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Russia sanctions hit London gold market

February 1, 2023 Comments are Disabled

Sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine have caused London, the world’s major bullion trading market, to shrink. According to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), gold held […]

Johnson can’t stop Putin using Russia’s gold

March 24, 2022 Comments are Disabled

According to UK prime minister Boris Johnson, Britain and its Western allies will increase the economic pressure on Russia by examining whether more can be done to prevent President Vladimir […]

Gold in the time of war

March 16, 2022 Comments are Disabled

On 28 February the US, EU and UK froze most of the Russian central bank’s $630bn foreign currency reserves, responding to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. In the words of […]

BIS ditches neutrality over Russia

March 12, 2022 Comments are Disabled

When applying sanctions to Russia’s central bank this week, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) made a radical departure from the neutral stance it adopted during the second world war. […]

The sanctions craze and our dangerously unstable systems

March 10, 2022 Comments are Disabled

“In the case of Putin we are in this very dangerous place. We have reacted so aggressively and moved so far, so fast that he is personally humiliated under anything […]

Fake IDs blow hole in Russia sanctions

March 8, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Amidst the escalating war in Ukraine, Western countries are seeking to step up sanctions against Russia-linked entities. But sanctions can only be enforced if the dividing line between permitted and […]

Choke points

January 13, 2020 0 comments

US cyberspies fly to the UK to try to stop Britain signing a new deal with Huawei. The US threatens to cut off Iraq from the global financial infrastructure. A […]