Ukraine has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the Russian strike on a shopping mall as the death toll rose to at least 18. https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-28-22/index.html
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The worst may almost be over for bonds. That’s good news for conservative investors
The first half of the year was lousy for investors as stocks sank, cryptocurrencies crashed and even the supposedly less risky bond market performed poorly. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/27/investing/bond-market-inflation-interest-rates/index.html
What the papers say – June 28
An attack on a shopping centre in Ukraine is the focus of today’s papers. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/ukraine-nato-army-the-independent-times-b1008750.html
Briefly united by Ukraine, Europe faces divisions on the home front
Pandemics resulting in lots of deaths are a Bad Thing. Russia invading Ukraine: also Bad. What about finance ministers running large budget deficits in a downturn to keep the economy humming along? Well, that depends on whom you ask. Therein lies a brewing problem for Europe. https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/06/23/briefly-united-by-ukraine-europe-faces-divisions-on-the-home-front
How many lives have been saved by covid-19 vaccines?
Covid-19 vaccines began saving lives in clinical trials. But a new study, based in part on The Economist’s estimate of the pandemic’s true death toll, attempts to model just how many lives have been spared since vaccines became widely available to the public. https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/06/24/how-many-lives-have-been-saved-by-covid-19-vaccines