Lest you be possessed of the idea that Government People Are Really Smart.....
...The Group of Seven leading industrial nations is trying to hammer out a complex plan to cap the price Russia can fetch from oil sales to non-G-7 countries as part of a menu of sanctions aimed at Russia.
“The goal here is to starve Russia — starve Putin of his main source of cash and force down the price of Russian oil to help blunt the impact of Putin’s war at the pump,” a senior Biden administration official said.
"The dual objectives of G7 leaders have been to take direct aim at Putin’s revenues, particularly through energy, but also to minimize the spillovers and the impact on the G7 economies and the rest of the world.”
But such a cap could end up leaving Putin with more leverage than he currently has, according to the bank’s experts.
“The most obvious and likely risk with a price cap is that Russia might choose not to participate and instead retaliate by reducing exports,” the analysts wrote....
JPMorganChase looks at a 'retaliation' petroleum price range between $190.00 and $380.00/bbl, or a 75%-300% increase in price.
Oooooh. Putin could also use another Clint Line: "D'you feel lucky, Punk? Well, Do You??"
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