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Little solace in sight for pound as Britain political risks mount

Bloomberg There is little on the horizon that can help the pound regain its footing as investors brace for subdued UK economic data and the risk of a euroskeptic prime minister. Sterling fell for a third month against the dollar in May and touched its weakest level since January versus the euro amid persistent market anxiety about Britain’s political upheaval ...

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US’s Ohio state approves coal, nuclear power plant subsidies

Bloomberg The Ohio House of Representatives approved a measure that would subsidise the state’s struggling coal and nuclear plants after lobbying from a member of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. Bob Paduchik, who also led the Ohio Trump campaign in 2016, called lawmakers urging them to support the legislation and stressing that the president was behind it as well, according ...

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US touts LNG exports as molecules of liberty

Bloomberg The US has a message for the rest of the world: Get ready for a lot more “freedom gas.” The country’s growing muscle as a natural gas exporter isn’t only seen by the Trump administration as an economic boon at home — it’s also viewed as a foreign policy tool. That view was articulated as the Department of Energy ...

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