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Brazil Inflation Slows in January on Cheaper Electric Bills

(Bloomberg) -- Brazil inflation edged down at the start of the year, as one-time energy credits provided consumers temporary relief from simmering price pressures.Most Read from BloombergSaudi Arabia’s Neom Signs $5 Billion Deal for AI Data CenterNice Airport, If You Can Get to It: No Subway, No Highway, No BridgeSin puente y sin metro: el nuevo aeropuerto de Lima es una debacleThe Forgotten French Architect Who Rebuilt MarseilleIn New Orleans, an Aging Dome Tries to Stay SuperOfficial data rele

Russia's Sakhalin Island Oil Is Backing Up After US Sanctions

(Bloomberg) -- Crude shipments from Russia’s Sakhalin Island projects aren’t being discharged after the tankers carrying them were sanctioned by the US. About 6.3 million barrels of Pacific crude is being held on vessels that have been stationary for at least a week.Most Read from BloombergSaudi Arabia’s Neom Signs $5 Billion Deal for AI Data CenterNice Airport, If You Can Get to It: No Subway, No Highway, No BridgeSin puente y sin metro: el nuevo aeropuerto de Lima es una debacleThe Forgotten F

Israel Back in Bond Market as Truces Ease Economic Pressure

(Bloomberg) -- Israel re-entered the global bond market on Tuesday, starting the sale of dollar debt as it looks to bolster its balance sheet after more than 16 months of war.Most Read from BloombergSaudi Arabia’s Neom Signs $5 Billion Deal for AI Data CenterNice Airport, If You Can Get to It: No Subway, No Highway, No BridgeSin puente y sin metro: el nuevo aeropuerto de Lima es una debacleThe Forgotten French Architect Who Rebuilt MarseilleIn New Orleans, an Aging Dome Tries to Stay SuperThe co

Chevron struggles to replace oil, gas reserves amid Hess deal limbo

Chevron's oil and gas reserves have fallen to the lowest point in at least a decade, highlighting the importance of the U.S. major's planned acquisition of oil producer Hess that has stalled due to a court battle with Exxon Mobil. If Chevron closes the Hess acquisition, it would gain a stake in the lucrative Guyana oilfields that are operated by Chevron's rival, Exxon. Exxon and CNOOC, the other minority partner in the Guyana field, have challenged Chevron's bid for Hess in court, saying that they have first right of refusal on Hess's equity in the project.

Fed's Powell: Strong economy means no hurry to cut rates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve is in no rush to cut its short-term interest rate again given an economy that is "strong overall," with low unemployment and inflation that remains above the Fed's 2% target, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in opening remarks prepared for delivery at a Senate Banking Committee hearing. "The economy is strong overall and has made significant progress toward our goals over the past two years," Powell said, with a 4% jobless rate considered around the level of full employment, and inflation lower though still more than half a percentage point above the Fed's target.