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Oil slumps as global energy demand outlook darkens

  Bloomberg Oil falls this week as prospects for a global economic slowdown weighed heavily on the demand outlook. West Texas Intermediate futures dropped 6.7% for the week amid tightening monetary policy and renewed anti-virus lockdowns in China. Meanwhile, traders shrugged off an announcement by G-7 leaders of plans to cap the price of Russian crude in retaliation for Vladimir …

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Sweden sets up $23.2bn emergency backstop for utilities

  Bloomberg Sweden’s government will provide Nordic and Baltic utilities as much as 250 billion kronor ($23.2 billion) in credit guarantees as it seeks to prevent Russia’s energy curbs from setting off a financial crisis. The measure is aimed at helping companies struggling to meet the surging collateral requirements needed to trade electricity, and avoid the threat of some going …

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EU unanimity on Russia price cap a ‘challenge’, says Le Maire

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) needs to act with unanimity to impose a price cap on Russian oil and overcome reluctance by some member countries to support the initiative by the Group of Seven to limit Russian energy revenue, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said. G-7 leaders agreed to put a cap on oil prices, but without support from EU …

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