--European benchmark gas rose 5% to EUR205.50 a megawatt-hour. TOP STORY:U.S. to Report July Inflation as Economy CooledU.S. inflation likely remained close to a four-decade high in July despite cooling energy prices, economists say. Benchmark European natural gas prices rise 3.6% to EUR202.75 a megawatt hour. Reduced Russian gas flows to Europe have confounded efforts to fill the region's gas storage tanks to sufficient levels before the high-demand winter period. (william.horner@wsj.com)---Metals Waver Ahead of US Inflation Data0735 GMT - Metals prices are wavering ahead of July's U.S. consumer price inflation release, with economists expecting inflation to have already peaked in June.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 10, 2022 11:29 UTC