Econ Extra Credit newsletter #92
Ukraine’s finance minister calls for more “severe” Western sanctions against Russia, warning time is of the essence.
“It’s really everywhere,” said Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams.
Unpacking Europe’s reliance on Russian energy — and the risks that now carries.
“I could be supportive of a 50 basis point rise in the future — but not at this meeting,” said Patrick Harker.
Ukraine and Russia are big producers of sunflower oil, so turmoil in that market is roiling the edible oil markets.
Experts say there are some advantages to crowdfunding this way.
Heather Vogell of ProPublica finds short term-oriented corporate investors are increasingly becoming apartment landlords.
China’s system is known as the Cross-Border Interbank Payments System, or CIPS for short.
Orders for core capital goods hit a 40-year high in January. That’s because demand for manufactured goods is still high.
