14th November 2019
It is now widely acknowledged that the Eurozone is undergoing a series slowdown in economic activity, hurt by a number of key factors, top of which is the diminishing global demand which hits all...
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13th November 2019
WTI $56.80 -6c, Brent $62.06 -12c, Diff -$5.26 -6c, NG $2.62 -2c Sound Energy Sound announced yesterday two board changes, Mohammed Seghri takes over from James Parsons as interim CEO although he...
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Predator has announced an update on its CO2 EOR operations in Trinidad. It states that Columbus has announced the extension of the Inniss-Trinity IPSC to allow for the implementation of the Pilot CO2...
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WTI $57.24 +9c, Brent $62.51 +22c, Diff -$5.27 +13c, NG $2.79 +2c Oil price Oil has carried a gentle rally over recent days, primarily as news about the trade talks is generally better although...
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8th November 2019
The focus in the US has been all on the US-China trade talks, with both sides working hard to get to the stage where they can sign Phase One of a trade deal. However, China is insisting on the...
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Hurricane Energy In response to media speculation regarding the Warwick West well Hurricane has issued an RNS this morning. They say that the well is due to commence testing soon but the timing of...
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Today's announcement from the Bank of England was supposed to be a formality, in so much as the ongoing uncertainty from the failure to resolve the Brexit process leaves the MPC in limbo as much as...
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8th November 2019
The FTSE 100 is now lagging further behind its US counterparts now as the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq are hitting or are near all-time highs. Germany's DAX is also not too far off a major...
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WTI $57.23 +69c, Brent $62.96 +83c, Diff -$5.73 +14c, NG $2.86 +4c Oil price Oil continues to drive slowly upwards, yesterday it was the turn of Barkindo who said that Opec cuts may be modest as...
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Last week, FCA (Fiat/Chrysler) and the PSA Groupe announced a 50/50 merger which would look to take advantage of economies of scale in a global climate gripped with fierce competition in every...
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Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve announced another rate cut of 25bps, taking the total for the year to 75bps, reducing the Fed Funds rate down to 1.75%. The interest rate on excess...
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Due to the Brexit impasse, the Conservative government led by Boris Johnson saw little alternative but to push for a general election, and after a shaky start to the week, we finally saw the House of...
Read More31st October 2019
The S&P has just hit all-time highs and although the FTSE 100 is lagging the indices often follow each other. Quantitative easing has been all the rage amongst central banks and lower...
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Apart from the 25bp cut in the Fed funds rate, the FOMC meeting was a little short of anything else we didn't know. The US economy is coming off the boil and in order to maintain the pace of...
Read More30th October 2019
Sound Energy Sound has announced that it has signed an MOU for a GSA at its Tendrara concession in Eastern Morocco with ONEE, the State Power Company. It appears to have been worth waiting for as...
Read More29th October 2019
It's fair to say that since Donald Trump has been around mining stocks have been volatile. When he came to power the fiscal stimulus and all of his "build a wall" antics helped push the price of...
Read More28th October 2019
What is an investment trust? This is where your money is pooled with contributions from lots of other people and used to buy a portfolio of investments. The assets are chosen and managed...
Read More25th October 2019
Events in the US surround the ongoing trade negotiations with China, and on this, hopes are once again raised as both sides are looking to agree on a 'Phase One' deal. This will involve China...
Read More25th October 2019
For over 18 months now, the world economy has been suffering from ever-increasing uncertainty over trade tensions between the US and China, with effective policy action starting with the announcement...
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25th October 2019
Active fund managers are those who endeavour to outperform a particular benchmark, such as UK equity’s FTSE100, as opposed to passive investors who seek to track or match an index. The reader...
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