Russia & Ex-Soviets

New Vehicle Sales in Russia Collapsed by 82% in June

by Wolf Richter • Jul 7, 2022 • 84 Comments

The top 10 brands in Russia and their struggles.

But Whose Money Evaporated when JP Morgan, BlackRock, Pimco, Calpers, Others Report Huge Losses on Russian Assets?

by Wolf Richter • Mar 14, 2022 • 123 Comments

OPM = Other People’s Money — namely from American and European retail investors and pension beneficiaries.

How Much Russian Crude Oil & Petroleum Product Does the US Import? Where Does it Go? How Much Impact Will the Russian Oil Ban Have?

by Wolf Richter • Mar 8, 2022 • 163 Comments

One more complication in the vast global oil trade, even for the US, one of the largest producers in the world and a big exporter.

While the Fed Still Fuels the Fire, the Bank of Russia Throws Shock-and-Awe Rate Hikes at Raging “Persistent” Inflation, But US Inflation Not Far Below Russia’s

by Wolf Richter • Oct 22, 2021 • 154 Comments

These mega rate hikes likely have Putin’s support because inflation can become a political bitch.

While Fed Blows Off Inflation, Hawkish Bank of Russia Shocks & Awes with Rate Hikes, Sees “Persistent” & “Prolonged” Inflation

by Wolf Richter • Jul 23, 2021 • 197 Comments

But the US and Russia have similar red-hot inflation rates.

While Fed Is in Denial, Hawkish Bank of Russia Sees Inflation as “Not Transitory,” Warns of Possible Shock-and-Awe Rate Hike

by Wolf Richter • Jun 28, 2021 • 165 Comments

US Inflation is almost as hot as in Russia, but the Fed is still blowing it off.

The Great American Shale-Oil Bust Turns into Massacre

by Wolf Richter • Mar 9, 2020 • 175 Comments

Shares of shale oil drillers collapsed by 25%-50% today. Their bonds got massacred. Saudi-Russia price-war strategy appears successful in wiping out investors in the US shale-oil sector.

GM Better Figure Out How to Stop Shrinking, I Mean Globally & Pronto, Before It’s Too Late

by Wolf Richter • Feb 18, 2020 • 151 Comments

GM tries to shrink itself out of trouble. And it shrinks where it wants to grow. But when will it stop before hitting zero? Ugly charts of GM’s global vehicle sales, by region.

Kremlin Vies with China to See Who Controls the Internet Better

by Safehaven • Mar 11, 2019 • 32 Comments

Population control is the new name of the game.

Who Bought the $1.47 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months?

by Wolf Richter • Sep 18, 2018 • 83 Comments

China, Japan, other foreign investors, the Fed, US government funds? Nope.

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