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Venezuelan sovereign bonds soar 90% as US allows the return of American investors

Thu, 10/19/2023 - 13:25

nicolas maduro — Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.
Reuters

Markets, mi-exclusive, Venezuela, bond-market, Sanctions, Bonds, nicholas-maduro

Russia is using bags of cash and diamonds to avoid sanctions and fund its weapons program, expert says

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 04:12

Russian diamonds — An employee inspects rough diamonds in Alrosa Diamond Sorting Center in the town of Mirny, Russia, on July 1, 2019.
ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images

Military & Defense, finance, news-uk, Russia, Ukraine, Sanctions

Gasoline prices are heading lower after Saudi Arabia pushed oil prices too high and crushed demand, analyst says

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 14:14

Tech Insider : Economy

gas pump prices cars — AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Markets, mi-exclusive, gas-prices, oil-prices, OPEC, saudi-arabia, Russia

Russia's use of the Chinese yuan surges as the Kremlin looks to bypass sanctions

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 10:10

Tech Insider : Economy

One Chinese yuan bill lying on top of a US dollar bill. — One Chinese yuan bill lying on top of a US dollar bill.
Getty Images

Markets, mi-exclusive, Yuan, china-currency, Russia, Sanctions, ukraine-war

Russia's EU neighbors are banning Russian vehicles from entering their countries as the bloc toughens sanctions

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 06:14

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

Cars with Russian number plates wait to cross the border from Russia to Finland at the Nuijamaa border checkpoint in Lappeenranta, Finland, on September 22, 2022. — Cars with Russian number plates wait to cross the border from Russia to Finland at the Nuijamaa border checkpoint in Lappeenranta, Finland, on September 22, 2022.
Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty Images

economy, politics, european-union, Sanctions, Russia, Finland, Latvia

An oligarch who predicted that Russia may run out of money next year is surprised the economy has held up so far

Mon, 09/25/2023 - 23:05

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

Vladimir Putin and Oleg Deripaska. — Composite image of Vladimir Putin and Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska.
Getty Images

economy, Markets, politics, Russia, economy, oligarch, oleg-deripaska

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says Ukraine's needs are 'enormously expensive' for the US to finance - and frozen Russian assets should be used instead

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 13:06

Tech Insider : Economy

Larry Summers — Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers.
Michel Euler/AP Photo

Markets, larry-summers, treasury-secretary-larry-summers, ukraine-war, Sanctions, Russia, us-deficit

De-dollarization would require governments to sever political and economic ties with US

Wed, 09/20/2023 - 14:08

Tech Insider : Economy

100 dollar pill puzzle being put together . — C.J. Burton/Getty Images

Markets, mi-exclusive, Dollars, De-Dollarization, dollar-dominance, BRICS, China

Ukraine looks to seize interest on Russia's frozen assets as Kyiv scrambles for wartime funds

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 16:22

Tech Insider : Economy

Ukraine tank near Zaporizhzhia — A Ukrainian tank during firing practice process at special shooting range near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on March 29, 2023.
Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Markets, mi-exclusive, Russia, ukraine-war, Sanctions, Moscow, Ukraine

Putin is scared that an arms deal with Kim Jong Un will make him even more of a global pariah, experts say

Thu, 09/14/2023 - 07:54

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023. — North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur on September 13, 2023.
Vladimir Smirnov/Getty Images

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, War, north-korea, us-sanctions, Sanctions

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