How Europe can hurt Russia’s economy

V LADIMIR PUTIN is getting ready for an early Christmas. In the hope of a swift normalisation of relations with America, the Kremlin has been asking Russian firms which sanctions they would like Uncle Sam to lift first. America, for its part, seems impatient to deliver the gifts. Last week Steve Witkoff, a White House envoy, said that sanctions relief would come after a ceasefire is agreed in Ukraine—in other words, possibly before a full peace deal is ready. Mr Witkoff expects such a breakthrough within a “couple of weeks”.

When demand softens, the secondary market absorbs the pain

Investors may have misjudged which firms would thrive under the new administration

More remarkable than slumping share prices are the forces behind them

American investors are extremely exposed to a sell-off—and so is the economy

Two new books contain much to commend them

Three Asian countries make their pitch

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