Notes today:

•  Putin again tried to tilt a U.S. presidential election toward Trump, this time by authorizing efforts to attack Joe Biden’s candidacy. 

• The White House says a coming U.S. tax plan will raise rates on corporations and the rich while providing relief for households that bring home around $110,000 per year. 

• The EU is set to unveil plans for a vaccine certificate, aka vaccine passport. This is raising questions about how the EU will manage to link up various health systems, keeping people’s data secure and private, while possibly creating a two-tier society. 

• Prices for U.S. imports rose 1.3%t in February following a 1.4-%t advance in January. Export prices rose 1.6% in February, after increasing 2.5% MoM. YoY import prices rose 3.0%t and export prices rose 5.2%. 

• US Feb. industrial production much weaker than expected at -2.2% vs. +0.3% est. 

• Coca-Cola and Home Depot have made it clear that they oppose voting restriction bills in Georgia.