The initial move by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to cut ties with Qatar is unprecedented, a Moody’s report noted, echoing bank research on the topic. The Moody’s report on Qatari sanctions points to modeling where initially pressure won’t much be felt, but that eventually changes if a compromise is not found. As the Qatari government is confronted with a list of terrorists it is alleged to support, and Turkey has pledged troops are on the way to support Qatar, Arab powers in the region have drawn up a “Qatari blacklist,” Reuters reports, which includes the leader of the Muslim…
Qatari Financial Pain From Sanctions Not Severe… Yet
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.