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US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Jan) 52.6
Nathan Evans78 said:US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Jan) 52.6
Just as a quick refresher for anyone following along—anything north of 50 indicates an expansion phase. ☕
Harold Nelson6 said:They're swapping out imports for domestic manufacturing—basically turning into a closed economy. Their whole strategy seems to be building up local SOUR brands that can't actually compete on the global stage, but they'll thrive at home simply because there's zero competition. If—or when—Russia ever reopens its borders, all these manufacturers will likely collapse just as fast as those old state-run factories did after the breakup of the former Eastern Bloc countries.
Proof that sanctions are working... ☕
Nathan Evans78 said:They’re working, sure, but in a very limited capacity. I don't think the people who drafted these sanctions ever imagined this whole situation would drag on for this long.
And while we're talking about "proof," let's look at the reality on the ground: they can still pull off enough low-tech production to keep their war machine chugging along. I remember just six months ago, everyone was predicting their factories would be sitting empty because they couldn't produce even a simple shell without Western inputs. Yet, here we are, watching them launch over a hundred high-tech missiles every few weeks—missiles that cost millions of dollars apiece.
Nathan Evans78 said:They’re working, sure, but in a very limited capacity. I don't think the people who drafted these sanctions ever imagined this whole situation would drag on for this long.
And while we're talking about "proof," let's look at the reality on the ground: they can still pull off enough low-tech production to keep their war machine chugging along. I remember just six months ago, everyone was predicting their factories would be sitting empty because they couldn't produce even a simple shell without Western inputs. Yet, here we are, watching them launch over a hundred high-tech missiles every few weeks—missiles that cost millions of dollars apiece.
Countries that Russia considers "friendly", contrary to expectations, fully joined the Western sanctions against Russian banks. According to RBC, this was announced at the Wall Street Journal conference on Tuesday by Vice President of JP Morgan Alexander Rakhmanin.
According to him, “colleagues” from China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and even post-Soviet republics, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, refuse to work with Russian credit institutions that have fallen under restrictions.
Expectations that a queue of those wishing to Help Russia would Lin up in China turned out to be futiti : The largest "states" - Bank of China, ICBC, China Construction Bank - refuse to accept payments from banks from the Russian Federation that fell under blocking sanctions, Rakhmanin said.
Donna Harris11 said:The Baltic states hit record highs for gas imports from the Russian Federation back in 2022
https://www.reuters.com/markets/comm...rs-2023-01-26/
Carl Lee27 said:I’d honestly expect the Russian GDP to see some modest growth in the near future. You see, whenever nations start frantically shifting their savings into massive public spending sprees, you usually end up seeing a spike in GDP—and often a pretty significant one at that. Just look at how American citizens' savings fueled such an incredible surge in US real GDP back in the decades leading up to WWII; we're talking about a 75% jump in just four years, moving from age 41 to 45. That wartime production alone practically doubled the entire US economy.
As long as Russia has the cash flow to fund this massive expansion of their manufacturing base, they’re going to make it happen. And honestly, they can probably scrape together hundreds of billions of dollars relatively easily if they need to.
Personally, I wouldn't sweat those specific categories too much. If you want to know what actually matters, look at oil prices; that is significantly more vital to the survival of Russia's war efforts and the stability of the nation itself. At the end of the day, this isn't a society or a civilization with the kind of internal spark needed to truly dictate global trends. Their only real edge is geography—specifically, that staggering amount of resources they have per capita. When they can dump those resources onto the global market and snag a decent price, Russia is a powerhouse. But when they can't? Then Russia starts retreating.
By the way, did you see this? It looks like banks from China, Turkey, the UAE, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan... well, everyone seems to be jumping on board with the US sanctions against Russian Banks.Countries that Russia considers "friendly", contrary to expectations, fully joined the Western sanctions against Russian banks. According to RBC, this was announced at the Wall Street Journal conference on Tuesday by Vice President of JP Morgan Alexander Rakhmanin.
According to him, “colleagues” from China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and even post-Soviet republics, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, refuse to work with Russian credit institutions that have fallen under restrictions.
Expectations that a queue of those wishing to Help Russia would Lin up in China turned out to be futiti : The largest "states" - Bank of China, ICBC, China Construction Bank - refuse to accept payments from banks from the Russian Federation that fell under blocking sanctions, Rakhmanin said.
https://www-moscowtimes-ru.translate...en&_x_tr_hl=hr
hollowdriver13 said:First off, they haven't launched 100 missiles in months.
2. The most recent strike involved 57 launches: 34 Shaheds, 17 KH-55s, and 6 KH-101s.
Are you seriously calling a Shahed or a KH-55 "high-tech"? 😁
Despite no markings, experts believe the munition uses a computer processor manufactured by the American company Altera, RF modules by Analog Devices and LDO chips by Microchip Technology.[18]
Inspection of captured drones used by Russia during 2022 year Ukraine invasion revealed that The Shahed-136 Electronics were manufactured fra American - and EU-made components, such as a Texas Instruments TMS320 processor and a Polish made fuel Pump on behalf of UK-based company ti fluid Systems.[19]
John Ramos45 said:Turkey has moved to impose sanctions on aircraft maintenance services for both Boeing and Boeing.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/stat...62116541632513
Nathan Evans78 said:They’re working, sure, but in a very limited capacity. I don't think the people who drafted these sanctions ever imagined this whole situation would drag on for this long.
And while we're talking about "proof," let's look at the reality on the ground: they can still pull off enough low-tech production to keep their war machine chugging along. I remember just six months ago, everyone was predicting their factories would be sitting empty because they couldn't produce even a simple shell without Western inputs. Yet, here we are, watching them launch over a hundred high-tech missiles every few weeks—missiles that cost millions of dollars apiece.
Nathan Thomas12 said:Right out of the gate, they told us sanctions were a long game. One year is nothing compared to the next 20.
"We're seeing the momentum of European sanctions slow down while, on the flip side, this terrorist state is actually speeding up its ability to adapt to those very sanctions," Zelenskyy noted during a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv.
Nathan Evans78 said:Sure, I get that, but it feels like some media outlets are just moving the goalposts. Even Zelenskyy seems to be struggling to see any actual progress here:"We're seeing the momentum of European sanctions slow down while, on the flip side, this terrorist state is actually speeding up its ability to adapt to those very sanctions," Zelenskyy noted during a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv.
