Category: energy

Jul 9

ECB’s Centeno Sees Inflation Slowing With Core Prices to Follow

Article content (Bloomberg) — European Central Bank Governing Council member Mario Centeno said he’s confident inflation has peaked and is quickly receding, and suggested underlying price growth will follow with a lag. Article content Interviewed on Bloomberg Television in the French city of Aix-en-Provence on Sunday, the Bank of Portugal governor suggested that colleagues shouldn’t […]
Jul 8

How the Food System Is Changing and What It Means for Investors

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Global shifts in incomes and populations, geopolitics and climate change are combining to drastically alter the outlook for the world’s food supply. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Vildana Hajric and Michael P. Regan Published Jul 08, 2023  •  5 minute read Join the conversation Article content (Bloomberg) — Global […]
Jul 7

Rutte’s Coalition Falls Over Asylum Crisis as Dutch Face Vote

Article content (Bloomberg) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government collapsed over a migration policy dispute, setting up the Netherlands for its second general election in little more than two years.  Article content Rutte, who has led the Dutch government since 2010, failed to marshal an agreement on Friday within his four-party governing coalition to […]
Jul 7

Ontario Power Generation and province plan 3 more small-scale nuclear reactors

Article content CLARINGTON, Ont. — Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the province are planning three more small modular reactors (SMRs) at the site of the Darlington nuclear power plant. Article content One SMR is already being built there, with construction of the first unit set to be complete by 2028. OPG president Ken Hartwick says […]
Jul 3

African Infrastructure Fund Targets $500 Million in First Close

Article content (Bloomberg) — Africa50, a Morocco-based investment platform, seeks to raise $500 million in the first close of its Infrastructure Acceleration Fund that will invest in energy, transportation, telecommunication and water projects. Article content The platform started more than a decade ago by the African Development Bank and African governments aims to help bridge […]
Jun 30

Fed’s Goolsbee Says More Data Needed to Determine Next Interest Rate Move

Article content (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said it’s too soon to say whether policymakers should raise rates or hold them steady in July, but said inflation remains well above target and has proved more persistent than expected. While some measures of inflation have improved, other categories aren’t coming down […]