“Despite Russia's move to raise interest rates this week, the value of the ruble has continued to crash. Russia's economy is so bad, Edward Snowden had to put government secrets on Craigslist.” GovernmentMovingValuesInterestSecretEconomyWeekRaisesRateRussiaDespiteCrashInterest RateSnowdenCraigslist Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Revenge for a terror attack is ideal for Putin's model. His propaganda machine will be filled with scenes of crash victims if [Vladimir] Putin sees the need for a larger war to stoke his domestic support again as the Russian economy teeters.” IfsNeedsWarSupportEconomySceneModelsIdealsMachinesVictimFilledTerrorRevengePropagandaCrashPutinStokeTerror AttacksRussian Economy Author:Garry Kasparov
“Rising inequality can create a more highly leveraged economy, and it can then make the economy vulnerable to a crash like 2008.” EconomyInequalityVulnerableRisingCrash Author:Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell