European stocks eye worst day in over a month on looming energy crisis

European shares were on Monday set for their worst day in more than a month as worries about tightening gas supplies from Russia, hawkish signals from the European Central Bank and weak economic outlook weighed on investors’ minds.
Dollar gains as markets reassess Fed rate hike bets

The dollar edged higher in early London trading on Friday, after hawkish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials pushed against the idea this week’s U.S. inflation data could prompt the central bank to slow down policy tightening.