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Gas-fired power plants set UK electricity prices about two-thirds of the time last month, highlighting the fuel’s stubborn grip on the market even as renewable generation continues to climb.
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Gas-fired power plants set UK electricity prices about two-thirds of the time last month, highlighting the fuel’s stubborn grip on the market even as renewable generation continues to climb.

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It’s premature to say what the European Central Bank should do at next month’s interest-rate meeting as the situation around the Iran war is moving by the day, according to Governing Council member Gediminas Simkus.

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JPMorgan Asset Management is buying government bonds including those from the US and the UK, betting inflation concerns have left some parts of the market oversold.
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