President of the Swiss Federal Commission for Electricity (ElCom) Werner Luginbühl called on fellow citizens to stock up on candles and firewood before winter. He made this statement in an interview with NZZ am Sonntag.

He warned that a harsh winter awaited the country. According to him, a power outage is not ruled out.

“Everyone should think about what they will do in the event of a power outage for several hours,” he said. In this regard, he pointed out that it is desirable to have a sufficient number of candles in the house. In addition, residents of the country who have a wood-burning stove "should make sure they have enough firewood."

Roskomnadzor, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, restricted access to the site for the distribution of creative works Patreon, follows from the register of the department to check the blocking of pages and resources in Russia.

Article 15.3 of the Law "On Information" is called the basis for entering into the register.

"This legislative norm regulates the procedure for restricting access to sites on the Internet that contain information calling for mass riots, extremist activities or participation in mass (public) events held in violation of the established procedure, unreliable publicly significant information disseminated under the guise of reliable messages ', according to the website of the registry.

The volume of issuance of high-yield bonds (HY bonds) in the United States amounted to 1.8 billion dollars in July - this is the minimum level since January 2009 in monetary terms and the lowest issue volume in 25 years (since the start of statistics) in terms of total debt - at least 2 trillion Doll. Since February 2022 to July 2022, only 48 billion were issued, compared to 273 billion in 2021 and 191 billion in 2020.

From February to July 2021, IPO volume amounted to 89 billion, and in 2020 - 29.5 billion. This is the worst half-year in the modern history of the market.

IPO statistics have been tracked since 1988, this has never happened before, when compared with the capacity of the financial system and the capitalization of companies. From 2000 to 2007, the volume of primary and secondary placements averaged 1.35% of market capitalization, from 2010 to 2019 already 1%, and every year the ratio fell, reaching 0.63% in 2019.

In 2020 and 2021, there was an IPO/SPO boom of $390 billion and $437 billion, respectively, which is almost twice as high as in 2015-2019 (224 billion), but this was only 1% and 0.8% of capitalization, because. the market has not grown adequately.

In 2022 (Jan-July) IPO and SPO is 57.7 billion compared to 284 billion in 2021 and 213 billion in 2020, which is 3-4 times lower than the norm.

From January on average, families with many children will have to pay about £742 per month for gas and electricity, compared to £246 in January 2022. At the same time, every Briton with an average annual income will spend about 12% of his salary next year on electricity at an average consumption. And those who live in a separate house, which means they spend a lot of electricity, will give about 17% of their income to pay for it. Those who spend a lot of electricity but have a low income will be forced to spend about 37% of their earnings.

Bills are expected to rise sharply after tariff changes in October and then again in January. This is happening against the backdrop of continued increases in food prices, basic necessities and gasoline, as well as rising mortgage rates.

As recalled by the publication, the marginal price of electricity limits how much suppliers can charge consumers at a standard rate. The UK Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (Ofgem) sets a tariff every six months, taking into account changes in wholesale gas and electricity prices, from October this period will be reduced to four months.

The previous rise in prices came in April. Then the annual electricity bill increased by £700. However, since this coincided with a summer heating shutdown, the British will not fully feel the rise in prices until October. According to energy consultancy BFY, the price cap will rise by £1,269 to £3,240 in October and rise to £3,850 in January. Whereas in January of this year the limit price was £1277.

However, British politicians are trying to find ways to protect consumers. Contender Party leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have vowed to cut VAT on electricity bills or eliminate taxes on green energy. The measures will be in addition to those already announced, such as £400 support for low-income families to pay their electricity bills. However, critics argue that all this is not enough to support the British amid a crisis in the cost of living.

“It is clear that urgent action is needed to get everyone through this winter. Consumers are in for an extremely difficult winter, and the latest forecasts for the upcoming electricity price cap only bring more bad news,” warned Uswitch expert Richard Neudegg.

The Financial Responsibility Office predicts that household incomes in the UK will fall at the fastest pace on record this year, writes The Times.