Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions – The Final Demise Of The Dollar Hegemony?

A Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran launder money and cover up a billion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions was sentenced to 32 months in prison......»»

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near four-month highs on Tuesday on renewed optimism about global growth as the United States and China agreed to drop their tariff threats, while oil stayed at multi-year peaks over potential sanctions in Venezuela......»»

In a testament to the success of the latest Trump sanctions against Russia, overnight Russian aluminum giant Rusal announced that its chief executive, Aleksandra Bu.....»»

Despite his absence from Vladimir Putin's annual economic showcase - which included such US allied luminaries as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Emmanuel Macron, China’s Vice Pr.....»»

US sanctions have forced Russia to look at ways of securing its foreign reserves. In recent years, Moscow has increased purchases of physical gold and dramatically .....»»

Iran’s local currency hit another record low against the U.S. dollar, extending a historic slide on concerns about new sanctions due to be imposed next week......»»

Thomson Reuters The Iranian rial fell below 100,000 against the US dollar for the first time. US sanctions on Iran go into effect August 6. Follow the rial in real time here. Iran's currency, the rial, sank to an all-time low over the week.....»»

The U.S. announced new sanctions on Russia Wednesday. The U.S. announced new sanctions on Russia Wednesday, saying it's made a final d.....»»

The Russian ruble dropped some 3% against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, dropping to a 21-month low, as further U.S. sanctions appeared at the horizon......»»

Grigory Dukor/Reuters The ruble fell to its lowest level versus the dollar since 2016. The US hit Russia with new sanctions for the March chemical attack on a former Russian spy. Watch the ruble trade in real time here. The Russi.....»»

In Moscow, the ruble shed as much as 5% against the dollar on Thursday and stocks plunged as much as 9%, led by state banks and national carrier PJSC Aeroflot-Russian Airlines, which risk losing access to U.S. markets if the sanctions escalate.....»»

Thomson Reuters The Turkish lira has fallen more than 10% against the dollar after a Turkish delegation in Washington failed to prevent US sanctions......»»

Investors fear Turkey is teetering on the edge of financial crisis as the country, caught in a storm of U.S. sanctions against its officials and unorthodox economic policies, is further buffeted by a strengthening dollar and higher U.S. interest rates......»»

In a day in which the dollar set new highs against all emerging market pairs and global risk was on the defensive, the Turkish Lira bucked the trend and extended its rapid rebound from record lows, after Turkish regulators imposed new "soft capital con.....»»

Turkey's currency remains steady against the dollar despite an apparent threat of possible new sanctions by U.S. President Donald Trump......»»

The U.S. dollar looks listless on Friday, sliding against a handful of its major rivals but rallying against emerging markets as investors assess the state of risk sentiment amid worries over further sanctions on Turkey......»»

The U.S. dollar looks listless on Friday, sliding against a handful of its major rivals but rallying against some emerging markets as investors assess the state of risk sentiment amid worries over further sanctions on Turkey......»»

Whether it is explicitly US sanctions or the implicit uncertainty injected into global markets by a dollar-squeezing Fed, the latest impact of global ti.....»»

The Russian ruble has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar since April 2016 amid fears of new economic sanctions by the United States......»»

With the US unveiling a new set of sanctions against Russia on Friday, Moscow said it would definitely respond to Washington’s latest sanctions and, in particular, it is accelerating efforts to abandon the American .....»»