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Conflict Status: 1. Russian Ministry of Defense: Russian air defense systems destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian locations overnight. 2. Zelensky: More than 6,000 Russian drones attacked Ukraine in January. No power plant in Ukraine escaped Russian attacks and damage. Peace Negotiations: 1. French Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: We are urging Russia to seriously participate in negotiations with Ukraine. The possibility of future contact with Russia is not ruled out. 2. Zelensky: We hope to hear some compromises from Russia. We hope the United States will continue to participate in the negotiations, and we also hope that Europe will participate more. 3. Zelensky: For Ukraine, setting a date for joining the European Union is crucial; otherwise, Russian President Putin will do everything in his power to prevent this process after the war. 4. Zelensky: The United States keeps demanding concessions from Ukraine; security guarantees should take precedence over a ceasefire agreement; a dignified end to the conflict is crucial for Ukraine. Other Status: 1. Zelensky: Give us a two-month ceasefire period, and we will hold elections. 2. Ukrainian Prime Minister: The International Monetary Fund has eased key conditions for new loans. 3. NATO Secretary General Rutte: Russias oil revenues have fallen by a third, rapidly depleting its sovereign wealth fund. 4. French Foreign Minister Barro: Some G7 members have expressed their willingness to move forward with a ban on maritime transport services for Russian oil. 5. US Secretary of State Rubio: I believe it is impossible for Russia to achieve its initial goals in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict is our inescapable responsibility, and we will not stand idly by.On February 15th, the General Office of the Heilongjiang Provincial Peoples Government issued the "Several Policy Measures of Heilongjiang Province to Support the High-Quality Development of the Biomanufacturing Industry," which mentions promoting the integrated development of the biomanufacturing industry. It encourages leading biomanufacturing enterprises to take the lead in establishing industry technology innovation alliances, industry technology research institutes, and other innovation consortia to strengthen technology spillover, industrial collaboration, and market expansion across the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain. It also guides SMEs to focus on niche areas, strengthen independent innovation, and improve their specialized production, service, and collaborative support capabilities, forming an industrial ecosystem of "leading enterprises, supporting industries, and cluster development," and accelerating the construction of the Suiyuan-Harbin-Daqing-Qiqihar National Biomanufacturing Cluster.On February 15th, the General Office of the Heilongjiang Provincial Peoples Government issued the "Several Policy Measures of Heilongjiang Province to Support the High-Quality Development of the Biomanufacturing Industry," which mentions supporting enterprises intelligent transformation and digital upgrading. It supports biomanufacturing enterprises in using technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things to upgrade and improve their digital and intelligent levels. Provincial financial subsidies will be provided to enterprises that meet the requirements of enterprise technological transformation policies. For digital workshops (production lines) and smart factories that pass provincial certification, a one-time subsidy of 10% of the project contract amount (including equipment investment and digital construction costs such as industrial software purchases) will be granted, with a maximum subsidy of 2 million yuan for digital workshops (production lines) and a maximum subsidy of 10 million yuan for smart factories. Eligible enterprises will be recommended to apply for national-level excellent smart factory status.On February 15th, the General Office of the Heilongjiang Provincial Peoples Government issued the "Several Policy Measures of Heilongjiang Province to Support the High-Quality Development of the Biomanufacturing Industry." The measures include supporting biomanufacturing enterprises in collaborating with universities and research institutes to build concept verification centers and pilot-scale maturation platforms, driving interconnectivity among upstream and downstream links in the industrial chain, including R&D design, pilot-scale verification, and manufacturing. For eligible concept verification centers and pilot-scale maturation platforms in the biomanufacturing field, subsidies of up to 10 million yuan (30% of the total investment) will be provided based on performance evaluation results. For those already built and operational, subsidies of up to 5 million yuan (20% of the annual service amount provided to enterprises in the province) will be provided. For those selected as national biomanufacturing pilot-scale capacity building platforms by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the subsidy will be increased by 50%. The measures also encourage technology trading activities such as synthetic biology technology development, technology transfer, technology licensing, technology consulting, and technology services. For biomanufacturing enterprises within the province that purchase scientific and technological achievements from universities, research institutes, and new R&D institutions and sign technology transfer or technology licensing contracts, and whose technology is transferred and transformed in our province, a subsidy of 20% of the actual payment amount will be granted for contracts with an actual payment amount of more than 1 million yuan, with a maximum subsidy of 2 million yuan per contract.On February 15th, the General Office of the Heilongjiang Provincial Peoples Government issued the "Several Policy Measures of Heilongjiang Province to Support the High-Quality Development of the Biomanufacturing Industry," which mentions supporting the tackling of core technologies. Adhering to the orientation of scientific and technological achievements transformation, focusing on key core technologies and cutting-edge directions in biomanufacturing, a number of key R&D projects will be deployed and implemented to support technological breakthroughs in innovative pharmaceuticals and medical devices, core strains, biological breeding, and biochemical engineering. Projects that pass the review will receive provincial financial support in accordance with relevant regulations. Support will be provided for enhancing the innovation capabilities of enterprises. Biomanufacturing enterprises are encouraged to increase R&D investment. For enterprises with R&D investment exceeding 500,000 yuan and meeting the conditions, subsidies will be provided at different proportions based on the enterprises annual R&D investment stock and incremental portion, with the province and city contributing at a 1:1 ratio.

The Devil Is In The Details: Gold Analysis - Federal Reserve Minutes

Larissa Barlow

Apr 07, 2022 10:33

Analyses of Federal Reserve Minutes 

While both the FOMC statement and Chairman Powell's press conference provide market participants with information about the FOMC's updated and revised monetary policy, it is the release of the minutes that provides investors with significantly greater clarity and understanding. The devil, as they say, is in the details.

 

The Federal Reserve issued the official minutes from its March FOMC meeting today, providing insight into the central bank's current plans to begin unwinding its balance sheet assets. Beginning in March 2020, the Federal Reserve will add around $4.6 trillion to its balance sheet by purchasing $120 billion monthly in mortgage-backed securities ($40 billion) and US Treasury securities ($80 billion), bringing their total to just over $9 trillion.

 

According to Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, the Fed intends to employ a mix of interest rate rises and a quick run-off of the balance sheet to bring US monetary policy closer to neutral later this year.

 

However, the minutes released today imply that the Federal Reserve will unwind around $3 trillion over the next three years, reducing its $9 trillion balance sheet to $6 trillion. While the Fed appears to be indicating a quick runoff of its balance sheet, the reality is that the Federal Reserve's balance sheet will be nearly $2 trillion larger than it was prior to the epidemic.

 

"Participants continued their discussion on plans to reduce the size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet in a manner consistent with the methodology outlined in the Committee's Principles for Reducing the Size of the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet, announced following its January meeting."

 

Additionally, the minutes stated, "While no decision was made regarding the Committee's plan to reduce the Federal Reserve's balance sheet at this meeting, participants agreed that significant progress had been made on the plan and that the Committee was well positioned to begin the process of reducing the balance sheet's size as soon as after the conclusion of its upcoming May meeting."


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