Energy News
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A wind farm in Scotland will pay £33.14 million ($42.3 million) to UK energy regulator Ofgem for breaching energy market rules. Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd., broke rules when it charged excessive prices to reduce its output to ease pressure on the grid, “pushing up costs for consumers,” Ofgem said in a statement. The action follows a Bloomberg ...
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Corners of Europe’s fund industry have been routinely touting their ESG credentials without providing documentation, fueling fresh concerns about greenwashing, the bloc’s markets regulator said. Marketing communication for ESG products and services is largely generic, and social media posts about ostensibly green initiatives that lack proof are “common,” ...
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Since 1980, there have been 383 extreme weather or climate disasters where the damages reached at least $1 billion. In total, these disasters have cost more than $2.7 trillion. Created in partnership with the National Public Utilities Council, this chart shows how these disasters have been increasing with each passing decade. A Growing Concern: The U.S. ...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said the US central bank’s policy stance is restrictive, but policymakers haven’t entirely ruled out additional interest-rate increases. “I don’t think anybody has totally taken rate increases off the table,” Kashkari said Tuesday at an event in London. “I think the odds of us raising rates are ...
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Renewables capacity in the Middle East is set to soar in the coming years, with green energy sources outpacing fossil fuel usage in the power sector by 2040, according to Rystad Energy's latest research. Solar photovoltaic (PV) is expected to emerge as the predominant source, accounting for more than half of the region’s power supply by the middle of the ...
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The global economy has shown economic resilience, reflected in a positive projection for oil demand worldwide, OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on 27 May. “For 2024, oil demand growth is at 2.2mbbl/d [million barrels per day], with total global demand anticipated to average 104.5mbbl/d,” he said during a special session of the 141st meeting of ...
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US consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in May for the first time in four months as views about business conditions and the labor market were less negative. The Conference ...
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said the US central bank’s policy stance is restrictive, but policymakers haven’t entirely ruled out additional ...
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Annual U.S. biodiesel imports doubled from 2022 to 2023 to 33,000 barrels per day (b/d) and continued to rise in the first two months of 2024, according to the most recent data ...
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® rose in May to 102.0 (1985=100) from 97.5 in April (a slight upward revision). The Present Situation Index—based on consumers' ...
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China’s economy is projected to grow by 5 percent in 2024 and 4.5 percent in 2025. These reflect upward revisions of 0.4 percentage points for both years compared to the April WEO ...
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On May 1st, we saw USD/JPY plunge nearly 500 pips from its daily high in what is thought to have been the second intervention from the MOF. While one could argue this goes against fundamentals and that it is futile for a central bank to fight them, it can also be said that their objective was achieved: to slow the decline of the yen. However, this doesn't ...
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video Key support for natural gas remains around the 200-Day MA at 2.46. It has been bouncing from that price area following a pullback low of 2.475. Given the sharp 92% advance that culminated with last week’s high of 2.92, natural gas is due for a period of retracement and consolidation. It looks like it has started. If correct, the advance off the area ...
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RoboMarkets: upcoming changes to the trading schedule (the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK)22.05.2024 / 08:00Dear Clients and Partners, Please note the upcoming adjustments to the trading schedule. Holiday: the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK Dates: 27/05/2024 - 28/05/2024 This ...