Search Results for: Gas
Age of Gas Seen as Sideshow to U.S. Producers Prizing Oil
April 8th, 2014
The “golden age of gas” that the International Energy Agency foresees as a result of the U.S. energy boom is hardly the future being embraced by industry executives. At least based on comments from company officials presenting at the ...
Pension Accounting Standard Stays on Course: GASB
April 2nd, 2014
The implementation of a pension accounting standard for state and local governments is still on schedule, after the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) last week decided not to delay the timetable of when the new pension guidelines take effect. ...
Billionaire Sought by U.S. Holds Key to Putin Gas Cash
March 24th, 2014
A detained billionaire who made a fortune as a middleman in Russia’s murky gas trade with Ukraine may hold the key for U.S. lawmakers seeking harsher sanctions against President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. Ukrainian Dmitry Firtash, arrested in Vienna ...
Oil rises $2 as dollar eases, market wary of Fed
July 26th, 2022
Oil prices rose about $2 on Monday, bolstered by supply fears, a dip in the U.S. dollar and early strength in equity markets, but prices seesawed as some worried fuel demand could weaken if the Federal Reserve raises U.S. ...
European Council reaches agreement on updated rules for VAT rates
December 14th, 2021
The European Council reached agreement on a proposal to update EU rules on rates of value added tax (VAT). The new rules reflect member states’ current needs and the EU’s present policy objectives, which have changed considerably since the ...
The Geopolitics of Gold
June 10th, 2021
A number of events are coming together which are set to push gold prices higher. Besides a combination of continuing inflationary policies and massive future budget deficits undermining the dollar, by closing down derivative market activities new Basel ...
London copper set for third straight weekly gain on weaker dollar
April 23rd, 2021
Copper prices were on track for their third straight week of gains on Friday, as a weaker dollar made greenback-priced metals cheaper and more appealing to holders of other currencies. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 rose ...
How much do Europeans spend on housing?
December 10th, 2020
In 2019, households in the EU spent over €1 700 bn (equivalent to 12.3% of EU GDP) on ‘Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels’. This represents nearly a quarter (23.5%) of their total consumption expenditure and is by ...
Deliveries of oil products resuming slowly
October 22nd, 2020
EU countries gradually and partially lifted Covid-19 containment measures between May and August. As restrictions on air traffic and the movement of people relaxed, the use of common transport fuels started resuming from the low levels registered in March ...
Germany puts ex-Audi CEO on trial over ‘dieselgate’
September 30th, 2020
Five years after “dieselgate” emissions cheating revelations rocked the car industry, ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler on Wednesday becomes the first top executive to stand trial in Germany. Stadler, 57, faces charges of “fraud, falsifying certifications and false advertising”, according ...