RUSSIA’S MONOPOLY EDGE

Donate:🙏https://www.buymeacoffee.com/slobodnipoI Why no tariffs on Russia? Pellet’s answer is blunt: monopoly goods. He argues that if a country is a key supplier of strategic resources, tariffs just raise prices for the importer — making the policy self-harming. He adds a second layer: China can retaliate because it has alternatives — a massive domestic market and BRICS/EU outlets — while also reducing U.S. bond purchases. In his framing, the U.S. then gets pushed toward more aggressive central-bank buying, with inflation as the downstream cost. Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJTy3oXCzHShsVuJ-zfiGnx96nuR-BNWB WEB: https://slobodnipodcast.hr/2025/04/13/slobodni-podcast-111-thierry-laurent-pellet-maga-ili-sarn-spasimo-ameriku-odmah/