China’s authorities are taking advantage of a strengthening economy to reduce financial-system risk by tightening the screws on leverage. The banking regulator said late Friday it will strengthen a crackdown on irregularities in the financial sector, echoing comments by the securities watchdog just days earlier, while the top insurance official is being investigated on suspicion of “severe” disciplinary violations. The Shanghai Composite has slumped almost 5 percent since closing at a 15-month high on April 11, the biggest loss among global gauges.
Can the US Legally Seize Russian Assets? Should It?
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Congress’s aid package encourages the president to seize frozen Russian
reserves to support Ukraine. But the legality and desirability are both
questionable.
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