Sanctions are costly, but necessary

Published February 28, 2022 1:00pm ET



Investors around the globe are bracing for a rocky week in markets amid news of massive sanctions being imposed on Russia and growing uncertainty about the state of the world.

Russia is being hit with the “mother-load” of sanctions. Just as the international community cuts Russia off from SWIFT (the international banking system that connects all banks) the U.S. is freezing Russia’s reserve currency holdings…about $640 billion.

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