energy

Analysis: Europe Inc’s wage hikes alarm investors as worries about recession grow

Plans by European companies to hike wages and pay one-off bonuses to help staff cope with a torrid winter are…

3 years ago

Oil prices climb on concerns over tight supplies

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as worries about tight fuel supplies ahead of winter offset investor concerns about falling demand…

3 years ago

Analysis: Sterling returns to the 1980s, and it may get cheaper still

Sterling's slide against the dollar to a rate last seen in 1985 has sparked talk of a dramatic spiral downwards…

3 years ago

Morning Bid: The 75bp club

Most of world's major central banks are now going up a gear with historically sweeping interest rate rises to cool…

3 years ago

Analysis: Europe’s banks dim lights as they brace for winter blackout

Some of Europe's biggest banks are preparing back-up generators and to dim the lights as they brace for potential power…

3 years ago

Japan’s services sector shrinks for first time in five months in August – PMI

Japan's services sector activity shrank for the first time in five months in August as a resurgence of COVID-19 infections…

3 years ago

Analysis: As Ukraine war drags on, Europe’s economy succumbs to crisis

A post-pandemic spending euphoria, supported by copious government spending was set to drive the economy and help fatigued households regain…

3 years ago

Gas price surge, recession fears weigh on European shares

European shares slipped on Tuesday as investors fretted about soaring energy prices and a weak economic outlook after data showed…

3 years ago

Morning Bid: Yuan, euro and pound head down the Hole

Global central banks are scattering again, propelling a resurgent U.S. dollar to its highest in almost two years against China's…

3 years ago

Euro zone inflation hits yet another record high after big jump

Euro zone inflation rose to another record high in July and its peak could still be months away, keeping pressure…

3 years ago