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US government amps up inevitable clash with crypto privacy in tornado cash blacklisting
When the U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted Tornado Cash on Monday, banning all Americans from using the service, regulators dramatically escalated that battle as they seek ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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The U.S. has sanctioned Vladimir Putin's long-rumored romantic partner
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But at this point in the war, it's unclear how far sanctions against any one individual will go to deter Putin, says Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Iran sanctions spotlight opaque brokers and middlemen behind oil trade
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Iran is no stranger to sanctions. The county weathered the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure campaign”. Russia has even turned to Iran for lessons on coping with wester...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Nancy Pelosi’s expected Taiwan trip and her ‘hate-hate’ relationship with BeijingIn the year 1991, a relatively new Congresswoman from California, Nancy Pelosi stunned the Chinese authorities when she spread out a banner in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square dedic...
By Daniel Silverberg
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Inflation raises old debate on currencies being pegged to dollar
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"Regional authorities are not ready to give up the predictability of pegging to the dollar until they are willing to move to a basket peg. Not that depegging would be a panac...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Middle East nets half of China’s Belt and Road funding
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A number of countries saw their BRI investments drop off completely this year, including Russia, Egypt and Sri Lanka, although Dr Wang said the reduction of investment in Egyp...
By Rachel Ziemba
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What do El Salvador, Iran and North Korea have in common? They’re all feeling the heat in the great crypto crash.
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The crash of cryptocurrency prices has been well documented, particularly when it comes to retail investors and traders who have lost huge sums of money. But crypto isn’t only...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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NEOM’s IPO plans welcomed by global wealth funds
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Rachel Ziemba, founder of New York-based geo-economic advisory firm Ziemba Insights, was more hesitant and said it was too soon to determine the impact a raft of new PIF-backe...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Cheaper Gas
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After months of gas prices making life more expensive, they have quietly started to go down — providing financial relief for many Americans. The average nationwide price this ...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Ex CIA Analyst: Crypto-Gaming Vulnerable to Financial Crime
Online games that incentivize players by rewarding them with virtual assets are wide open to money laundering, scams and other forms of financial crime, according to a former ...
By Yaya J. Fanusie
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Pelosi to Blinken: Label Russia as terrorist state, or else Congress will
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Blinken: Designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism — otherwise, Congress will. The warning, made on a call between the two earlier this week, was described to POLITICO ...
By Edward Fishman
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‘Could do better’: the experts’ verdict on Biden in Middle East
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“The trip went as expected, with few major deliverables and no major negative or positive shocks. No big oil promises or Iran nuclear deal breakthroughs. The trip was about re...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Biden to Visit a Saudi Arabia That Is Closer to Russia Than Ever
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As President Biden prepares to visit Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich kingdom is closer than ever to Russia and has no plans to disengage from Moscow or help Washington by pumping m...
By Elina Ribakova
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Five things to watch as Biden heads to the Middle East
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President Biden will land in Israel on Wednesday for his first presidential visit to the Middle East, seeking to reassert U.S. influence in the region. The trip has already b...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Joe Biden’s administration split on whether to remove China tariffs
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As President Joe Biden debates whether to lift Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports, his cabinet is split over a politically fraught issue that could influence the November co...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Crypto crash threatens North Korea's stolen funds as it ramps up weapons tests
The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of f...
By Jason Bartlett
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How Russia skirts sanctions on energy
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There's a big global sale on Russian oil right now if you're able to buy — with prices at least $30 less per barrel than European Brent crude, according to some estimates. (Ru...
By Edward Fishman
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Global Food Crisis Tests Western Resolve to Retain Russia Sanctions
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In Yemen, the price of bread surged 35 percent the week Russia invaded Ukraine. Wheat mills lacking grain in Lebanon have halted operations in recent months, forcing bakeries ...
By Alex Zerden
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Canada can now seize, sell off Russian assets. What's next?
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"Ukraine, historically... has struggled with corruption issues," said Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow with the Centre for a New American Security who advises companies...
By Rachel Ziemba
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'They're like our nerd warriors': How the Treasury Department is waging economic war on Russia
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Three months into US-led sanctions designed to crush Russia's economy for its war in Ukraine, Russia has appeared surprisingly resilient. The ruble has rebounded and is now wo...
By Elina Ribakova
