Some Additional Comments on the Russian Counter-Sanction of Requiring Gas Payments in Roubles
Attempting to clear some of the fog around the Russia counter-sanction of requiring rouble payment for gas by “unfriendly nations.”
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Russia Sanctions Collateral Damage: Diesel Shortage Risk Worsening, EV Batteries
More on the “soon to be with us” sanctions-induced diesel shortage, along with EV battery woes.
Read more...Michael Hudson Discusses Russia Sanctions Blowback on the Renegade
Michael Hudson revisits how US sanctions will ultimately hurt its economy more than Russisa’s, as crippling the dollar hegemony.
Read more...Ukraine Updates and Scott Ritter on Russia Military Strategy and Progress
Some over the weekend sightings on the war in Ukraine.
Read more...Corporate Legacy Debt, Inflation, and the Efficacy of Monetary Policy
Why high levels of corporate debt can make monetrary tightening less effective in controlling inflation.
Read more...Senators Introduce Right to Repair Legislation
Senators introduce right to repair bill. Antitrust litigation will proceed regardless of whether federal or state legislation is enacted anytime soon.
Read more...Is Joe Manchin Lucy or the Football?
Why Joe Manchin is merely a convenient excuse for what is wrong with Democrats and soi disant progressives.
Read more...The World Is Facing A Critical Diesel Shortage
An oil price drop gives an illusory sense of relief from an ongoing and set to worsen diesel squeeze.
Read more...Can Urban Mining Help to Save the Planet?
Recycling rare metals from waste could help reduce extractive mining. But the value of urban mining depends on how it’s done.
Read more...Russia Sanctions Trade Shock: Fulfilling the Fears of Smoot-Hawley?
More on the possiblity of severe blowback from sanctions against Russia in the form of trade disruption.
Read more...Russia Sanctions Blowback Only Beginning: Globalization in the Crosshairs, Russian Retaliation Coming?
More on how sanctions against Russia are boomeranging.
Read more...America Shoots Its Own Dollar Empire in Economic Attack on Russia
The US is gambling with its superpower status by putting its dollar hegemony in play to hurt the Russian economy.
Read more...Russia’s Economic War Front, The New Tributary System & The Russian Kowtow
A look at economic sanction options for Russia.
Read more...Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Highlights America’s Fading Geopolitical Influence
Why Russia is not as isolated as the US press would have you believe. The US has wrongfooted some recent dealing with influential countries.
Read more...5 Commodities That Could Explode As The Ukraine Crisis Escalates
A look at the commodities that are most vulnerable to reduced supply from Russia.
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