Finance Updates – Page 2 – Finance Updates

UK Energy Bills to Fall from April 2026 as Reforms Reshape Market & Prices

Ofgem’s dual-fuel, direct-debit price cap ris...

Ofgem has approved major grid and gas network...

From April 2026, the government plans to shif...

Overall, bills edge up in early 2026 but are ...

Alphabet Acquires Intersect Power for $4.75B to Safeguard Energy for AI Data Centers

Americas M&A Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Alphabet is acquiring clean-energy developer ...

The deal gives Alphabet control of Intersect’...

Alphabet aims to co-locate energy generation ...

The acquisition marks Alphabet’s shift from p...

Oil & Metals Under Pressure: How Trade Wars, Recession Fears & OPEC+ Output Are Shaping 2025

Global Markets Utilities

Oil prices fell about 3% to a four-year low, ...

China’s imposition of 34% tariffs on U.S. goo...

Growth-sensitive commodities including copper...

OPEC+ plans to increase output, forecast down...

Commodity Markets Outlook 2026: Oil, Agri & Metals Trends You Can’t Ignore

Americas Markets Utilities

Global commodity prices are slumping together...

Oil is leading the crash as OPEC+ output incr...

Gold and silver had surged on safe-haven and ...

The synchronized commodity downturn hurts exp...

Gold, Silver Rise Amid Fed Hopes; Oil Slumps on Oversupply & Weak Demand

Global Markets Utilities

Gold and silver retreated sharply from record...

Oil prices eased on signs of oversupply, with...

Monetary policy expectations, supply shifts, ...

Banks now see oil averaging in the mid-$50s n...

Precious Metals Surge in 2025: Navigating Opportunities in Gold, Silver & Energy Assets

Global Forecast Utilities

Gold and silver soared in 2025 on rate-cut ex...

Oil faces downside into 2026 amid oversupply ...

Natural gas prices are supported near term by...

Investors are steered toward gold miners with...

How Oil Prices Shape Currencies: Trade Balances, Risk & Emerging Markets

Global Markets Utilities

Oil price movements primarily affect currenci...

Since the US became a net oil exporter around...

Risk sentiment can override fundamentals, wit...

Energy transitions, policy interventions, and...

Oil Risk Premium Returns Amid Venezuela Blockade; Metals and Agri Markets Shift

Americas Markets Utilities

Oil prices bounced off multi-year lows after ...

Silver surged to record highs above $66/oz an...

Softer U.S. labor data and rising expectation...

Investors face elevated volatility in energy ...

Why Silver’s 2025 Surge Sparks Risk Now—and Opportunity Long Term

Global Risk Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Silver has surged about 156% in 2025 (includi...

China’s export licensing for refined silver s...

Industrial demand, led by solar and growing d...

With mine output constrained and the market a...

EU Pumps €17.5B Into SMEs for Energy Efficiency & Decarbonization, Unlocks €65B+ Investment

Europe Policy Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution

The EIB Group and European Commission will pr...

The initiative aims to mobilise over €65 bill...

A one-stop-shop, backed by InvestEU and LIFE ...

This programme is a core pillar of the EU’s C...