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It's a bad day marketwise....again
UK near recession with GDP at 0.1%......well below expectations
With worries for metals demand today as China increasingly locks down
Supply chains will be affected even more
Basically everything getting gradually worst
Surely GOLD will finally shine

live spot POG $1959
https://www.bullionvault.com/gold-price-chart.do

My largest holding too.....
It's my banker

It's a bad day marketwise....again
UK near recession with GDP at 0.1%......well below expectations
With worries for metals demand today as China increasingly locks down
Supply chains will be affected even more
Basically everything getting gradually worst
Surely GOLD will finally shine

Despite entering the campaign late and holding just one rally before the vote, Macron performed more strongly than predicted and won immediate support on Sunday night from most of his defeated rivals ahead of the run-off.

FTSE DOWN 0.25%
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https://www.ig.com/uk/indices/markets-indices/ftse-100

I know m8 it's my birthday.

The city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine is the area of the northeastern province where clashes between Russian and Ukrainian troops continue to escalate the most, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Civil-Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov said.
Ukrainian forces have, however, destroyed a "big enemy military equipment convoy that was moving towards Izium direction," according to Syniehubov, who alleged that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are "having success" in combat.
Baha Breaking the News (BBN) / NL

Melenchon on 22.2 and LePen on 23
V close
Far left-winger Jean-Luc Mélenchon has now joined the other candidates - apart from Zemmour - in urging supporters not to vote for Le Pen in the second round to keep the far right out of power.

• EU promises to "accelerate" Ukraine's membership
• Russia has lost 19,000 troops, Ukraine claims, after Kremlin admits 'significant' losses

• EU promises to "accelerate" Ukraine's membership
• Russia has lost 19,000 troops, Ukraine claims, after Kremlin admits 'significant' losses

The pair may somewhat resemble the Ukrainian president and his wife, but on closer inspection it is clear that it is not them.

The video makes no reference to Ukraine, and was uploaded four days before the Russian invasion began.

https://fullfact.org/online/zelenskyy-singing-duet-wife/

WOW !!!!

Macron wins first round… but the real battle has only begun.
2 weeks to keep Putin’s allies away from the Elysée !
2 weeks to strengthen liberté, égalité, fraternité against authoritarianism and hatred !

https://twitter.com/guyverhofstadt/status/1513224195362246666/photo/1

Germany says more Strela missiles on their way to Ukraine
Further supplies of Strela missiles taken from the inventories of the former East German army are to be delivered to Ukraine after a delay, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says.
The Strela system is a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile designed to hit low-flying aircraft. The missiles are fitted with passive infrared homing guidance and a high-explosive warhead.
So far, Ukraine has received 500 Strela missiles, but a delivery of up to 2,700 of the weapons has been discussed.
"We are one of the biggest weapons suppliers in this situation; it doesn't make us proud but it's what we must do to help Ukraine," Baerbock told the Bundestag.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused Germany to change its longstanding policy of not sending weapons to conflict zones.
https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-eu-doubles-military-aid-to-1-billion-as-it-happened/a-61226171

It's amazing how much easier it is to get me into Ukraine than it is to get any Ukrainians into the UK.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid, a name in the frame if Sunak is to be moved or quit, has confessed to holding non-dom status, and not paying tax in the U.K. on his overseas income for six years between 2000 and 2006, when he was a banker. He fessed up to the Sunday Times.

On Monday the EU added Fridman to its sanctions list following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, describing him as ‘a top Russian financier and enabler of Putin’s inner circle’.

The EU has frozen his assets in member countries and banned him from travelling within the bloc.

Fridman said he was shocked by the allegations and would contest them. Holland & Barrett has 1,600 stores worldwide and more than 7,000 staff.
The billionaire calls Britain his home and bought a £65million London mansion in 2016.

He has refused to criticise Putin and Russia since the invasion began, but called for bloodshed to end at the weekend.
https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-10570825/Oligarch-forced-step-board-Holland-Barrett-owner.html

local neighbour website....

Roman Pinkovskyi
North Wickford • 15 hrs ago

Hi everyone
I am Ukrainian who lives now in Wickford with my family. Since we cannot come back home due to the war, I would be happy to find new connections in your lovely town:)

TRO
Mining is v costly so many moving parts
But a Spanish lorry strike shouldn't last long.
Was that a WRES BOD excuse to suspend shares
V odd