Monday Macro: eight things we learnt over the last month

A quick run through some of the most interesting (16 ) charts about the global economy and markets for April so far. Inevitably we start with energy prices.....

As I write this short note, all the usual alarm bells are going off in the Middle East, but I’m not entirely convinced that we are yet on the edge of a wider conflict. Maybe, but my attention is more focused on Ukraine; whereas I have mentioned already quite a few times, the situation for the Ukrainians is perilous and getting more dangerous by the day.…