Bloomberg Italy’s government is set to approve a new set of measures to cushion families and businesses from continuing increases in energy and fuel prices. The new aid won’t require additional borrowing for the time being, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said during a press conference in Rome. The package is set to be approved at a cabinet meeting. Financing …

  Bloomberg TotalEnergies SE has been warned by two UK shareholders that they would divest their stakes if the French company fails to exit its businesses in Russia. The Church of England Pensions Board and the Church Commissioners for England are turning up the heat on the energy major’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne, a sign of the pressure companies …

  Bloomberg Spain plans to set temporary limits on power prices in the coming weeks, in one of the boldest attempts in Europe to stem a surge in energy costs that has forced industries to shut operations and furlough workers. Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera said she is confident the European Council will give the green light to limits at …

Bloomberg Swedish battery-maker Northvolt AB is building a new plant in northern Germany as European car manufacturers accelerate their shift to electric vehicles. The factory, dubbed “Northvolt Drei,” would produce 60-gigawatt hours of battery capacity annually, the company said. Northvolt expects it to produce its first lithium-ion batteries in 2025. The new plant in Germany will boost Northvolt’s overall battery-cell …

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc promised to “phase down” its financing of the fossil fuel industry, sending a warning to oil and gas clients as the bank works toward its target of net-zero emissions. The step is in line with “what is required to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celsius,” HSBC said. Like most of its top-tier …

Bloomberg A further depreciation of the yen won’t be good for Japan’s economy and may prompt a shift in the central bank’s messaging, according to a former Bank of Japan (BOJ) official, speaking after the currency set a fresh low of more than five years. “The yen has already moved a lot compared with last year, so a further weakening …

  Bloomberg Southeast Asian central bankers are keeping a cautious approach toward monetary tightening, as the fallout from the war in Ukraine stokes risks to global growth and inflation. Bank Negara Malaysia will continue gauging the “appropriate degree of monetary policy accommodation to make sure this economic recovery is much more durable,” Governor Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said in a …

  Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co has processed funds that were earmarked for interest payments due on dollar bonds issued by the Russian government and sent the money on to Citigroup Inc. as bondholders waited for a second day to receive the $117 million. JPMorgan was the correspondent bank Russia used to send the payment to Citigroup, which is acting …

  Bloomberg Russia’s central bank granted Sberbank PJSC, the nation’s biggest lender, a license to issue and exchange digital assets. Using Sber’s platform, companies can issue their own digital assets to attract market investments, buy digital assets through Sber’s system, or make other digital assets transactions, the bank said in a statement. “We are just starting our work with digital …

  Bloomberg US equity futures slipped on Friday and Asian stocks were steady as traders weighed mixed signals from the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine that are pushing oil further above $100 a barrel. European contracts wavered and those for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 dipped following the best three-day rally in US shares since 2020. An Asian …