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#NEW: CEPR #SanctionsWatch December 2025
Trump enacts “blockade” of sanctioned 🇻🇪 oil; Congress repeals landmark 🇸🇾 sanctions bill; seizure of oil tanker may deepen 🇨🇺 economic crisis as infant mortality soars; currency falls to new low in 🇮🇷 as food/fuel prices rise. cepr.net/publications...
Trump enacts “blockade” of sanctioned 🇻🇪 oil; Congress repeals landmark 🇸🇾 sanctions bill; seizure of oil tanker may deepen 🇨🇺 economic crisis as infant mortality soars; currency falls to new low in 🇮🇷 as food/fuel prices rise. cepr.net/publications...
CEPR Sanctions Watch December 2025
December 2025 Sanctions Watch: Major US sanctions developments and their global humanitarian impacts.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#NEW: CEPR #SanctionsWatch December 2025
Trump enacts “blockade” of sanctioned 🇻🇪 oil; Congress repeals landmark 🇸🇾 sanctions bill; seizure of oil tanker may deepen 🇨🇺 economic crisis as infant mortality soars; currency falls to new low in 🇮🇷 as food/fuel prices rise. cepr.net/publications...
Trump enacts “blockade” of sanctioned 🇻🇪 oil; Congress repeals landmark 🇸🇾 sanctions bill; seizure of oil tanker may deepen 🇨🇺 economic crisis as infant mortality soars; currency falls to new low in 🇮🇷 as food/fuel prices rise. cepr.net/publications...
The $1.2T plunge in cryptocurrencies is great news for the general public. @deanbaker13.bsky.social notes that as speculative wealth decreases, crypto holders won’t be able to drive up prices for housing and other scarce goods, leaving more for everyone else.
Public Makes Trillions on Plunging Crypto
The sharp drop in crypto prices has erased over $1 trillion in paper wealth, easing pressure on housing and other scarce goods.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The $1.2T plunge in cryptocurrencies is great news for the general public. @deanbaker13.bsky.social notes that as speculative wealth decreases, crypto holders won’t be able to drive up prices for housing and other scarce goods, leaving more for everyone else.
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Republicans want to kill ACA subsidies and return to the "free market"—where insurers only wanted healthy people.
Millions rely on those subsidies for coverage. Letting them expire means chaos for families. Full episode #mostlyeconomics https://youtu.be/gP5XtFP5Sfc?si=JeBkIk1MCn5B1Fzw
Millions rely on those subsidies for coverage. Letting them expire means chaos for families. Full episode #mostlyeconomics https://youtu.be/gP5XtFP5Sfc?si=JeBkIk1MCn5B1Fzw
December 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Republicans want to kill ACA subsidies and return to the "free market"—where insurers only wanted healthy people.
Millions rely on those subsidies for coverage. Letting them expire means chaos for families. Full episode #mostlyeconomics https://youtu.be/gP5XtFP5Sfc?si=JeBkIk1MCn5B1Fzw
Millions rely on those subsidies for coverage. Letting them expire means chaos for families. Full episode #mostlyeconomics https://youtu.be/gP5XtFP5Sfc?si=JeBkIk1MCn5B1Fzw
Republicans want to kill ACA subsidies and return to the "free market"—where insurers only wanted healthy people.
Millions rely on those subsidies for coverage. Letting them expire means chaos for families. Full episode #mostlyeconomics https://youtu.be/gP5XtFP5Sfc?si=JeBkIk1MCn5B1Fzw
Millions rely on those subsidies for coverage. Letting them expire means chaos for families. Full episode #mostlyeconomics https://youtu.be/gP5XtFP5Sfc?si=JeBkIk1MCn5B1Fzw
December 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Republicans want to kill ACA subsidies and return to the "free market"—where insurers only wanted healthy people.
Millions rely on those subsidies for coverage. Letting them expire means chaos for families. Full episode #mostlyeconomics https://youtu.be/gP5XtFP5Sfc?si=JeBkIk1MCn5B1Fzw
Millions rely on those subsidies for coverage. Letting them expire means chaos for families. Full episode #mostlyeconomics https://youtu.be/gP5XtFP5Sfc?si=JeBkIk1MCn5B1Fzw
With inflation at 3%, real wage growth has stalled significantly. It’s not surprising, then, that more workers reported having multiple jobs in November, a sign that many are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living. https://bit.ly/4qhIZAZ
December 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
With inflation at 3%, real wage growth has stalled significantly. It’s not surprising, then, that more workers reported having multiple jobs in November, a sign that many are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living. https://bit.ly/4qhIZAZ
Unemployment among Black workers has reached severe recession levels at 8.3% in Nov, while white worker unemployment has barely risen.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social suggests that Trump’s removal of discrimination protections likely played a role in this sharp jump. https://bit.ly/4qhIZAZ
@deanbaker13.bsky.social suggests that Trump’s removal of discrimination protections likely played a role in this sharp jump. https://bit.ly/4qhIZAZ
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Unemployment among Black workers has reached severe recession levels at 8.3% in Nov, while white worker unemployment has barely risen.
@deanbaker13.bsky.social suggests that Trump’s removal of discrimination protections likely played a role in this sharp jump. https://bit.ly/4qhIZAZ
@deanbaker13.bsky.social suggests that Trump’s removal of discrimination protections likely played a role in this sharp jump. https://bit.ly/4qhIZAZ
CEPR co-convened "The Role of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for Global Stability and Sustainable Economic Transformation" for a day of rich debate on SDRs as a tool for global economic stability. https://tinyurl.com/2p9u75xw
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December 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
CEPR co-convened "The Role of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for Global Stability and Sustainable Economic Transformation" for a day of rich debate on SDRs as a tool for global economic stability. https://tinyurl.com/2p9u75xw
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BREAKING: 50 members of Congress say Trump’s tariffs on Brazil are a shameful attack on democracy – undermining efforts to hold coup-instigator Bolsonaro accountable and to regulate social media accounts spreading hate speech and political misinformation online.
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
BREAKING: 50 members of Congress say Trump’s tariffs on Brazil are a shameful attack on democracy – undermining efforts to hold coup-instigator Bolsonaro accountable and to regulate social media accounts spreading hate speech and political misinformation online.
🧵: Trump rates his economy "A+++++" but in reality unemployment hit 4.6%—the highest since 2021. If the health of our economy matched the level of the president's delusion, we might actually be alright. More from @deanbaker13.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/4pPG56G
December 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🧵: Trump rates his economy "A+++++" but in reality unemployment hit 4.6%—the highest since 2021. If the health of our economy matched the level of the president's delusion, we might actually be alright. More from @deanbaker13.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/4pPG56G
Major crypto prices have plunged since October, wiping out more than $1.2 trillion in market value. This is bad news for crypto bros, but it leaves less speculative money to drive up prices for housing, luxury goods, and other scarce resources. https://bit.ly/4j5OGiT
December 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Major crypto prices have plunged since October, wiping out more than $1.2 trillion in market value. This is bad news for crypto bros, but it leaves less speculative money to drive up prices for housing, luxury goods, and other scarce resources. https://bit.ly/4j5OGiT
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We have the votes to extend the ACA subsidies and save healthcare for our constituents TODAY.
But Republicans would rather send Congress home, attack abortion care, & let premiums skyrocket.
The shame and sham of it all.
Speaker Johnson must bring this bill to the floor NOW.
But Republicans would rather send Congress home, attack abortion care, & let premiums skyrocket.
The shame and sham of it all.
Speaker Johnson must bring this bill to the floor NOW.
December 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We have the votes to extend the ACA subsidies and save healthcare for our constituents TODAY.
But Republicans would rather send Congress home, attack abortion care, & let premiums skyrocket.
The shame and sham of it all.
Speaker Johnson must bring this bill to the floor NOW.
But Republicans would rather send Congress home, attack abortion care, & let premiums skyrocket.
The shame and sham of it all.
Speaker Johnson must bring this bill to the floor NOW.
Caught between Trump’s anti-immigrant hostility and Russia's outright aggression, Europe is in a precarious position. @deanbaker13.bsky.social argues that China’s economic strength and diplomatic leverage make it a promising ally, despite its authoritarian stance.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Caught between Trump’s anti-immigrant hostility and Russia's outright aggression, Europe is in a precarious position. @deanbaker13.bsky.social argues that China’s economic strength and diplomatic leverage make it a promising ally, despite its authoritarian stance.
A new CEPR paper by senior research fellow Francisco Rodríguez and Giancarlo Bravo finds no support for sweeping claims by Dany Bahar and Ricardo Hausmann that U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry do not drive migration to the U.S.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3c32ntd7
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3c32ntd7
December 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A new CEPR paper by senior research fellow Francisco Rodríguez and Giancarlo Bravo finds no support for sweeping claims by Dany Bahar and Ricardo Hausmann that U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry do not drive migration to the U.S.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3c32ntd7
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3c32ntd7
José Antonio Kast's election as Chile's next president after winning 58% of the vote Sunday forms part of a broader regional right-wing shift amid increasing US interventionism.
Read CEPR senior research fellow Joe Sammut's primer on the issues at stake:
https://tinyurl.com/yc8r4755
Read CEPR senior research fellow Joe Sammut's primer on the issues at stake:
https://tinyurl.com/yc8r4755
December 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
José Antonio Kast's election as Chile's next president after winning 58% of the vote Sunday forms part of a broader regional right-wing shift amid increasing US interventionism.
Read CEPR senior research fellow Joe Sammut's primer on the issues at stake:
https://tinyurl.com/yc8r4755
Read CEPR senior research fellow Joe Sammut's primer on the issues at stake:
https://tinyurl.com/yc8r4755
The Trump administration named Peru 🇵🇪 a major "non-NATO" ally, signed a "status of forces agreement" with Paraguay 🇵🇾, and won approval from Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 for U.S. military access to its airports.
For more on increasing U.S. military encroachment in the region: https://tinyurl.com/848k6fdn
For more on increasing U.S. military encroachment in the region: https://tinyurl.com/848k6fdn
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Trump administration named Peru 🇵🇪 a major "non-NATO" ally, signed a "status of forces agreement" with Paraguay 🇵🇾, and won approval from Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 for U.S. military access to its airports.
For more on increasing U.S. military encroachment in the region: https://tinyurl.com/848k6fdn
For more on increasing U.S. military encroachment in the region: https://tinyurl.com/848k6fdn
"A foreign military force and low-turnout elections are tracks #Haiti has been down many times before. A peace process offers a chance at laying new ones," CEPR's @jakobjohnston.bsky.social argues in a new piece for American University’s AULA Blog.
https://tinyurl.com/3daa2mmk
https://tinyurl.com/3daa2mmk
December 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"A foreign military force and low-turnout elections are tracks #Haiti has been down many times before. A peace process offers a chance at laying new ones," CEPR's @jakobjohnston.bsky.social argues in a new piece for American University’s AULA Blog.
https://tinyurl.com/3daa2mmk
https://tinyurl.com/3daa2mmk
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🧵: ACA subsidies are set to expire. Medicaid is on the chopping block. Medicare privatization schemes are advancing all while Congress enjoys taxpayer-funded healthcare.
If you're not rich or getting coverage through a private employer or the government, things may get grim.
If you're not rich or getting coverage through a private employer or the government, things may get grim.
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🧵: ACA subsidies are set to expire. Medicaid is on the chopping block. Medicare privatization schemes are advancing all while Congress enjoys taxpayer-funded healthcare.
If you're not rich or getting coverage through a private employer or the government, things may get grim.
If you're not rich or getting coverage through a private employer or the government, things may get grim.
“There is much that Europe can gain from closer economic ties with China.” @deanbaker13.bsky.social argues that China could be a key ally for Europe as it faces increasing threats from Trump and Russia.
https://bit.ly/496UZ2n
https://bit.ly/496UZ2n
December 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“There is much that Europe can gain from closer economic ties with China.” @deanbaker13.bsky.social argues that China could be a key ally for Europe as it faces increasing threats from Trump and Russia.
https://bit.ly/496UZ2n
https://bit.ly/496UZ2n
Senior research fellow Francisco Rodríguez spoke with @nytimes.com, @wsj.com, @thehill.com & @washingtonpost.com last week about the impacts of the recent US seizure of Venezuelan oil.
https://tinyurl.com/3dvx84mz
https://tinyurl.com/y97x86pa
https://tinyurl.com/ewaebdae
https://tinyurl.com/3dvx84mz
https://tinyurl.com/y97x86pa
https://tinyurl.com/ewaebdae
Trump targets Maduro’s financial lifeline with oil tanker seizure
President Trump is ratcheting up pressure against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, targeting his financial lifeline by seizing a massive tanker carrying crude oil off the coast of Venezuela and…
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December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Senior research fellow Francisco Rodríguez spoke with @nytimes.com, @wsj.com, @thehill.com & @washingtonpost.com last week about the impacts of the recent US seizure of Venezuelan oil.
https://tinyurl.com/3dvx84mz
https://tinyurl.com/y97x86pa
https://tinyurl.com/ewaebdae
https://tinyurl.com/3dvx84mz
https://tinyurl.com/y97x86pa
https://tinyurl.com/ewaebdae
🧵: ACA subsidies are set to expire. Medicaid is on the chopping block. Medicare privatization schemes are advancing all while Congress enjoys taxpayer-funded healthcare.
If you're not rich or getting coverage through a private employer or the government, things may get grim.
If you're not rich or getting coverage through a private employer or the government, things may get grim.
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🧵: ACA subsidies are set to expire. Medicaid is on the chopping block. Medicare privatization schemes are advancing all while Congress enjoys taxpayer-funded healthcare.
If you're not rich or getting coverage through a private employer or the government, things may get grim.
If you're not rich or getting coverage through a private employer or the government, things may get grim.
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Last week, Congress failed to extend #ACA premium subsidies—jeopardizing affordable coverage, the health and LIVES for millions.
We need #HealthcareForAll.
Congress needs to get it right before time runs out.
We need #HealthcareForAll.
Congress needs to get it right before time runs out.
December 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Last week, Congress failed to extend #ACA premium subsidies—jeopardizing affordable coverage, the health and LIVES for millions.
We need #HealthcareForAll.
Congress needs to get it right before time runs out.
We need #HealthcareForAll.
Congress needs to get it right before time runs out.
November's jobs report will likely show continued weakness—expect slow job growth (mostly in healthcare), rising unemployment hitting Black workers and young people hardest, and wages growing at their slowest pace in years.
More from @deanbaker13.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/3N0mXUO
More from @deanbaker13.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/3N0mXUO
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
November's jobs report will likely show continued weakness—expect slow job growth (mostly in healthcare), rising unemployment hitting Black workers and young people hardest, and wages growing at their slowest pace in years.
More from @deanbaker13.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/3N0mXUO
More from @deanbaker13.bsky.social : https://bit.ly/3N0mXUO
Last week, Congress failed to extend #ACA premium subsidies—jeopardizing affordable coverage, the health and LIVES for millions.
We need #HealthcareForAll.
Congress needs to get it right before time runs out.
We need #HealthcareForAll.
Congress needs to get it right before time runs out.
December 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Last week, Congress failed to extend #ACA premium subsidies—jeopardizing affordable coverage, the health and LIVES for millions.
We need #HealthcareForAll.
Congress needs to get it right before time runs out.
We need #HealthcareForAll.
Congress needs to get it right before time runs out.
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Congress had a chance to protect affordable healthcare—but last week, lawmakers failed to extend #ACA premium subsidies that millions depend on. There's still time for the people in power to do the right thing.
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congress had a chance to protect affordable healthcare—but last week, lawmakers failed to extend #ACA premium subsidies that millions depend on. There's still time for the people in power to do the right thing.
Congress had a chance to protect affordable healthcare—but last week, lawmakers failed to extend #ACA premium subsidies that millions depend on. There's still time for the people in power to do the right thing.
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congress had a chance to protect affordable healthcare—but last week, lawmakers failed to extend #ACA premium subsidies that millions depend on. There's still time for the people in power to do the right thing.