This Hasn’t Happened Since 2009: Ruble, Crude Edition
Tough week for Russia.
Tough week for Russia.
All hail the “king”.
“…is arguably the most interventionist, militarist, confrontationist and bellicose national security team ever assembled by a sitting President.”
Rats from a sinking ship.
In terms of news flow on Tuesday, everything took a backseat to Facebook and the worsening Cambridge Analytica scandal, which is spiraling rapidly out of control.
Cryptos “lack the traits of sovereign currencies,” the draft says.Â
“We will continue to strike at every attempt to strike at us. This has been our policy and it will remain our policy.”
“We have crossed the fiscal Rubicon.”
“There is selling pressure and profit-taking across the board.â€
That right there is the biggest gain since November of 2014.
“Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty I am free at last!”
And that’s the week.
“…a flagrant [and] serious threat to aviation safety.”
“For the true inflationists, what you want to own is the breakeven rate..”
“On Russia, we have no illusions about the regime we are dealing with.”
“He doesn’t realize what all he could trigger by doing this.”
“Maybe if I tweet about it enough”…
“Buy the rumor (again) and then (immediately) sell the fact?”
“Pop”?
Uncertain outcomes…
Ok, look: if you’re still hungover from a combination of turkey, greasy mashed potatoes, and copious amounts of not-quite-top-shelf red wine, it’s time to snap out of it because last week is melting into this week as tends to happen historically on Sundays.
Of crises, blockades, and discount riyals.
Someone thought it was a good idea to send Thomas Friedman to Riyadh to interview Mohammed bin Salman…
“This is the big one, Elizabeth!”
What happens over the weekend no longer remains confined to the weekend.
“The majority of Lebanese are just paying the price.”
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