Monthly Archives: July 2022

No matter what the Kremlin says, the sanctions against Russia are working and ‘catastrophically crippling’ its economy: study

While Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime can pivot its energy markets to customers like India and China, these countries are known to be price-sensitive and will drive hard bargains. Getty Images Russia’s economy is crumbling under sweeping sanctions and a corporate exodus, a Yale study found. The study stands in contrast to economic releases from…

The dollar is closing in on its biggest monthly loss against the yen in 2 years, even as the Fed hikes interest rates aggressively

The Japanese yen is on track for its strongest monthly gain against the US dollar in three years. Thomson Reuters The yen is on track for its largest monthly gain against the dollar in two years. The dollar has slipped 1.75% month-to-date against the Japanese currency. The Federal Reserve is hiking interest rates aggressively, but…

What we’ve been playing

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: dogs, time, and emergent gameplay in the garden. If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We’ve Been Playing, here’s our…