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BlackRock just lost $17 billion due to its Russian exposure. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, as Western banks are owed $121 billion from Russian entities
Fortune ^ | 3/11/2022 | Will Daniel

Posted on 03/11/2022 1:53:35 PM PST by marcusmaximus

BlackRock has taken a $17 billion loss as a result of its Russian exposure since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine began in late February—and it’s not the only Western bank set to take a sizable hit.

International banks are owed roughly $121 billion by Russia-linked entities, according to data from the Bank for International Settlements—and because of the recent decoupling of the West and Russia, they are unlikely to get most of that money back.

BlackRock’s clients held around $18.2 billion in exposure to Russia-linked assets as of the end of January, the firm revealed. The world’s largest asset manager declined to break down its Russian assets for the Financial Times, but its largest Russian exchange-traded fund, the iShares MSCI Russia ETF, saw its value plummet from roughly $600 million at the end of 2021 to below $1 million this week.

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Just the tip of the iceberg

BlackRock is far from alone when it comes to Western banks with exposure to Russian assets and businesses. U.S. banks are owed a whopping $14.7 billion by Russian entities, per BIS data.

(Excerpt) Read more at fortune.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: bidendidthat; blackrock; default; ididthat; investment; itistolaugh; puppetpricehikes; russia; worldssmallestviolin
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To: AndyJackson

I am much more worried about derivative instruments, where one failure can cascade into many in a chaotic fashion.

It may well be financial instruments where both parties have nothing to do with Russia that causes chaos in the international financial system.

The current clowns in the WH are just wildly throwing checkers around the room while Putin is playing chess.


21 posted on 03/11/2022 2:04:05 PM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: reed13k
How much $xxx the west owe to Russia?

Not enough to move the needle, I'm reading.

22 posted on 03/11/2022 2:04:51 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: marcusmaximus

Blackrock is woke, soon to be broke.


23 posted on 03/11/2022 2:04:59 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: marcusmaximus
"Western banks are owed $121 billion from Russian entities"

Suffer bitches, suffer.

24 posted on 03/11/2022 2:05:46 PM PST by Enterprise
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To: cgbg
It may well be financial instruments where both parties have nothing to do with Russia that causes chaos in the international financial system.

Karl Denninger [The Market Ticker] used to talk about these types of scenarios years ago.

25 posted on 03/11/2022 2:05:57 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: cgbg
checkers ?

That is a game of some skill. More like chutes and ladders.

26 posted on 03/11/2022 2:06:46 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: kiryandil

Karl is very smart—I always learn new things when I read his articles.


27 posted on 03/11/2022 2:08:35 PM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Blackrock didn’t lose $17 Billion - their investors did


28 posted on 03/11/2022 2:09:14 PM PST by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No China made, No Amazon)
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To: marcusmaximus

This is nothing compared to the beating Larry Fink and Blackrock will take if China goes after Taiwan. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy.


29 posted on 03/11/2022 2:10:07 PM PST by Ford4000
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To: PMAS

Cancelling $121 Billion russian debt is really gonna hurt.

I always hate it when I don’t have to repay my debts.

In my business, we call this “debt forgiveness”. Usually the debtor is very, very happy about it.


30 posted on 03/11/2022 2:11:51 PM PST by TonyinLA ( I don't have sufficient information to make an informed opinion said no lefty ever.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Are they still holding the depreciated asset or did they sell it and take the loss? There are a number of investors who are holding Russian sovereign bonds, stocks and rubles who have not sold them. And there are a number of “vulture” speculators waiting to buy them in the event that there is a Ukraine Russia settlement, particularly if Russia has the upper negotiating hand, because no doubt, as part of that settlement, Russia will insist all sanctions be lifted in which case there will be an explosive rally in Russian securities and currency.


31 posted on 03/11/2022 2:13:11 PM PST by chuckee ( )
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To: TonyinLA

Wondering how we can get CCP to ‘cancel’ the $4trillion in US debt they hold. Cause that’d be a disaster, right?


32 posted on 03/11/2022 2:13:47 PM PST by TonyinLA ( I don't have sufficient information to make an informed opinion said no lefty ever.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Too big to fail II.


33 posted on 03/11/2022 2:14:23 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong [FJB])
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To: marcusmaximus

“U.S. banks are owed a whopping $14.7 billion by Russian entities...”

Pikers!!! We just gave Ukraine 14.6 billion dollars for free. Chump change.


34 posted on 03/11/2022 2:16:28 PM PST by Flavious_Maximus (Fauci is a murderer)
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To: cgbg
Yes, he's very smart.

He's only got one blind spot - he's a Losertarian, and as such, he's really really bad at politics.

35 posted on 03/11/2022 2:18:02 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: TonyinLA

They don’t hold that much of US debt.
Most US debt is owed to US citizens
in the form of social security, Pension funds
and private citizens.
I used to buy Tbills all the time.
If you knew anything about government debt, you’d know
the world could divest it all tomorrow and it
would not mean a thing.
Except perhaps an American like me would pay the Chinese pennies on the dollar for the bond.


36 posted on 03/11/2022 2:26:36 PM PST by rellic
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To: marcusmaximus

“Brandon gave KGB Putin the green light to invade Ukraine and now Brandon’s Wall Street donors are paying the price. More consequences of a stolen election.”

Guess who else is paying the price? Me and you!


37 posted on 03/11/2022 2:29:44 PM PST by icclearly
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

You’re obviously a trader.

Hold!


38 posted on 03/11/2022 2:29:49 PM PST by NoLibZone (Ruling class noticed our total lack of pushback for how the election & Covid was handled.)
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To: kiryandil

Karl is an economics and business guy—that is where I learn from him.


39 posted on 03/11/2022 2:31:20 PM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Blackrock assets under management: $9.46 trillion.


40 posted on 03/11/2022 2:37:19 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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