Day: March 23, 2025

Natural Gas Prices Drive Electricity Costs Upward

Energy News Beat Russian drone strikes targeted Odesa during Czech President Petr Pavel’s visit, resulting in power outages and injuries to civilians. Both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of violating agreements regarding strikes on energy infrastructure. Despite ongoing attacks, international delegations continue to meet and discuss the conflict, with aid being provided to […]

US Hopes for Ukraine Peace Deal as Putin Seems in No Hurry

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: In my podcast interviews with George McMillan, he has outlined the lack of options open to the Trump team on negotiating with President Putin. “All Putin has to do is nothing” is explained in George’s series found on Energy News Beat’s contributor page here: https://energynewsbeat.co/george-mcmillian/. So, when an article […]

Treasury Yield Curve Re-Inverts with Sag in the Middle, as Government Swats Down 10-Year Yield. But Mortgage Rates Don’t Follow all the Way, Spread Widens

Energy News Beat Short-term Treasury yields of 6 months or less stay put above 4%. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The 10-year Treasury yield has careened lower from 4.77% on January 10 to 4.16% on March 3, and has since then wobbled a little higher to end at 4.26% on Friday, just a hair below the effective […]