BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 19 -- The European Commission issued the following statement on March 18, 2022, by President Ursula von der Leyen at the 8th Cohesion Forum: * * * Millions of Ukrainians are seeking shelter in the European Union - torn from their families and country by Putin's bombs. The scenes of war are devastating. But the images of European citizens welcoming refugees show another picture - they show hope. Ukraine and the European Union have never been closer. Until Ukrainians   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on March 18, 2022, by senior writer Tu-Uyen Tran: * * * Two years since crisis began, prices still rising, shipments still delayed Article Highlights Costs for raw materials are up 40 percent, manufactured components are up 30 percent Waits for supply shipments drag into months, even years Businesses report stockpiling supplies, changing vendors, changing processes to cope * * * When  more