#Sanctions don’t do much until they target Putin’s oil

#Sanctions don’t do much until they target Putin’s oil

“Sanctions don’t do much until they target Putin’s oil” Friday afternoon news dumps are always revealing, and that includes last week’s Treasury Department clarification of US sanctions on Russian banks. Don’t buy the Biden administration’s line that it’s pulling out the stops against Russia.  The president continues to insist he’s “enforcing the most significant package…

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#Inflation is Biden’s fault, and only Biden’s fault

#Inflation is Biden’s fault, and only Biden’s fault

“Inflation is Biden’s fault, and only Biden’s fault” If you break it you own it,” is pretty much what Joe Biden should be thinking right now, but he isn’t, of course. Yes, it’s inconceivable that the president who so deservedly owns his moniker “Sleepy Joe” has enough self-awareness to own up to his role in…

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#How Biden can help lower gas prices

#How Biden can help lower gas prices

“How Biden can help lower gas prices” For the first time in nearly 14 years, the national average price for gasoline surpassed $4 per gallon. The price at the pump is up more than 40 cents per gallon from just a week ago and $1.30 per gallon higher from one year ago. In a matter…

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#How Ukraine war could make it worse

#How Ukraine war could make it worse

“#How Ukraine war could make it worse” A key indicator of inflation showed another increase in prices for January as Americans gird for more economic turbulence exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The personal consumption expenditures index — or PCE — which is put out by the Department of Commerce and is considered the preferred…

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#To make Putin pay, Biden must ramp up US energy production

#To make Putin pay, Biden must ramp up US energy production

“#To make Putin pay, Biden must ramp up US energy production” Despite the constant media drumbeat to what seems like an inevitable war, Russian President Vladimir Putin understands one thing: He can’t make Russia great again by launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. If Moscow made a full-out ground assault and annexed Ukraine in its…

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