Oil settles below $90 as recession fears grow

An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Sep 7 (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped on Wednesday, falling below levels seen before Russia invaded Ukraine as downbeat Chinese trade data fueled investor worries about recession … Read more

UK weighs in on huge package of support as Europe battles energy crisis

Manuela Schwesig, Premier of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Markus Soeder, Premier of the State of Bavaria, visit a pipeline transfer station of the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link near Lubmin, Germany , August 30, 2022. REUTERS / Lisi Niesner Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register UK to freeze energy bills for … Read more

Asian stocks stagnate as investors await more rate action

People walk past an electronic screen showing Japan’s Nikkei stock price index at a conference room in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Asian stocks largely wiped out early morning gains on Tuesday afternoon as investors remained cautious … Read more

EU rushes to protect industry as Russia gas shutdown shakes markets

Gas prices in Europe up around 400% compared to a year ago EU states rush to support struggling power companies Disruptions hamper EU efforts to fill storage EU denounces Moscow’s weaponized gas, Russia blames sanctions LONDON/OSLO, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Gas prices in Europe jumped, stocks tumbled and the euro tumbled on Monday after Russia … Read more

Russia’s new gas suspension tightens energy screws on Europe

Pipes from the landing facilities of the ‘Nord Stream 1’ gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register FRANKFURT/LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Russia cut off gas supplies via a major pipeline to Europe on Wednesday, intensifying the economic battle between Moscow … Read more

EU divided over visa bans for Russian tourists

PRAGUE, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Germany and France have issued a joint warning against banning tourist visas for Russians, saying such a move, advocated by other European Union member states, will would be counterproductive. The split over tourist visas will be the focus of a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Prague on Tuesday … Read more

Japan signals return to nuclear power to stabilize energy supply

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan July 14, 2022. Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register TOKYO, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Japan will restart more idle nuclear power plants and consider developing next-generation reactors, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said … Read more

Stocks slide and dollar firm ahead of Jackson Hole conference

Fed sticks to hawkish tone – analysts U.S. Terminal Rate Expectations Rise, Dollar Gains New swings hit property stocks in China SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Asian stock markets fell for an eighth consecutive session on Wednesday as investors worried about the scale of the problems in China’s property sector and braced for a hawkish … Read more

Eurozone slide into recession puts euro at 20-year low

PMI data bolsters European recession expectations Dollar leads after euro hits 20-year low, sterling slips Investors ask how hawkish the Fed will be in Jackson Hole Oil rebounds as Saudis talk production cuts US PMI expected just after Wall Street opens LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The contraction of the euro zone economy for a … Read more

China lowers lending standards to revive faltering economy

FILE PHOTO: Employees work on the vehicle component production line during a government-organized media tour at a factory of German engineering group Voith, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID -19), in Shanghai, China July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SHANGHAI, Aug 22 (Reuters) – China … Read more