The United States has announced a set of tough sanctions on individuals, entities and government officials who are Operating as funding sources for Belarus' Alyaksandr Lukashenka regime and its domestic repression and facilitating Russia's war against Ukraine.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury said its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating eight individuals and five entities.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.