U.K. Govt. will announce today how it intends to reduce Russian oil and gas imports over time

tweet at 9:09am: GERMAN ECONOMY MINISTER HABECK SAYS EU SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA ARE DESIGNED TO BE BEARABLE FOR EU CITIZENS AND ECONOMY tweet at 9:11am: GERMANY WANTS TO DIVERSIFY ENERGY SUPPLIES AT 'TESLA SPEED' - HABECK tweet at 9:15am: GERMAN ECONOMY MINISTER HABECK: THE EXPLOSION IN ENERGY PRICES IS UNPRECEDENTED. tweet at 9:16am: GERMANY HOPES TO HAVE LNG TERMINALS UP AND RUNNING IN TWO YEARS - HABECK tweet at 9:27am: #Germany is prepare for Russian energy curbs - Vice Chancellor Habeck #oott

tweet at 9:48am: EU AIMS TO CUT RUSSIAN GAS DEPENDENCE BY ABOUT 65% THIS YEAR tweet at 9:49am: EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHES PLAN TO CUT EU'S RUSSIAN GAS USE BY NEARLY TWO THIRDS WITHIN A YEAR AND END IT 'WELL BEFORE 2030'REPowerEU: Joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy The European Commission has today proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas, in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This plan also outlines a series of measures to respond to rising energy prices in Europe and to replenish gas stocks for next winter. Europe has been facing increased energy prices for several months, but now uncertainty on supply is exacerbating the problem. REPowerEU will seek to diversify gas supplies, speed up the roll-out of renewable gases and replace gas in heating and power generation. This can reduce EU demand for Russian gas by two thirds befo

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a leading national poll on consumer confidence, fell 6.8% in March — its third consecutive month of decline. The overall reading now stands ...