International Finance – Interesting Items

Putin’s Pledge to Ditch the Dollar Is Slowly Becoming a Reality

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-04/putin-s-pledge-to-ditch-the-dollar-is-slowly-becoming-a-reality

The biggest winners from the Fed’s rate cut

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/08/01/the-biggest-winners-from-the-feds-rate-cut