King Charles and the royal finances

King Charles heads to Scotland today, UK financial markets are bracing for Liz Truss’s energy package, and Russia’s Gazprom is making record profits even though it’s shipping a fraction of the gas to Europe that it did last year.

Mentioned in this podcast:

King Charles seeks to fortify the UK with tour of nations

Queen Elizabeth II: inside the royal finances

UK energy package will weigh on gilts and pound, analysts warn

High gas prices help Gazprom compensate for supply cuts

Ukraine’s Reznikov warns on Russian counter-attack

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