Ukraine’s government writes to Shell, accusing the oil giant of ‘bankrolling Putin’s war with an accounting trick’ April 22, 2022 Ukraine has accused energy giant Shell of continuing to “bankroll Putin’s war machine” buy buying oil through an “accounting trick.” In an angry letter sent to the oil company’s boss, Kyiv branded it “deplorable” that firm was still buying fuel linked to the Kremlin indirectly. According to the Telegraph, despite a commitment to stop purchasing [...]
Insolvencies more than double as rampant inflation and rising interest rates hit firms April 22, 2022 Company insolvencies more than doubled last month as soaring inflation and rising borrowing costs pushed firms over the edge.
Industrial silver demand reached record highs last year April 21, 2022 Industrial demand for silver soared to a record high of 508m ounces last year, according to The Silver Institute.
Shares in London-listed mining firms tumble amid production shortfalls April 21, 2022 Spiralling costs, supply chain woes, and rampant inflation have piled on the misery for London-listed mining firms.
Shell in talks with Chinese state-backed firms as it looks to offload Russian energy stakes April 21, 2022 Shell has turned to China, as the energy giant looks to offload its chunky stake in a major Russian gas project.
Netflix shares tumble after earnings last night April 20, 2022 | City Talk Netflix shares fall nearly 25% after the company reported a drop in subscribers. What happened after Netflix’s reported earnings? In extended trade last night, Netflix saw its shares tumble by a quarter of its entire value. Almost 25% was wiped off the share price in extended trade on the IG platform last night as a [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 20th April 2022 April 20, 2022 | City Talk Russia – UkraineCrypto ConsolidatesPowell to Speak Later in the Week We highlighted Yen weakness as the current theme and that continues yesterday as the JPY slid to a 2 decade low against the USD trading above 129.00. Overnight and this morning we are seeing the USD pare back its losses – not all too unsurprising [...]
Putin stamps out foreign listings for Russian firms April 19, 2022 Russia is set to stamp out foreign listings for homegrown firms as Putin looks to close ranks in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 19th April 2022 April 19, 2022 | City Talk Russia – UkraineRisk Holds InCrypto ConsolidatesPowell to Speak Later in the Week We spoke last week of the path of least resistance being the USD higher and yields higher and that continues to be the main themes of the markets at the moment. The greenback has made fresh 2 year highs, especially against the low [...]
Oil prices rebound amid looming prospect of EU sanctions April 15, 2022 Oil prices have surged amid reports the European Union could finally phase in a ban on Russian oil imports.