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German Gas Import Costs Surge 153% in First Half as Imports Drop 24%
Date: August 19, 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German natural gas import costs rose by 153% in the first six months of 2022 from a year earlier, even though imports were down by 24.3%, official data showed on Thursday. Europe’s biggest economy mainly imports gas from Russia, Norway, the Netherlands, Britain and Denmark, but has turned more to liquefied natural...
Swiss Gold Exports to China Surge to 5-1/2-year High
Date: August 18, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Swiss exports of gold to China in July rose to their highest since December 2016, Swiss customs data showed on Thursday, as demand in the world’s largest bullion market improved. Switzerland shipped 80.1 tonnes of gold worth 4.4 billion Swiss francs ($4.6 billion) to mainland China, up from 32.5 tonnes in June...
Ukraine Expects Biggest Convoy of Ships to Load Since Grain Export Deal
Date: August 17, 2022
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine expects five ships to arrive at its Chornomorsk Black Sea port on Wednesday for loading with more than 70,000 tonnes of agricultural products, the largest convoy so far under a U.N.-brokered grain export deal. The Ukrainian sea ports authority said in a statement that the new cargoes would include wheat, corn...
U.S. Inflation Outlook Brightens as Import Prices Fall, Consumer Sentiment Rises
Date: August 12, 2022
(Reuters) – U.S. import prices fell for the first time in seven months in July, helped by a strong dollar and lower fuel and nonfuel costs, while consumers’ one-year inflation outlook ebbed in August, the latest signs that price pressures may have peaked. Import prices, which exclude tariffs, fell 1.4% last month after rising 0.3%...
Turkey Offers ‘a Warehouse and Bridge’ for Metals Trade to Russia
Date: August 8, 2022
By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Western sanctions have given the Turkish metals sector a chance to serve as “warehouse and bridge”, the head of an industry group said, citing increased interest from Russian companies and also from EU companies seeking to sell to Russia via Turkey. The West, including Britain and European Union countries,...
China Bans 35 Taiwanese Food Exporters in Warning Ahead of Pelosi Visit
Date: August 2, 2022
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China has suspended imports from 35 Taiwanese exporters of biscuits and pastries since Monday, in a warning salvo to the self-governed island ahead of a potential visit to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Taiwan’s official Central News Agency reported on Tuesday that among the 3,200 Taiwanese companies...