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World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records
July 11th, 2014
Last month BP (NYSE: BP) released the Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. This report is one of the most comprehensive sources of global and country level statistics on production and consumption of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear power ...
West TX Oil Near $102 on Gasoline Supply
July 10th, 2014
West Texas Intermediate fell for a 10th day, the longest losing streak on record, after government data showed U.S. gasoline stockpiles expanded amid reduced demand in the world’s biggest oil user. Brent dropped in London. Futures declined as much ...
Palladium Above $870 on Concerns over Supply Constraints
July 9th, 2014
Palladium climbed for a 13th session on Wednesday to trade near its highest since 2001 on concerns over supply constraints in major producer South Africa, while strong demand for the metal from the auto industry also underpinned prices. Gold ...
Total CEO keeps costly drilling strategy to end: 2014
July 8th, 2014
The chief executive of French oil major Total (TOTF.PA) is giving himself until the end of the year to strike oil at a big new field somewhere in the world before considering whether to change direction and cut the ...
GBP Is A Bad Apple While Dollar Is Squeezed
July 8th, 2014
Not the ideal start to a week where many expected more enthusiasms being expressed across the various asset classes, especially after last week’s stronger US employment headline print. Maybe the market is priming itself for the summer doldrums? The ...
Palladium Near 13 Year High around $870
July 8th, 2014
Platinum group metals continued to benefit from concerns over the supply situation in South Africa, which recently witnessed a five-month long strike at top producers. The strike ended late last month but other smaller strikes have since broken out, ...
Dollar Falls Most in a Week Versus Yen after Fed Rate report
July 8th, 2014
The dollar fell the most in more than a week against the yen as investors gauge the timing of Federal Reserve interest-rate increases after reports showing a strengthening jobs market. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose earlier after Goldman ...
Brent Oil Trades Near Three-Week Low on Libya Supply
July 7th, 2014
Brent oil traded near the lowest price in more than three weeks as Libya prepares to increase exports and amid speculation that Iraq’s crude supplies remain safe from violence. West Texas Intermediate was steady in New York. Futures were ...
Oscar Pistorius not mentally ill during killing
June 30th, 2014
A panel of mental health experts has concluded that Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from a mental illness when he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home last year, the chief prosecutor at the athlete’s murder trial said Monday. ...
Shelbourne Markets purchased by ETX Capital
June 27th, 2014
ETX Capital, a London-based financial spread-betting and contracts-for-difference provider, has acquired Shelbourne Markets, Ireland’s largest financial spread-betting firm for an undisclosed sum. Shelbourne, which has 10,000-11,000 clients in Ireland, has been on the market for some months with four ...
