Some Russian Banks Removed From SWIFT, Central Bank Targeted
Just hours after Germany dropped its opposition to barring Russia from SWIFT, the West unveiled
Just hours after Germany dropped its opposition to barring Russia from SWIFT, the West unveiled
The world moved closer on Saturday to deploying the economic nuclear option against Russia. In
“China has been following the evolution of the Ukraine issue, and the present situation is
US equities closed out a truly chaotic week with a spectacular two-day rally, even as
Zoltan Pozsar took a break this week from assessing every conceivable angle of Fed balance
Last month, in “War Drums,” I suggested that whatever Vladimir Putin intended to do in
This week’s marquee data out of the US showed a resilient consumer and elevated inflation,
On Thursday afternoon, following a truly absurd reversal on Wall Street that found US equities
The Russian military was poised to take Kyiv on Thursday evening, closing in on the
Who cares about the data at a time like this?! Nobody, is the answer. Nevertheless,
It was impossible to escape dire headlines on Thursday. Neither was it easy to scan
The assets most at risk from Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine are Russian assets.
“Russia treacherously attacked our state in the morning,” Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, in a social media
Losses continued to pile up for US equities on Wednesday amid a deluge of dour
Global equities attempted to find their footing Wednesday after the S&P entered a correction for
Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled sanctions on Russian sovereign debt and promised “an even steeper
While the world was fixated on the standoff between the West and Russia following Vladimir
Vladimir Putin will find he’s “gravely miscalculated,” Boris Johnson said Tuesday, as the world pondered
In an inauspicious development, Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized separatists in Ukraine. “I consider it
The Kremlin on Monday said there are “no concrete plans” for a summit between Vladimir
Barring some manner of good news on the geopolitical front, it’ll be another challenging week
Update: Late Sunday (or early Monday, depending on where you reside), AFP reported that Emmanuel
Back on January 14, in “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” I wrote that “it’s becoming
Risk appetite remained subdued at the end of another tenuous week. Russian-backed separatists and the
The standoff in eastern Europe is a “buzzkill” for what may have otherwise been a
First, Russian-backed separatists claimed Ukrainian forces fired mortars, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. Then,
Traders were “treated” to more conflicting Ukraine headlines on Wednesday, as global equities attempted to
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