The announcement comes amid tensions with China over the self-governing island, which several American lawmakers recently visited.

Minutes from the Fed’s meeting in July showed officials remain committed to raising rates until inflation cools meaningfully.

As co-chief executive, he helped remake the German company into an investment banking power but stepped down after the complex activities he pushed caused regulatory problems.

In a rare act of defiance, people across the country who bought property from indebted developers are refusing to repay loans on their unfinished apartments.

The retailer’s second-quarter profit fell 90 percent from the year before, far below what Wall Street analysts were expecting.

Cutting back on meat. Choosing cheaper supermarket brands. Stockpiling soap. Soaring prices force more sacrifices.

The surge in prices is expected to peak in the autumn, when household energy bills are likely to sharply increase.

Uniper, Germany’s largest importer of natural gas, has had to pay high prices for gas on the open market to make up for the drop in Russian deliveries.