Bloomberg Statkraft AS joined with Statera Energy Ltd. to build a 1 gigawatt battery in the UK with a backup generator fuelled by natural gas, part of an effort to profit from the nation’s need to balance its power grid. London-based Statera will build the battery as well as an array of gas reciprocating engines, Norway-based Statkraft said. The systems …

Bloomberg President Donald Trump denied that he’d threatened to demote Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell but said he’d “be able to do that if I wanted.” The president repeated his criticism of Powell’s actions as Fed chief in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I’m not happy with his actions,” Trump said of Powell. “No, I don’t think he’s …

Bloomberg The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will lose one of its most outspoken officials, raising further questions about the independence of the central bank six months after the governor resigned under a cloud. Deputy Governor Viral Acharya has asked to leave the central bank, citing “unavoidable personal circumstances,” the RBI said in a statement on Monday. His resignation request, …