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US: it's a Potemkin market opening in Moscow

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24.03.22 14:30
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Daleep Singh, deputy US national security adviser for international economics, has dismissed today’s Moscow stock market reopening as a ‘charade’, given the various restrictions in place.

Singh pledged that Russia will remain isolated from the international economic order as long as it continues the war in Ukraine, saying:

What we’re seeing is a charade: a Potemkin market opening.

After keeping its markets closed for nearly a month, Russia announced it will only allow 15% of listed shares to trade, foreigners are prohibited from selling their shares, and short selling in general has been banned. Meanwhile, Russia has made clear they are going to pour government resources into artificially propping up the shares of companies that are trading.

This is not a real market and not a sustainable model—which only underscores Russia’s isolation from the global financial system. The United States and our allies and partners will continue taking action to further isolate Russia from the international economic order as long it continues its brutal war against Ukraine, TheGuardian reports. 

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