The unpredictable risks of a new Russian debt crisis
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A potential Russian debt crisis carries unpredictable risks
Financial markets rallied Friday after Russian officials made vital transfers to foreign investors, sidestepping what would have been Moscow’s first sovereign debt default in nearly two and half decades. But despite Continue Reading
The World’s Biggest Commodities Markets Are Starting to Seize Up
How Russia-China Relations Could Impact Energy Market It’s getting harder to deal in some of the world’s most important commodities as everything from geopolitical turmoil to exchange snafus prompt traders Continue Reading
The global economy’s growing risks: stagflation, refugees and lockdowns
This was supposed to be the year the world economy recovered from the shock of Covid-19. By the end of 2022, official forecasters expected the US, European and Chinese economies Continue Reading
Retreat from Russia riddled with risks for Western banks
As they switch off the lights in Moscow, the world’s top banks face a risk-ridden retreat, juggling obligations to anxious clients and staff while complying with sanctions that have rewritten Continue Reading
Russia Bonds Rise, Default Risk Tumbles as Payment Sent to Citi
Russian dollar bonds rose, and the cost of insuring the nation’s debt against default dropped after people familiar with the matter said funds earmarked for interest payments on the Russian Continue Reading
Fed Raises Rates and Projects Six More Increases in 2022
The Federal Reserve lifted its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday as policymakers took their first decisive step toward trying to tame rapid inflation by raising Continue Reading
Russia Watchers Seek New Indicators to Gauge Impact of Sanctions
In a televised address on March 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western powers have subjected his country to an “ economic blitzkrieg ” of sanctions. But for Russia watchers Continue Reading
Supply Chain Disruptions Force European Automakers To Halt Production
We naturally focus on metals and energy issues when reviewing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, metals and energy are not the only commodities or products Russia and Ukraine export Continue Reading
Sanctions-savaged Russia teeters on brink of historic default
The economic cost of Russia’s assault on Ukraine was fully exposed on Wednesday as Vladimir Putin’s sanctions-ravaged government teetered on the brink of its first international debt default since the Continue Reading