Oil prices rallied on Wednesday, with WTI hitting ten-month highs, benefiting from both a weaker dollar and a return of risk appetite, against a backdrop of tighter supply from OPEC+. As a result, Brent crude increased by 1.6% to $87.55 a barrel, while WTI crude rose by about 2% to settle at $84.40 a barrel.
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Germany's cabinet on Wednesday agreed to earmark 57.6 billion euros ($63.2 billion) for green investments next year, up 60.2% from a 2023 target, the Finance Ministry said, as Berlin ramps up subsidies to help the country become net zero by 2045.
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The Italian government has opened a consultation on a new decree that seeks to introduce a new subsidy scheme for renewables and back 62 GW of projects via competitive tenders in 2024-2028.
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The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a French aid scheme to set up a guarantee fund for deep geothermal operations. The fund will be implemented for a period of 10 years and may provide compensation for deep geothermal projects, providing some protection against the risk linked to the high degree of uncertainty of deep geothermal resources during drilling.
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Oil prices rose on Tuesday after initially losing ground, amid concerns about Chinese demand following the release of disappointing commercial data in the country. As a result, Brent crude surged by 1% to $86.17 a barrel, while WTI crude increased by 1.2% to settle at $82.92 a barrel.
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