Bloomberg A closure of the Rhine River could disrupt the daily trade of hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil products, piling yet more pressure on Europe’s energy-supply chain. The water level at Kaub, west of Frankfurt, is forecast to drop below a critical 40-centimeter mark (under 16 inches), and to 33 centimeters. At that point, it becomes uneconomical ...

  Bloomberg Thyssenkrupp AG lowered its full-year profit forecast after rising interest rates triggered a writedown at the German company’s steel division. The engineering giant said it now sees net income in the high triple-digit million-euro range for 2022, below its previous projection of at least 1 billion euros ($1.03 billion). Thyssenkrupp made some progress improving operating profitability. Adjusted earnings ...

Central banks are about to start withdrawing the stimulus they’ve pumped into their economies by buying bonds. For the Bank of England (BOE) in particular, reducing its balance sheet while simultaneously raising interest rates takes monetary policy into uncharted territory. Policy makers could quickly find themselves in the crosshairs, blamed for exacerbating the economic slowdown they’ve forecast. The UK central ...