How the Fed Abdicated its Independence to White House Geopolitical Strategy on Russia For Nearly Two Years

In the chart below I plot crude, the Russian Ruble (RUB) and OPEC production. From 2012 through mid-2014 all three print sideways. However, to the day beginning on 7/29/14, crude and RUB begin to collapse while OPEC production soars. Why such…

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