Nomura sees both the US and the euro area economies contracting 1% in 2023.

Brent for September settlement was 0.1% lower at $111.47 a barrel on the ICE Futures Europe exchange.

‘Because of the gas bottlenecks, entire industries are in danger of permanently collapsing: aluminium, glass, the chemical industry,’ said Yasmin Fahimi.

So why are investors expecting the developing world to show resilience when a US recession hits?

The public-relations onslaught shows how the months-long war in Ukraine is becoming a global propaganda battle as food, fuel and crop-nutrient prices surge.

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