Russia's Economy on Course to Hit Historic Low

Russia's share of global GDP is set to decline between now and the end of the decade, the International Monetary Fund has said. Read More

Russia Has the Resources for a Long War in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has reason to be confident that Russia can maintain current military spending levels for a relatively long time. This is bad news for Ukraine, its Western partners and neighbors, and ... Read More

Economic Change in Russia

Never in its history has Russia been more prosperous or integrated into the global economy than it is now. Seemingly, this is a positive development and the achievement of one of the core goals of U.S ... Read More

Russia News

By David Pierson At a summit with China’s leader, in Beijing, the Russian president called for stronger economic ties between the countries, as he intensifies his war effort. By David Pierson ... Read More

Russian deputy PM given new tasks for coordination of economy

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, point man for the energy sector and negotiations with the OPEC+ grouping, has been given new responsibilities for coordinating the economy, according to ... Read More

Why Ukraine Should Keep Striking Russian Oil Refineries

Russia’s oil storage capacity is limited. When a refinery is destroyed or damaged, therefore, extracted crude oil cannot simply be stocked for later use. This leaves Russian producers with just two ... Read More

French minister declares economic ‘war’ on Russia, and then beats a retreat

“We will cause the collapse of the Russian economy.” Le Maire later told French news agency AFP he had misspoken and that the term “war” was not compatible with France’s efforts to de ... Read More

Russia's economy is so driven by the war in Ukraine that it cannot afford to either win or lose, economist says

Russia's economy can't afford to win or lose the war in Ukraine, one economist says. That's because Russia can't afford the cost of rebuilding and securing Ukraine. The cost of repairing its own ... Read More

What’s behind the historic stock market highs and how it relates to the overall economy

This has been a big week for the stock market. The Dow Jones, the much broader S&P 500 and the NASDAQ all reached record highs with the Dow crossing the 40,000 threshold for the first time. The ... Read More

Technology News

British regulators say they don’t need to open a competition investigation into Microsoft’s partnership with French ... from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United ... Read More

Economy Struggling With High Interest Rates and Stubborn Inflation

A pair of economic ... “While it's unlikely to occur, there is actually a strong case to be made for the Fed to raise interest rates in 2024 given elevated inflation, low unemployment, high ... Read More

Russia's economy is so driven by the war in Ukraine that it cannot afford to either win or lose, economist says

Russia's economy is completely dominated by its war ... Sign up for a weekly brief collating many news items into one untangled thought delivered straight to your mailbox. Read More