Putin Doubleplusungood

[alice malice]

Is that enough to make Russia blink? Maybe not. But it hurts, and the
prospect of losing even more has got be enough to give even Vladimir
Putin a few second thoughts.

Well, he's got what he wanted. The price he's going to pay for it is
hard to measure at this point. I don't think he will ever suffer
"buyers" regret, but the price will go up not down. Will it go up
enough to enough to take him down?  Time will tell. It's difficult to
know, but he's nervous even if he doesn't blink for the cameras. He
has to be, unless he's an idiot, and I don't think he's an idiot. A
quick glance at the world economics that will impact Russia in coming
months and years would make anyone with a stake in Russia quite
nervous.

Consider the flat yield curves in the EM economies and the steep one
in the US. That doesn't play well for Putin. And that's the least of
his troubles. Look at the dollar! Putin is getting his ass kicked in
the markets. And the Markets, as you readers of BE should know, are
far more ruthless than armies.
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