The Bank is today announcing a simplification and reduction in the Discount Window Facility (DWF) pricing, as part of its previously announced review of the DWF.

Containers are stacked up in a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo/Michael ProbstU.S. companies stung by President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs had hoped for relief when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February 2026 in their favor. But settling on a remedy – namely, rebate checks from the government – may be an even bigger headache.

Cars lined up at a US gas station during the oil shock of 1979. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesOn October 6 1973, the Yom Kippur War – mainly involving Egypt, Syria and Israel –triggered one of the biggest energy crises of the 20th century.

Our new methodology builds an inter-country input-output table that distinguishes green products from the rest, allowing us to assess vulnerabilities in green value chains. In a multi-country, multi-sector model, our table reveals that a decoupling of green supply chains between a US-centric West and a China-centric East could globally cut trade in green products by up to 20%, lower welfare by up to 3% and raise yearly global greenhouse gas emissions by about 50 million tonnes.