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Russia is testing the West's favorite weapon
In The News
The unprecedented sanctions the West imposed on Russia have hobbled its economy and are hurting the global system, too. But their primary purpose, arguably, is to stop the fig...
By Edward Fishman
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Biden administration tries to cut off Chinese lifeline to Russia
In The News
The official declined to comment on the type of military assistance Russia has requested but said the United States held “deep concerns about China’s alignment with Russia” am...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Experts fear political use of digital yuan
In The News
Beijing might have another motive in mind for its digital yuan: gathering transaction data. The e-CNY is a “data issue,” said Yaya Fanusie, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Brazilian real leads declines in Latam with eyes on rate move
In The News
A Reuters poll sees the central bank raising its key rate by 100 basis points on Thursday and evaluate an escalation of its already aggressive policy tightening as red-hot glo...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Russia's efforts to salvage economy could have devastating impacts
Russia's ties to the global economy are rapidly unwinding as crushing sanctions and the Kremlin's response upend decades of post-Soviet reforms. The Kremlin announced strict ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Bitcoin's 'tug-of-war' during Russia-Ukraine crisis stirs debate about the future
In The News
Reuters recently reported that Russian crypto owners were trying to liquidate billions in in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has not levied sanctions against Russia. Yet...
By Jason Bartlett
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In The News
Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security
The West’s Economic War Plan Against RussiaJust as Vladimir Putin blindsided the West with the fact and ferocity of his invasion of Ukraine, the West blindsided Mr. Putin with the speed and aggressiveness of its retali...
By Edward Fishman
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Ukraine’s Conflict Has Rippled All the Way to the Arctic Circle
In The News
The effects of the conflict in Ukraine have rippled across the globe, sending more than two million refugees fleeing, and driving up gasoline prices in the U.S., heating bills...
By Daniel Silverberg
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Crypto’s War Test Leaves Future of Money Debate Wide Open
In The News
Crypto had already been seeping into every corner of culture and conversation. Then came Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and crypto went to war, too. The sector’s involvement in...
By Alex Zerden
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Why record-high gas prices won't be solved by drilling more oil in the US
In The News
There are many reasons for this, but the biggest one is that oil is truly a global commodity, experts told CNN. The global price of oil determines gas prices in the US, and it...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Ukraine crisis: What sanctions could West still impose on Russia?
In The News
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US, UK, EU and more than two dozen other nations retaliated with economic measures that have sent the Russian rouble tumbling,...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Battered Mexican peso leads Latam FX higher, rouble hits record low
The peso was on track to recover a chunk of its 3.5% loss made over the last four sessions. Data showed annual inflation in Mexico accelerated faster than expected in February...
By Rachel Ziemba
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White House eyes new sanctions on lawmakers in Russian parliament as part of financial attack on Moscow
In The News
The White House is weighing new sanctions against lawmakers in the upper-chamber of the Russian parliament, as the United States seeks to increase financial pressure on Russia...
By Edward Fishman
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How Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Weighs on China’s Economy
In The News
China's top political leaders are meeting in Beijing this week and have announced the country’s new GDP goal for 2022, a major benchmark that Premier Li Keqiang has said will ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Biden Pressured From All Sides on Ukraine Response
In The News
The prospect of congressionally passed sanctions — combined with the fact that the US gets relatively little petroleum product from Russia — probably explains the Biden admini...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Russians look to UAE to escape economic turmoil as sanctions bite
In The News
"The first question I have when Russian clients call me is 'where is the money?'" Almas, a real estate broker in Dubai, told Middle East Eye. The 55-year-old Russian speaker,...
By Alex Zerden
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'The moral equivalent of blood diamonds'
In The News
As President Joe Biden wages an economic war against Russia, he’s facing difficult tradeoffs in his domestic battle against inflation. White House officials are keenly aware t...
By Rachel Ziemba
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NOTEWORTHY: The New Russia Export Controls
Press Note
Emily Kilcrease, Senior Fellow and Director of the Economics, Energy, and Security program at the Center for a New American Security weighs in with expert commentary and analy...
By Emily Kilcrease
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China Opposes Sanctions and Has a Reputation for Busting Them
In The News
Under international agreements, North Korea isn’t supposed to be able to export its coal. That its smugglers have been doing so right under China’s nose is one reason Beijing ...
By Jason Bartlett
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Bitcoin sanctions could be next, but most Russians won’t care
In The News
As Moscow’s war on Ukraine rages on and the Russian economy and currency spiral to new lows, Washington is reportedly trying out a new way to dial up the pressure on Putin: sa...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
