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RWE CEO sees Energy Sector Entering new Era as Geopolitics Shift

RWE CEO sees Energy Sector Entering new Era as Geopolitics Shift

RWE, Germany's biggest power producer, expects governments to prioritise long-term resilience and security in energy supply, its CEO said on Wednesday, as a direct consequence of geopolitical tensions. "We are certainly entering a new era in energy supply," Markus Krebber told ...


January 28, 2026
Wells Fargo Cuts Reliance on Big Proxy Advisers with in-House System
Wells Fargo Cuts Reliance on Big Proxy Advisers with in-House System

Wells Fargo's wealth and investment management unit ​launched an internal proxy voting service on Wednesday, cutting its reliance ‌on...

German Govt Cuts 2026, 2027 Growth Forecasts due to Rising Uncertainty
German Govt Cuts 2026, 2027 Growth Forecasts due to Rising Uncertainty

The German government lowered its growth forecasts for this and next year in Europe's biggest economy, reflecting greater uncertainty in...

UK Price Statistics to Use Supermarket Data which may Lower Inflation Rate Slightly
UK Price Statistics to Use Supermarket Data which may Lower Inflation Rate Slightly

Britain's Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday that it plans to go ahead next month with changes to how it collects grocery price...

Indian Fintech Firm Pine Labs Posts Quarterly Profit on Strong Digital Payments Demand
Indian Fintech Firm Pine Labs Posts Quarterly Profit on Strong Digital Payments Demand

Indian fintech firm Pine Labs reported a third straight quarterly profit on Wednesday, supported by strong demand as more users shift to...

Minimum Wage Hike Helps Lift German Consumer Sentiment in Feb, Finds GfK
Minimum Wage Hike Helps Lift German Consumer Sentiment in Feb, Finds GfK

The mood among German consumers is set to improve in February, lifted by a sharp rise in income expectations following an increase in the minimum...

India's Dec Industrial Output Rises at Fastest Pace in over 2 yrs
India's Dec Industrial Output Rises at Fastest Pace in over 2 yrs

India's industrial output rose at its fastest pace in more than two years in December, driven by strong manufacturing and mining activity,...

Hong Kong Home Prices Post First Annual Gain since 2021
Hong Kong Home Prices Post First Annual Gain since 2021

Hong Kong private home prices rose 3.3% in 2025, marking the first rise since 2021, government data showed on Wednesday, as interest rate cuts and...

US Consumer Confidence Dives to more than 11-1/2-Year Low
US Consumer Confidence Dives to more than 11-1/2-Year Low

Consumer confidence sags to lowest level in more than 11-1/2 years Consumers' perceptions of the labor market weakened considerably House...

January 27, 2026
US Single-Family Home Prices Jump in November, FHFA Says
US Single-Family Home Prices Jump in November, FHFA Says

U.S. single-family house prices accelerated in November, which combined with high mortgage rates could keep potential homeowners on the sidelines...

ECB Changes Guidelines to Allow Lending to Failing Banks During Resolution
ECB Changes Guidelines to Allow Lending to Failing Banks During Resolution

The European Central Bank said on Tuesday it was changing guidelines to allow it to lend to banks that are being wound down, tackling a...

Spain's High Job Creation Brings Unemployment Rate to Lowest Level since 2008
Spain's High Job Creation Brings Unemployment Rate to Lowest Level since 2008

Spain's unemployment rate fell to its lowest in 18 years in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to data released on Tuesday, as growth in...

Indonesia's 2025 GDP Growth Estimated at Targeted 5.2%, Finance Minister
Indonesia's 2025 GDP Growth Estimated at Targeted 5.2%, Finance Minister

Overall GDP growth in Indonesia is expected to have met the 5.2% target for 2025 despite widespread destruction caused by floods late last year,...

Inside Starbucks' Supply Struggles: AI Glitches, Scattered Suppliers and Sandwich Shortages
Inside Starbucks' Supply Struggles: AI Glitches, Scattered Suppliers and Sandwich Shortages

Four Starbucks CEOs over five years have blamed lost sales on its struggle to keep its thousands of U.S. stores reliably stocked with coffeehouse...

Indian Consumer Firm Marico Beats Profit Estimates as Tax Cuts Boost Demand
Indian Consumer Firm Marico Beats Profit Estimates as Tax Cuts Boost Demand

Indian consumer goods maker Marico reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as consumption tax cuts helped boost demand....

UK Shop Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in nearly Two Years
UK Shop Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in nearly Two Years

Prices at major British retailers rose at the fastest pace since February 2024 this month, led by a pick-up in prices for food as well as furniture...

S.Korea Reassures on US Investment Pledge after Trump Threatens to Hike Tariffs
S.Korea Reassures on US Investment Pledge after Trump Threatens to Hike Tariffs

South Korea scrambled on Tuesday to assure the U.S. it remained committed to implementing a trade deal after U.S. President Donald...

EU Carmakers Face Tough India Market even after Trade Deal
EU Carmakers Face Tough India Market even after Trade Deal

European carmakers, squeezed by U.S. tariffs and price wars in China, will get a welcome boost from an EU-India trade deal that sharply drops...

Europe must Overhaul Rules or Risk Economic Decline, Banking Group Warns
Europe must Overhaul Rules or Risk Economic Decline, Banking Group Warns

Europe's economy risks falling further behind other regions unless the European ‌Union overhauls regulation that is undermining banks'...

Irish Consumer Sentiment Improves to Nine-Month High
Irish Consumer Sentiment Improves to Nine-Month High

Irish consumer sentiment improved to a nine-month high in January but the index remained far below its long-term average, a survey showed on...

January 26, 2026
US Core Capital Goods Orders Rise for 5th Straight Month, Boosting Economic Outlook
US Core Capital Goods Orders Rise for 5th Straight Month, Boosting Economic Outlook

New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in November, indicating business spending on equipment maintained a...

China's Zijin Gold to Buy Canadian Miner Allied Gold for about $4B
China's Zijin Gold to Buy Canadian Miner Allied Gold for about $4B

Zijin Gold will buy Canada's Allied Gold for about C$5.5 billion ($4.02 billion) ​in cash, the companies said on Monday, as ‌the...

Brazil Corporate Profit Remittances Hit Record before new Tax
Brazil Corporate Profit Remittances Hit Record before new Tax

Brazilian companies sent a record amount of profits abroad in December, central bank data showed on Monday, potentially anticipating a new tax on...

UK Public Inflation Expectations Reach 3-mth High, Citi/YouGov Survey
UK Public Inflation Expectations Reach 3-mth High, Citi/YouGov Survey

The British public's expectations for inflation over the coming year and further ahead have risen to their highest since October, according to...

OPEC+ Likely to Maintain Oil Production Pause for March as Prices Climb, Sources
OPEC+ Likely to Maintain Oil Production Pause for March as Prices Climb, Sources

OPEC+ is expected to keep its pause on oil output increases for March at a meeting on Sunday, three OPEC+ delegates told Reuters, with prices...

German Business Sentiment Unchanged in Jan, Ifo Survey Finds
German Business Sentiment Unchanged in Jan, Ifo Survey Finds

German business morale was unchanged in January from the previous month, falling short of ‌analysts' expectations for a modest...

Tariffs Linger over Earnings, Even as Companies Get Used to Them
Tariffs Linger over Earnings, Even as Companies Get Used to Them

Many U.S. companies have sought to reassure investors that tariffs are "manageable," but early earnings-season comments suggest profit...

US Oil Capital Houston Buzzes as Industry Limbers Up for Venezuela Oil Rush
US Oil Capital Houston Buzzes as Industry Limbers Up for Venezuela Oil Rush

In a downtown Houston bar, Matthew Goitia, a director at Pelorus Terminals, lays out his early idea to refurbish and build marine terminals that...

British Banks to Follow European Rivals in Lifting Profit Targets, Sources
British Banks to Follow European Rivals in Lifting Profit Targets, Sources

Britain's biggest banks, including HSBC and ​NatWest, are set to follow their European counterparts and raise profit targets when they...

BOJ Money Market Data Suggests Japan did not Intervene in Currency Market on Friday
BOJ Money Market Data Suggests Japan did not Intervene in Currency Market on Friday

Bank of Japan money market data on Monday indicated that a spike in the yen rate against the dollar on Friday was not likely the product of...

BOJ sees Boost to Inflation from Weak Yen Becoming Larger
BOJ sees Boost to Inflation from Weak Yen Becoming Larger

A weak yen has an increasing impact on Japan's inflation as firms actively pass on rising costs, the central bank said on Monday, signalling...

UK Businesses and Consumers Show Signs of Recovery as Budget Worries Recede
UK Businesses and Consumers Show Signs of Recovery as Budget Worries Recede

Britain's economy has shown signs of picking up since finance minister Rachel Reeves' annual budget statement in November, following months...

UK Labour Market Cools Further, Online Jobs Data Shows
UK Labour Market Cools Further, Online Jobs Data Shows

Vacancies for jobs in Britain continued to fall in December and the pace of increases in advertised salaries slowed, according to a survey on...

January 23, 2026
US Business Activity Steady in Jan; Consumer Sentiment Improves
US Business Activity Steady in Jan; Consumer Sentiment Improves

U.S. business activity was steady in January as an improvement in new orders was offset by a lackluster labor market and ​lingering concerns among...

China Tech Seen as Dollar Hedge, with Focus on Earnings, Fed
China Tech Seen as Dollar Hedge, with Focus on Earnings, Fed

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Lower valuations, government support and loose fiscal policy set against a cyclical backdrop in China is...

Brazil's Instant Coffee Sector Seeks Clarity on US Decision to Keep 50% Tariff
Brazil's Instant Coffee Sector Seeks Clarity on US Decision to Keep 50% Tariff

Brazil's instant coffee industry is seeking details on why it continues to face a 50% U.S. tariff, even after import charges were lifted...

US Consumer Sentiment Improves in January
US Consumer Sentiment Improves in January

U.S. consumer sentiment improved across the board in January, though concerns about high ​prices and the labor market lingered, a ‌survey...

Granules India Quarterly Profit Jumps on Strong Demand in North America, Europe
Granules India Quarterly Profit Jumps on Strong Demand in North America, Europe

Paracetamol maker Granules India reported a 28% jump in third-quarter profit on Friday, driven by strong demand in its key European and North...

Euro  Zone Business Activity Expands Steadily, Price Pressures Reemerge
Euro Zone Business Activity Expands Steadily, Price Pressures Reemerge

Euro zone business activity growth held steady this month as a weaker expansion in the dominant services industry offset milder factory...

CK Hutchison Explores Split Sale of Global Ports, Bloomberg News Reports
CK Hutchison Explores Split Sale of Global Ports, Bloomberg News Reports

CK Hutchison is exploring a restructured sale of dozens of ports to a global consortium by breaking the transaction into smaller parcels with...

Surprise UK Retail Sales Rise Adds to Signs of Pickup in Economy
Surprise UK Retail Sales Rise Adds to Signs of Pickup in Economy

British retail sales rose unexpectedly last month, helped by strong online shopping, according to data published on Friday which added to signs of...

US Control of Venezuela Oil Risks Debt Restructuring Showdown with China
US Control of Venezuela Oil Risks Debt Restructuring Showdown with China

U.S. control of Venezuela's oil exports has ensnared barrels that had been servicing debt to China, lining up another potential showdown...

January 22, 2026
US Third-Quarter Economic Growth Revised Slightly Higher
US Third-Quarter Economic Growth Revised Slightly Higher

The U.S. economy grew a bit faster than initially thought in the third quarter, the government said on Thursday, while corporate profits ​were also...


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