Spain August 12-month inflation slows to 10.4% YoY; oil gives a break
(Reuters) – Spanish domestic consumer prices have eased despite remaining high, mainly due to lower fuel prices against a rise i..
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Less than 10% of German gas levy to go to firms that don’t need it, says Habeck
BERLIN (Reuters) – Only a small part of a gas levy on German consumers will benefit companies that are not in danger of a liquid..
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Rouble firms in early Moscow trade, Russian stocks hit 2-month high
(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine) MOSCOW (Reuters) R..
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Switzerland’s engineering sector urges country to start energy saving now
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s mechanical and electrical engineering sector said on Tuesday that businesses and househol..
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Banks lift European bourses as rate hike, recession fears grow
By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) -European shares rose on Tuesday following a two-day slump as banking stocks boosted bourses on the back of..
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Dollar touches 20-year high, but kept in check by euro, as rates in focus
By John McCrank and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar touched a fresh 20-year high on Monday, fuelled by hawkish comment..
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French PM tells firms to draft energy savings plans to avoid rationing
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne urged companies on Monday to draft energy savings plans by next..
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Czechs seek EU price cap on gas-for-power as energy bills soar
By Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech Republic will convene an emergency meeting of European Union energy ministe..
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Russia says economy to contract by less than 3% in 2022
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s economy will shrink by less than 3% in 2022, a much shallower contraction than initially expected, wh..
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EEX markets to remain open as power prices soar – statement
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Energy Exchange said on Monday the bourse would remain open in its transparent price-setting ..
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Stocks and bonds slump, dollar hot as rate fever takes hold
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks slumped on Monday as the growing risk of more aggr..
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NASA postpones debut Artemis test flight of new moon rocket after engine snag
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -An engine problem forced NASA on Monday to postpone for at least fou..
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Germany’s energy bill spirals as Uniper seeks more cash
By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Uniper requested more financial help from the German government on Monday, raising the..
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Factbox-The EU’s future according to Scholz: Job-sharing commissioners and majority votes
PRAGUE (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined his vision for the future of Europe on Monday in a speech at Prague..
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Traders ramp up bets on 75 basis-point ECB Sept hike, bond yields jump
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) -Euro zone money markets moved on Monday to price in a two-thirds chance of a large 75 basis-point European..
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Belgium supports energy price caps, suspending trading in EU power crunch
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium has backed introducing price caps for European Union’s gas and electricity hubs, as well as s..
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Dutch wind farm blows away opposition as ‘new millers’ get a stake
By Esther Verkaik ZEEWOLDE, Netherlands (Reuters) – Authorities in the Dutch city of Zeewolde have opened one of the countryR..
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Oil rises on prospect of OPEC+ supply cut
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil rose more than 1% on Monday, extending last week’s gain, as potential OPEC+ output cuts and..
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Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050 -report
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economie..
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ECB should raise rates at steady pace, chief economist says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank should raise interest rates at a “steady pace” until the end of its hiking ..
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EU may agree tightening visas for Russians, discuss training of Ukraine troops
By Jan Lopatka and Sabine Siebold PRAGUE (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers, meeting in Prague on Tuesday and Wednesday, may ..
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Russian rouble firms towards 60 vs dollar, stocks up
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The rouble firmed towards 60 against the dollar on Monday, supported by the last month-end tax payments that boost d..
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Ericsson, Nokia to wind down Russian operations by year end
By Supantha Mukherjee and Alexander Marrow STOCKHOLM/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ericsson said on Monday it will gradually wind down business ac..
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Moscow Exchange hopes for first ‘replacement bond’ issues in September
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -Moscow Exchange, Russia’s largest bourse, said the first issues of so-called “replac..
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Pain of breaking inflation will reverberate around the globe
By Balazs Koranyi and Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) -The message from the world’s top finance chiefs is loud and..
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Hungary seeks increased gas supplies from Gazprom -foreign minister
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will continue talks with Russia on additional gas supplies and expects to reach a deal with Gazprom..
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Oil trio’s Northern Lights in Yara CO2 emissions storage deal
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Nora Buli STAVANGER, Norway (Reuters) -Norwegian carbon dioxide (CO2) storage company Northern Lights and its..
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Analysis-Forget showering, it’s eat or heat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Canan Sevgili LONDON (Reuters) – No more ironing, limited oven use and showering at work – Eu..
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Investors eye lower Wall Street on Powell nerves
By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures were indicating a lower open on Wall Street on Friday while world stocks w..
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Prince Harry hopes Diana death anniversary will be ‘filled with memories’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry said he wished his children could have met his mother Princess Diana and hoped t..
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Dollar dips ahead of Powell speech
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against other major currencies on Friday, ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Cha..
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Hungary cenbank seen hiking 100 bps to 11.75% next week as inflation surges
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank is expected to raise its base interest rate by 100 basis poi..
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Funds from electricity levy could help German households, says renewables association
BERLIN – A multi-billion-euro account fed by a now-suspended surcharge on electricity prices could be used to provide German hou..
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Global equity funds see large outflows on slowdown worries
(Reuters) – Global equity funds witnessed their biggest weekly capital withdrawals in five weeks in the week to Aug. 24 on conce..
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Heavy Norwegian gas maintenance adds to energy price pressure
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Norway, which has overtaken Russia as the biggest gas supplier to Europe in the wake of the war in..
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European stocks slip on dour German sentiment survey ahead of Powell speech
By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Friday as investors fretted over downbeat German consumer sentiment data due to..
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Thousands of British postal workers walk out over pay
LONDON (Reuters) – More than 115,000 workers at Britain’s Royal Mail began the first of four days of strike action on Frid..
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