Economy News U S Sanctions Haven T Actually Hurt Russia S Economy Much Will New Ones Work

America Just Quietly Admitted It Can’t Crush Russia’s Economy

Western efforts to strangle the Kremlin’s war machine have been systematically undermined by European nations’ desire to continue buying Russian oil and natural gas. Read More

Russia’s War Economy Is Quietly Cracking – and Putin Knows It

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s war economy is starting to show strain. As Ukraine’s drones hit targets deep inside Russia, the Kremlin is scrambling to plug mounting fiscal gaps with VAT hikes, new ... Read More

US’s tougher Russian sanctions

The ruble’s pricing and oil options’ volatility indicate the crude market expects limited long-term disruption from U.S. sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms, with Indian and Chinese sales mostly ... Read More

How the U.S.'s new sanctions on Russia could impact the war in Ukraine

The Trump administration has levied new sanctions against Russia, targeting the country's oil industry. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Stephanie Baker about the implications. The Trump ... Read More

Could U.S. Sanctions Finally Cripple Russia’s War Economy?

The U.S., EU, and U.K. imposed sweeping sanctions on Rosneft, LUKoil, and Gazpromneft to target Moscow’s oil revenues. Analysts say the short-term effects will be limited as Russia shifts exports to ... Read More

As the U.S. Imposes Oil Sanctions, How Vulnerable Is Russia's Economy?

New U.S. sanctions on Russia's two biggest oil companies threaten to hit the country’s economy at a precarious time. Russian manufacturing is declining, consumer demand is weakening and inflation ... Read More

Sanctions have choked Russia's oil industry, a key source of Kremlin funds, Treasury finds

A Treasury Department analysis indicates that new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers have sent prices there tumbling, choking off a key revenue source that Russia has used to fund its war in ... Read More

Russia's Oil Giants Get Sanctioned By The US. Will It Hurt The Kremlin's War On Ukraine? (For Now, No)

The US, EU, and UK have imposed sanctions on Russia's major oil companies, Rosneft and LUKoil, aiming to curb funding for the Ukraine war. Experts suggest the sanctions' short-term impact will be ... Read More

Oil prices jumped this week — and now U.S. consumers may be the ones to feel the pain from Trump’s Russia sanctions

Oil prices this past week marked their biggest weekly gain since June, as new U.S. sanctions on Russia’s two largest crude producers triggered the rally — raising the potential for tighter global ... Read More

EU puts more sanctions on Russia

BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Thursday heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump's new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry. Read More