Natylie Baldwin
These companies have balance sheets loaded with debt, low cash reserves, and potentially high exposure to geopolitical disruptions like Russia’s war in Ukraine. A fourth group of newer companies have thus far primarily focused on growth and market share, rather than profitability. The challenge ...
In 2022, global supply chains were disrupted caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the world emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. The result was a surge in crude oil prices to multiyear highs. That increase rippled through energy markets, driving up prices for gasoline and diesel...
it’s much simpler to define trends and eras in the rearview mirror than in real time. Severe supply constraints and labor shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic pushed inflation as high as 9%. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and—in a repeat of history—production cuts by OPEC kept oil and...
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There are fears in the West that Russia, acting through its ally Serbia, is trying to destabilize the Balkans and thus shift at least some attention from its aggression on Ukraine. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE? There have been constant international efforts to find common grou...
“In the near-term, Russia’s economy is proving a lot more resilient to the sanctions than we’ve thought,” says Liam Peach, an economist at Capital Economics in London. “In terms of the long-term, I think it’s difficult right now to say whether it will prove mor...
But the British too will have to find a place for themselves in the evolving Europe. For that matter, so will prosperous but non-EU Switzerland, economically rising Poland, struggling Hungary, and the once-and-future Russia of Vladimir Putin, which is not going to be on anyone’s candidate...
China's most important political event – the Two Sessions – is underway. It refers to the annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). What are the NPC and the CPPCC? The NPC is China's top ...
“Whatever gives the impression of a weak or unstable economy is not welcomed by the Russian government,” he said. “In Russia, the exchange rate is always seen as the most important indicator of the health of the economy.” WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR RUSSIANS? Inflation caused by ruble ...