International

What’s The Effect of Russian Oil Price Cap Ban and Whether It’s Attainable?

Western governments have agreed to cap the price of Russia’s oil exports

in an attempt to limit the fossil fuel earnings that support Moscow’s budget, but Russian authorities rejected a price cap and threatened Saturday to stop supplying the nations that endorsed it.

Australia, Britain, Canada, Japan, the United States and the 27-nation European Union agreed Friday to cap what they would pay for Russian oil at $60-per-barrel. The limit is set to take effect Monday, along with an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea. The twin measures could have an uncertain effect on the price of oil, as worries over lost supply through the boycott compete with fears about lower demand from a slowing global economy.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia needed to analyze the situation before deciding on a specific response, but that it would not accept the price ceiling. Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, warned that the cap's European backers would come to rue their decision.

“From this year, Europe will live without Russian oil," Ulyanov tweeted. “Moscow has already made it clear that it will not supply oil to those countries that support anti-market price caps.

Investing Ideas

Berkshire Hathaway: New Fire Sale Suggests Management’s High Level of Vigilance

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) (BRK.A) has sold 1.33 million Hong Kong-listed shares of electric vehicle maker BYD (BYDDF) for HK$267.69 million ($34.43 million), according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

U.S. Economy

Elon Musk in His Twitter Urges Fed to Stop Its Jumbo Rate Hikes

World’s richest man Elon Musk thinks the recession will be amplified if the U.S.

International

Pakistan To Become Sixth-Largest Economy In The World By 2075, Says Goldman Sachs

A research paper published by Goldman Sachs projected Pakistan to be the sixth-largest economy in the world by 2075 given that “appropriate policies and institutions” are in place, local media reported.