Bloomberg The poorest families in the UK were left “brutally exposed” to the cost of living crunch after almost two decades of income stagnation, the Resolution Foundation warned. In a report, the think tank said too many families faced the current crisis already struggling with low incomes, scant savings and ungenerous welfare support. Adjusted for inflation, the disposable income of ...

  Bloomberg Germany reported its first monthly trade deficit in three decades, as companies faced surging costs for imports and softer demand for their products amid a darker economic outlook. The shortfall in May for Europe’s biggest economy was 1 billion euros ($1 billion), a gap not seen since 1991. Cross-border sales unexpectedly falls by 0.5%, while imports rise 2.7%, ...

  Bloomberg Inflation in Switzerland accelerated to the fastest pace in nearly three decades, hitting 3.4% in June. The pace is up from 2.9% in May, and well above the Swiss National Bank’s 2% target. Based on the European Union-harmonised measure, it was at 3.2%, compared with 8.6% in the surrounding euro area. Russia’s war with Ukraine has been a ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc may have to raise wages in Germany if it wants to achieve its goal of hiring thousands of additional workers for its factory near Berlin, according to the country’s leading automotive labour union. IG Metall is getting reports from Tesla staff at the Gruenheide site who are complaining about inadequate or unequal wages, the union said. Skilled ...

  Bloomberg Some of Asia’s biggest stock and bond markets outside China are seeing greater outflows than in previous market crises, and the process may just be getting underway. Global funds offloaded a net $40 billion of equities across seven regional markets last quarter, exceeding any three-month period characterised by systemic stresses since 2007. The steepest selling was in tech-heavy ...

  Bloomberg Emerging markets are well positioned to stare down a US recession and may even be able to lure investors their way. That’s the message from money managers including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG even as fears of a contraction in the world’s largest economy spark a dash into Treasuries and other haven assets. Beyond the ...

Bloomberg India’s windfall tax on domestic crude oil production and fuel exports may help the government bring in 1 trillion rupees ($12.7 billion) in revenues, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. The federal government’s latest levies could help it recoup most of the revenues lost from fuel excise duty cuts announced in May this year, according to the news agency, citing ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran over the earthquake that struck the south of the country, and caused dozens of casualties. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) expressed its sincere condolences to the government of Iran and its people, and to the families ...

  Baghdad / WAM The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced that the revenues achieved during the month of May amounted to more than $11 billion. A statement by the ministry, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that “the Ministry of Oil announces the total exports and revenues achieved for the month of May, according to the preliminary statistics ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced that the total production capacity of energy has reached 14,117 megawatts (MW) after adding 700MW. This includes 600MW from the Hassyan Power Complex, which runs on natural gas, and 100 MW from photovoltaic (PV) solar panels at the 5th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, ...