By Dan Weil As for the Ukraine war, ‘The implications for the U.S. economy are highly uncertain, and we will monitor the situation,’ he said. Financial-market participants have continued to expect the Federal Reserve to begin raising interest rates this month, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks Wednesday validated that sentiment. ‘Inflation increased sharply last year and is now running well above our longer-run objective of 2%,” he said in comments prepared for delivery to Congress. “Demand is strong, and bottlenecks and supply constraints are limiting …