Politics Ukraine / Russia (7 Viewers)

[Stevenson]

It was Hillary who interfered, man.

But what about her emails?????

 

[Shaboid]

But what about Hunter Biden's Laptop?????

FTFY

 

[illmatic99]

this is wild

 

[Orion Bailey]

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is already affecting global markets — here’s what it could mean


A lot has happened in the past 24 hours: Late yesterday, Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with airstrikes reported in Ukraine’s capital and dozens of other cities. Western leaders have condemned the attack and vowed to respond decisively.
With all of the conflict’s uncertainty, we’re breaking down what’s happening and how it might affect you as an investor.
Why is the conflict impacting markets?
Stocks have been falling all year as investors worry about the impact of high inflation and upcoming interest rate hikes. This conflict is weighing on what’s already hurting markets:

• Uncertainty: While some uncertainty is always a given, high geopolitical turmoil can be bad for stock markets. Some investors have been retreating to "safe-haven assets" like US government bonds, gold, and even "defensive stocks,” which tend to be less affected by volatility (think: healthcare and utilities).
• Inflation: Global sanctions on Russia could cause prices of oil, food, and other commodities to soar even more. Russia supplies more than a third of the EU’s natural gas and is the world’s largest wheat exporter.
• FYI: The vast majority of Western companies don't have operations in Russia or Ukraine. But large multinationals that do — from oil giants to carmakers — are bracing for further sanctions that could disrupt their supply chains and operations.

How are markets reacting?
As the crisis intensifies, stocks have dropped while investors have moved out of more volatile assets and into “safe haven” investments:

• Stocks fell globally Thursday morningbut some markets have been more affected than others. Germany’s market is down more than the US’s, since Germany has more economic ties with Russia (Russia supplies a third of Germany’s oil). Russian stocks are also slumping.
• US Treasury bonds are spiking. As demand for US government debt rises, interest rates on those “safe haven” bonds are dropping. While the US dollar is appreciating, the Russian ruble is losing value.
• Commodities like oil, gold, and wheat are soaring. Crude oil is at a seven-year high as the world worries about reduced supply from Russia, while gold prices are rising as investors seek more stability.

How could this play out long term?
No one can predict the future, but historically the US market, as represented by the S&P 500 index, has bounced back from these types of conflicts over time. Since 1941, the total fall in the stock market after major geopolitical events was 5% on average — before it eventually recovered after a few months*. Of course, what happened in the past isn’t a guarantee of what could happen in the future.
What could be the takeaway for investors like me?
A couple important things to keep in mind:

1. Diversification: Spreading a portfolioacross different industries and investment types (think: stocks, bond, cash, real estate) can help hedge risk when certain assets decline. However, it’s important to remember that diversification isn’t guaranteed to prevent loss, especially when markets decline as a whole.
2. Time: Long-terminvestors have more time to potentially recover from market downturns and global conflicts. While certain individual stocks might not recover, the US stock market has historically been resilient over time.

While we can provide support as an informational markets resource, the markets are just one aspect of a crisis that has significant implications for human life and global stability.

 

[ABM]

Do any of you fear cyber attacks by Russia on America?

 

[Natebishop3]

Do any of you fear cyber attacks by Russia on America?

I think it would be a huge mistake. They don’t want to give us a reason to get into this.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Ukraine has done some damage, knocked out some Russian tanks and helicopters. Retook a city in eastern Ukraine. Russian have taken an airport near Kiev and have planes in the air carrying 2000 soldiers, hoping to land there. Ukrainians are desperately trying to retake the airport, are also shelling it to try to make it unusable. Hopefully they can get some stinger missiles in there in time to greet those planes. It appears Russians are advancing out of Crimea almost unopposed; Ukraine just does not have enough troops and resources to cover all areas. https://www.facebook.com/Save-democracy-in-Ukraine-165017730178709/

After fighting hard all day the Ukrainians have re-taken the airport. The only Russian survivors ran into the woods to hide.

 

[crandc]

Felon Steve Bannon opined that Putin should be supported because of his government's persecution of gay and trans people.

 

[jonnyboy]

Isn’t all this shit just fairly recent history repeating itself? Georgia was a similar situation, and I’m pretty sure a few other bordering Eastern European countries. NATO agrees not to expand, Russia threatens to attack the country in question if they expand, they try to expand anyway, Russia attacks. Then we pump money into the opposition, people die, and we hang out for a few years until it happens again.

 

[Chris Craig]

Do any of you fear cyber attacks by Russia on America?

They have already done it. They will continue to do so.

We need to be ready for that

 

[jonnyboy]

They have already done it. They will continue to do so.

We need to be ready for that

When did they do it?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

When did they do it?

When they hacked all of our voting machines and made Biden president.

Didn't you get the memo?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

After fighting hard all day the Ukrainians have re-taken the airport. The only Russian survivors ran into the woods to hide.

Wow! Impressive

 

[Shaboid]

I see that they captured Chernobyl though. That's like Canada invading us and holding down three mile island or something. Wtf

 

[Phatguysrule]

He's not worth it

I disagree.

 

[e_blazer]

Felon Steve Bannon opined that Putin should be supported because of his government's persecution of gay and trans people.

He’ll change his tune when he finds out what they do to loudmouth dumbasses.

 

[jonnyboy]

Felon Steve Bannon opined that Putin should be supported because of his government's persecution of gay and trans people.

I’m sure this statement is being represented in it’s full context with zero hyperbole.

 

[noknobs]

 

[ehizzy3]

the whole world knows how mad this is, except Putin and his cronies

 

[crandc]

the whole world knows how mad this is, except Putin and his cronies

And the Republican Party.

 

[jonnyboy]

the whole world knows how mad this is, except Putin and his cronies

I think Justin Trudeau would probably be on board with the contents of that last tweet, considering his dealings with the horn-honking Canadian trucker terrorists last week.

 

[andalusian]

I see that they captured Chernobyl though. That's like Canada invading us and holding down three mile island or something. Wtf

Or Cuba invading and taking Florida.

 

[RR7]

Or Cuba invading and taking Florida.

They don't have to launch an invasion. We can just give it to them.

 

[ehizzy3]

And the Republican Party.

I included them in my post

 

[Hoopguru]

From what I understand a cyber attack on us is a declaration / act of war, and if we retaliate?

 

[jonnyboy]

From what I understand a cyber attack on us is a declaration / act of war, and if we retaliate?

Which is scary, given the current political party’s extremely nonchalant nature of making dubious, unproven claims of hacking and cyber terrorism every time something doesn’t go their way.

 

[calvin natt]

 

[calvin natt]

Which is scary, given the current political party’s extremely nonchalant nature of making dubious, unproven claims of hacking and cyber terrorism every time something doesn’t go their way.

 

[Chris Craig]

I see that they captured Chernobyl though. That's like Canada invading us and holding down three mile island or something. Wtf

Yeah. That's crazy. I wonder if they are going to use it for something.

 

[theprunetang]

They don't have to launch an invasion. We can just give it to them.

You guys remember that I live here right?