to JBA

Three high level ACs back to JBA and all over 500kts

SAM464 USAF C-32A departed Moffett Field, CA-after an overnight.

It did quite a few go arounds over Moffett (Bay Area) prior to leaving that airspace to the en-and spent about 40 minutes doing that on departure........hmmmm

Google has a 60 year lease on a portion of this base, namely the northeast portion that includes the hangar in cap#2

Who knows WTF is inside it nao

>pf has been on top of that hangar in the mid 90's

The Alphabet faggits use Moffett as a personal Airport

Google Leases NASA's Moffett Field, Historic Hangar for $1.2 Billion

https://www.space.com/27741-google-leases-nasa-moffett-field.html

VV100 US Navy Brass G5 departed Hickam AFB

SPAR28 USAF G5 departed Scott AFB back to JBA

U.S. SEC investigates Citi over unapproved employee communications

Citigroup (C.N) became the latest bank to be probed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in an industry-wide enquiry over employees using communication channels not approved by the company, it disclosed in a regulatory filing on Monday.

The enquiry, involving some of the largest banks and financial institutions in the United States, was first launched in October by the regulator to assess if the firms were keeping an adequate track of employees' digital communications. The scrutiny highlights the challenges Wall Street institutions have faced in tracking staff communications in the work-from-home pandemic era, particularly over personal devices.

The company said the SEC was investigating Citigroup Global Markets Inc's record-keeping compliance and that it was cooperating with the regulator. The SEC has contacted several companies since last year to check if employees' work-related communications, such as messages and emails, have been properly documented.

Last week, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) said it was cooperating with the regulatory body and providing the necessary documents required for the investigation. read more

In late 2021, U.S. regulators had fined J.P. Morgan Securities $200 million for "widespread" failures to preserve staff communications on personal mobile devices, messaging apps and emails

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-sec-investigates-citi-over-unapproved-employee-communications-2022-02-28/

and like the other examples it will be settled with a fine and a pee-pee whack and no one will admit nuffin.

https://t.me/chiefnerd/2593

Chief Nerd, [28.02.22 19:03]

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EU to urgently link electricity grid with Ukraine's

“That would mean Russia would no longer control technical aspects of Ukraine’s network such as grid frequency. EU officials said the link could be completed within weeks.

Simson said it was possible that Russia could take "retaliatory steps"

Russia supplies around 40% of Europe's gas. EU rules require all member countries to have a plan to respond to gas supply shocks, which they have updated in recent weeks.”

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-energy-ministers-discuss-plans-supply-shocks-ukraine-crisis-2022-02-27/

@ChiefNerd

https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1498450302760013832

>>128429

Sheer panic buying everything into the close

>>128481

That it hasn't been taken down by Them is actually surprising since they have already blown up an apartment bldg and blamed it's own errant missile on muh russians.

Cause they certainly would be shooting an anti-aircraft weapon at own planes.

But this could be exactly what they want "hook" up to Yerp and then have all of that taken out so you can continue to blame the russians

Would already be down and inoperable if doze "bad" russians were actually doing 95% of what they are being blamed for.

Turkish AF Challenger 60 se from Rzesow Airport, Poland after an overnight

Departed Ankara with a stop at Istanbul prior to Rzesow arrival yesterday

Imma guessing that this is going to be how Zelensky bails from Ukraine (cause he will) since Erdogan has effectively shut off the Bosphorous for all.

Turkey Blocks Warships From Bosphorus, Dardanelles

https://www.barrons.com/news/turkey-blocks-warships-from-bosphorus-dardanelles-01646076907

>>128398

MAKER03 US Navy E-6B over Los Angeles from Travis AFB depart

>>128492

>>128493

dem bunz

on the morrow fam

>>128496

good ta see ya