A Financial Iron Curtain

A Financial Iron Curtain
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With war in the headlines and market volatility at an extreme, you might have missed this tidbit in Monday’s Epoch Times, entitled “China, Russia Trade Surges Amid Ukraine War”: China’s “exports to Russia rose by 41.5 percent in the first two months (of 2022) compared to the previous year to $12.6 billion, topping growth with other countries, while imports from Russia rose 35.8 percent, customs data showed.
Brian McCarthy
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Brian McCarthy is the Managing Principal of Macrolens LLC, an independent provider of global macro research and strategy. Mr. McCarthy previously worked at Emerging Sovereign Group from 2011-2018, where he managed a China-focused macro hedge fund. He has also held roles in fixed income and foreign exchange at AIG, Barclays, UBS, and RBS.
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