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• Traders warn record commodity profits won't last
  The Ukraine war and the global energy crisis sent profits from commodities trading to record levels last...
  The Ukraine war and the global energy crisis sent profits from commodities trading to record levels last year, but some traders told a commodities summit in Switzerland that 2023 will not repeat the windfall figures due to more conservative price volatility, profitability, and margins. Trafigura chief financial officer Christophe Salmon says he believes the volatility is here to stay, noting that the energy transition "intrinsically will trigger more volatility in a number of markets."
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Thursday Morning
  The SEC is going after more celebrities, including...
  The SEC is going after more celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan, Akon, and Jake Paul, for allegedly violating securities law while pushing crypto.
  
  Donald Trump’s attorney must turn over additional information in the investigation into the ex-president’s handling of classified documents, an appeals court said, after a judge ruled that attorney-client privilege did not apply.
  
  Moderna aid it will price its Covid vaccine at $130 per dose once the government winds down its emergency program to make it available for free. The US government was getting it for $15–$26 per dose.
  
  Starbucks olive oil-infused coffee will be available at some US cafes starting today after debuting in Italy last month.
  
  
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• The SEC warned Coinbase it plans to sue
  Continuing its aggressive stance toward the crypto industry since the collapse of FTX, the SEC has notified...
  Continuing its aggressive stance toward the crypto industry since the collapse of FTX, the SEC has notified Coinbase, the biggest US crypto exchange, that it plans to take enforcement action against the company. Coinbase’s CEO Brian Armstrong has been an outspoken critic of the agency’s positions on crypto. Yesterday he tweeted, “We are right on the law, confident in the facts, and welcome the opportunity for Coinbase (and by extension the broader crypto community) to get before a court.”
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• The Bank of England lifts a key interest rate by one-quarter point
  The Bank of England on Thursday matched the U.S. Federal Reserve...
  The Bank of England on Thursday matched the U.S. Federal Reserve by hiking interest rates by a quarter percentage point.
  
  The 7-2 decision, the eleventh consecutive increase, brings the U.K. base rate to 4.25% and comes after data showed inflation surprisingly accelerated in February to a year-over-year rate of 10.4%.
  
  The central bank’s financial policy committee said the U.K. banking system maintains robust capital and strong liquidity positions and can “continue supporting the economy” even as interest rates rise.
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• U.S. weekly jobless claims inch lower as labor market maintains strength
  The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week...
  The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week slipped to a three-week low of 191,000 and there was little sign of erosion in an uber-strong U.S. labor market even as the economy faced fresh strains, the government said Thursday.
  
  The number of people applying for jobless benefits is one of the best barometers of whether the economy is getting better or worse. New unemployment applications remain near historically low levels.
  
  Big picture: Jobless claims are one of the first indicators to emit danger signals when the U.S. is headed toward a recession. It’s still not flashing a red light, or even a yellow one, as the economy comes under more duress.
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