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    Mr. Putin Can Ignore Mr. Market
    Jul30

    Mr. Putin Can Ignore Mr. Market

    Anyone who hoped financial markets would take on the burden of punishing Russia for its Ukrainian adventures should think again. …read more Source:...

    US And EU Target Russian Banks, Arms And Oil Industry With Wide-Ranging Sanctions
    Jul30

    US And EU Target Russian Banks, Arms And Oil Industry With Wide-Ranging Sanctions

    The United States and the European Union followed up on sanctions imposed on Russia two weeks ago, in an attempt to tackle Russian support for separatists in Ukraine, and announced a fresh round of wide-ranging sanctions, according to reports published Tuesday. …read more Source: International Business...

    Russia’s Central Bank Will Support Banks Targeted by Sanctions
    Jul30

    Russia’s Central Bank Will Support Banks Targeted by Sanctions

    …read more Source: The Epoch...

    10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ, TWTR)
    Jul30

    10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ, TWTR)

    Good morning! Here’s what you need to know. 1. Russian Stocks Shrug. Russia’s MICEX index is up more than 2% despite the announcement of further sanctions against Russian financial institutions. BI’s Sam Ro explains why markets are unmoved: “…There’s little doubt that Russia’s economy is indeed under...

    ‘Nobody Can Prove’ Russian Link to Rebels: Diplomat
    Jul30

    ‘Nobody Can Prove’ Russian Link to Rebels: Diplomat

    Leonid P. Moiseev, Russia’s ambassador to Singapore, made the denial hours after Barack Obama imposed harsh new sanctions on Russian banks. …read more Source:...

    Ten Weeks In The Hands Of Ukrainian Separatists
    Jul30

    Ten Weeks In The Hands Of Ukrainian Separatists

    Ukrainian theater director Pavel Yurov and Denis Grishchuk, a Kyiv-based artist, were freed earlier this month after being held for 70 days by pro-Russian separatists. They shared their story with RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Total Bracing For Sanctions Impact
    Jul30

    Total Bracing For Sanctions Impact

    The oil major says it has stopped increasing its stake in Russian gas-producer Novatek and will review the effect of sanctions on Russia at the end of August. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    International Observers Turned Back From Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash Site In Eastern Ukraine
    Jul30

    International Observers Turned Back From Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash Site In Eastern Ukraine

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — International observers turned back Wednesday after making another attempt to reach the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down in eastern Ukraine, and a government official said the area near the zone had been mined by pro-Russian separatists who control it.Observers from the Organization for Security and...

    Obama: ‘Not a new Cold War,’ but new Russia sanctions announced
    Jul30

    Obama: ‘Not a new Cold War,’ but new Russia sanctions announced

    President Obama announced a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and a shipbuilding company Tuesday, saying Russia must pay an increasingly high price for its military aggression in Ukraine and the downing of a passenger jet. The penalties follow tougher sanctions in an agreement reached by European Union … …read more...

    Educating Their Children Abroad Is the Russian Elite’s Guilty Secret
    Jul30

    Educating Their Children Abroad Is the Russian Elite’s Guilty Secret

    Lucky Anastasia Zheleznyak. She has secured one of the BBC’s sought-after positions, working as a production assistant at London’s Ellstree Film Studios. But Zheleznyak isn’t just any Russian expat making her way up the career ladder. She’s the daughter of Duma Deputy Speaker Sergei Zheleznyak, known for his warning of an...