Russia: Explaining Sanctions and SWIFT

There’s a tentative deal for peace in the Middle East as the U.S. and Iran are set to sign an agreement this week. Jon, Matt, and Rachel talk about how long it will take for things to get back to normal if the deal holds as well as some companies that could get some much needed r ...  Show more

Every time you buy a stock, you tell yourself a story about why it's going to work. But what if that story is the most dangerous thing in your portfolio? And what if the same behavioral blind spots that trip up individual investors are also quietly undermining the companies you'r ...  Show more

Sanctions, energy supplies, cyber-attacks - how bad could the economic fallout be if the situation in Ukraine spirals out of control?How likely would Russia be to simply cut the gas supply off to Europe in the middle of winter for example? Ed Butler asks Jane Collin, editor of th ...  Show more

How the latest penalties for invading Ukraine will hit Russia, and may also spill over into the world economy.Ed Butler explores what the democratic world hopes to achieve with their targeting of the Russian Central Bank's currency reserves, as well as the exclusion of major Russ ...  Show more

The International Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting to discuss whether to release oil from strategic stocks to offset rising energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian financial markets have descended into turmoil after western sanctions over the ...

What can we do to prepare if the Russian-Ukraine war gets even worse?

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