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Europe: ECB Confirms Third-quarter End of Quantitative Easing
Apr 14, 2022 | 17:04 GMT
U.S.: New Sanctions on Russia's Sberbank and Alfa Bank
Apr 6, 2022 | 19:12 GMT
Russia, U.S.: Washington to Bar Moscow From Using U.S. Accounts to Make Debt Payments
Apr 5, 2022 | 16:45 GMT
Japan: SMBC Nikko Securities to be Charged With Market Manipulation
Mar 22, 2022 | 16:31 GMT
EU: ECB Slows Quantitative Easing Program Faster Than Anticipated
Mar 10, 2022 | 16:08 GMT
Sri Lanka: Central Bank Devalues Currency to Bolster Remittances
Mar 8, 2022 | 20:46 GMT
Russia: Credit Rating Falls Further Into Junk Rating at Unprecedented Pace
Mar 4, 2022 | 21:37 GMT
Russia: Central Bank Bans Coupon Payments to Foreign Holders of OFZ Bonds
Mar 2, 2022 | 18:39 GMT
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PodcastsMay 4, 2021
RANE Insights: Elements of a Successful Compliance Program, Part One
![Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, is expected to raise its main policy rate to zero on Dec. 19, bucking a global trend in a limited way. This photo illustration displays Swedish krona banknotes.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/world-neg-interest-rates-display-gettyimages-1179237321.jpg?itok=Wj2_W5Rh)
AssessmentsDec 19, 2019
Coming Back Through the Looking Glass of Negative Interest Rates
![Unlike Bitcoin, Facebook's new Libra currency sacrifices decentralization and anonymity for functionality -- a necessary sacrifice for the coin's success as a global cryptocurrency. A visual representation of Facebook's cryptocurrency, Libra.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/libra-cryptocurrency-facebook-display-GettyImages-1158030255.jpg?itok=bqZ7VI2K)
AssessmentsAug 15, 2019
For Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, the Well May Already Be Poisoned
![When President Hassan Rouhani assumed office, he began a campaign of reform to address some of Iran's longstanding economic problems. But an oil price collapse, political opposition and the renewal of U.S. sanctions has prevented many of the reforms from taking hold. This picture shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaking to the Central Bank of Iran.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/iran-banking-display-gettyimages-1127555265.jpg?itok=_rkXgAtf)
AssessmentsJun 14, 2019
Iran's Frail Banking Sector Poses a Threat From Within
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SnapshotsFeb 13, 2019
EU: Brussels Incites Washington's Ire With Strict Anti-Terrorism Financing Standards
![Managing Director Christine Lagarde delivers the International Monetary Fund's outlook for a slowing global economy in 2019. Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, delivers an update of her institution's outlook for the global economy in 2019.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/econ-slowdown-display-gettyimages-1085801438.jpg?itok=KKfMV--W)
ReflectionsJan 24, 2019
Why a Global Economic Downshift, No Matter How Small, Matters
![Greece has come a long way since the worst of its economic crisis, but it's not out of the woods yet. Pensioners march in central Athens on Dec. 15, 2018, during a demonstration to demand the return of pension funds lost as part of austerity measures.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GREECE-CRITICAL%20YEAR-DISPLAY.jpg?itok=thFpO34p)
AssessmentsJan 23, 2019
For Greece, Clouds Linger on the Horizon
![The United States is doing all it can to turn the screws on Iran's economy, leaving the rest of the world to consider what, if anything, it can do in response. This photo shows 10,000 Iranian rials on top of U.S. dollars.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/display-us-sanctions-shutterstock-1149195680.jpg?itok=K6KeLfEo)
On GeopoliticsDec 6, 2018
The U.S. Supersizes Its Sanctions
![To what extent could Europe disrupt the international system? Supporters of the pro-EU movement Pulse of Europe wave EU flags as they gather in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on April 8.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/eu-flag.jpg?itok=D-kankWb)
ReflectionsAug 22, 2018
In Europe, a Growing Push To Escape the Shadow of the U.S.
![A worker passes a bitcoin mining operation in Quebec in March 2018. Following the boom and (partial) bust of private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin over the last six months, several central banks are seriously considering introducing their own national digital currencies. A worker passes a bitcoin mining operation in Quebec in March 2018.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/bitcoin-mining_0.jpg?itok=njacylBV)
AssessmentsMar 28, 2018
Why Central Banks Could Mint Their Own Digital Currency
![The United States is a much more resilient animal than was the British Empire, and will be harder to dislodge from its pole position anytime soon. A picture of U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Dec. 22, 2017, moments before signing tax reform legislation into law.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/donald-trump-tax-reform.jpg?itok=QRS5E19E)
On GeopoliticsMar 20, 2018
How Tax Reform Will Net the U.S. Big Returns
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SnapshotsFeb 28, 2018
Marshall Islands: Why the Island Nation Wants To Launch a Cryptocurrency