Tag: Economic Conditions and Trends

Ukraine War and Pandemic Force Nations to Retreat From Globalization

If Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin organize their own economic coalition, they could bring in other nations seeking…

Will War Make Europe’s Switch to Clean Energy Even Harder?

At the Siemens Gamesa factory in Aalborg, Denmark, where the next generation of offshore wind turbines is being…

Powell Says Fed Could Raise Rates More Quickly to Tame Inflation

The oil and gas price spike and other commodity disruptions tied to the war in Ukraine could push…

A Plastic Factory Feels the Sting of Rising Energy Prices

Long before President Vladimir V. Putin unleashed his war on Ukraine, Mosharraf Khalid was already contending with an…

Russia Asked China for Military and Economic Aid for Ukraine War, U.S. Officials Say

WASHINGTON — Russia asked China to give it military equipment and support for the war in Ukraine after…

U.S. and Allies Will Strip Russia of Favored Trade Status

The 1930s tariffs were crafted to charge high levies on imports of manufactured goods and farm products but…

China Has Tools to Help Russia’s Economy. None Are Big Enough to Save It.

When the United States and its allies declared a financial war on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine,…

Biden Urges Americans to Blame Rising Prices on Putin. Many Do, for Now.

WASHINGTON — The price of gasoline has risen every day since Russia invaded Ukraine. Record-high inflation in the…

Inflation Rises to 7.9 Percent for February 2022

Prices climbed at the fastest pace in decades in the month leading up to the war in Ukraine,…

IMF Warns Ukraine-Russia War Will Likely Slow Global Growth

The war in Ukraine and the associated sanctions that countries around the world have imposed on Russia are…

Russia’s Other Contest With the West: Economic Endurance

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds on, Moscow is finding itself mired in a parallel conflict: a contest…

The Cancellation of Mother Russia Is Underway

Bloomberg quoted Marina Gretskaya, a 32-year-old Russian living in London who moved last year to work in communications.…