The new week begins in America and the only good thing about it is that it's already Tuesday.

So, I hope you had a nice weekend. Like you, I tried to step away a little and keep my eyes off the news but that was impossible. I made it to yesterday before reading about Russia and Nordstream and realizing again that we are in for a very interesting week...and month...and remainder of the year...and 2023.

The news of the Nordstream shutdown hit late Friday and, back then, it was blamed on a turbine issue. Yesterday, however, the truth came out and Russia admitted that they...