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Russia’s crude oil revenues declined substantially in 2022 and 2023 as voluntary and formal sanctions were imposed in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The formal sanctions imposed at the end of 2022 comprised an embargo on Russian crude oil imports and a price cap that allowed countries not participating in the sanctions the use of Western maritime ...
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U.S. imports increased 0.9 percent in April, after advancing 0.6 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher fuel and nonfuel import prices contributed to the overall rise. Prices for U.S. exports increased 0.5 percent in April following a 0.1-percent advance the previous month. The price index for U.S. imports advanced 0.9 ...