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Interest rates are rising, but that doesn’t mean that government bond yields are yet compelling. It also means that bond prices are declining.

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western nations levied punitive economic sanctions against Russia.

While stronger demand has fueled a sustained commodity price rally since the doldrums of the pandemic in 2020, the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent commodity prices soaring to new highs.

Only four major EMs have inflation within the target ranges. Some rate hike laggards are catching up.

The impact of sanctions on Russian debt was swift, and index providers have reacted accordingly.

Renewable diesel market supply is expected to grow significantly by 2025, and governments are setting policies to enable further growth of this fuel.

The mood in EM remained hawkish this morning. The question is whether EM-specific policies can offset the negative impact of higher “risk-free” rates.

The Australian dollar will hit 80 US cents within the next six months, according to VanEck, with strong headwinds from rising commodity prices improving Australia’s terms of trade.

Among India-focused exchange traded funds, the VanEck Digital India ETF (DGIN) is the new kid on the block, having debuted last month.

Indians will begin paying capital gains taxes of 30% on crypto transactions effective April 1st.