US Treasury OFAC Sanctions Targets – February 2022

Vladimir Putin’s incursion into Ukraine has led to international outcry and condemnation – with China an isolated nation refusing to criticise Russia. The sanctions response has already been somewhat comprehensive from the US and Western allies, but a SWIFT ban for Russia – the veritable “mother of all sanctions” has not been imposed. There are […]

Why Sanctions are so important and why everyone is talking about them. The Ukraine-Russia crisis will lead to major repercussions due to the strength of US sanctions and their potential negative impact on post-COVID-19 global recovery. Particularly as the globalised economy is so dependent on Russia for energy supply and commodities trades. That said, Russia’s […]

US Treasury OFAC Sanctions Targets – January 2022

US Treasury OFAC Sanctions Targets – December 2021

Enormous, unsustainable QE continues unabated which means that Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan continue to expand M2 monetary supply on an (unfunded) basis post-GFC and post-COVID. RRP reverse repos data tells the chilling tale of central banks continuing to expand monetary supply, leading to massive inflationary trouble down the line. The key […]

US Treasury OFAC Sanctions Targets – November 2021

One striking feature of the 2021 GDP country data to date is the expansion of US and UK GDP in the post-Brexit (December 31, 2020), COVID-19 aftermath. One would have expected a contraction in overall GDP due to the global supply chain crisis, stagnant post-COVID-19 recovery, and in the case of the UK, if the […]

US Treasury OFAC Sanctions Targets – October 2021

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping might seem the oddest of bed fellows in policy terms. Yet the global economic havoc their policy mis-steps – in tandem – are causing is of profound concern. Rather than “looking for the next Lehmans moment”, let us consider the actual ramifications of what is occurring in real time.