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Current Events => Economics => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on February 22, 2022, 06:59:02 PM
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Ukraine-Russia crisis could push inflation to 10% if conflict escalates
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/ukraine-russia-crisis-inflation-impact
U.S. inflation is already at the highest level in four decades. The worsening Ukraine-Russia crisis could push it even higher.
That's because the conflict is threatening to send oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, according to RSM chief economist Joe Brusuelas. Oil prices already surged to a fresh eight-year high on Tuesday after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, with Brent crude, the global benchmark, hitting $97.63.
A war in Europe – which many foreign policy experts say is a real possibility – could cause oil prices to climb as much as 20% to $120 a barrel, Brusuelas estimated. Should that happen, consumer prices in the U.S. would surge above 10% on an annual basis, the economist said, the highest since October 1981.
If things escalte, oil and inflation could rise even further.
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Sickle-down...
At this rate, a few oligarchs will own the country by the end of the day. -Oh, wait...
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Have another great day over there, guys...
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2022/02/25/russian-billionaires-lose-39bn-of-net-worth-in-24-hours-after-ukraine-attack/
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Have another great day over there, guys...
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/2022/02/25/russian-billionaires-lose-39bn-of-net-worth-in-24-hours-after-ukraine-attack/
Those pesky unintended consequences, eh Vlad?