Energy News
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The ex-husband of a former BP mergers and acquisitions manager was sentenced to two years in federal prison for insider trading that netted him $1.76 million after he eavesdropped on her work calls about the oil giant buying another company. The ex-husband, Tyler Loudon, also was sentenced to one year of supervised release after his prison term and fined ...
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British regulators on Wednesday dished out a combined £61.6 million ($79 million) in fines to U.S. investment bank Citi for failings in its trading systems and controls. The fines were issued by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority, whose investigation focused on the period between April 1, 2018, and May 31, 2022. Citi ...
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Have we mentioned, that we love history? Probably more than just once. What we like on the academic studies which use longterm data is that they offer a bird-like view on the financial markets. The daily noise and ebbs and flows retreat into the background and macroeconomic and geopolitical trends emerge. This top-down analysis helps to design the asset ...
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Business activity rose in Germany for the second month running and at a faster rate in May, the latest HCOB ‘flash’ PMI survey compiled by S&P Global showed. Alongside stronger growth in the service sector, manufacturing output moved closer to stabilisation. There was also a pick-up in hiring activity as firms reported stronger demand and greater optimism ...
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After returning to growth at the start of the second quarter for the first time in almost a year, private sector business activity across France saw a fresh contraction in May. The decline was marginal overall, however, and considerably weaker than those seen on average between June 2023 and March this year. Positively, new orders expanded for the first ...
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Much of India’s high summer power demand will be met by higher operating capacity, adequate coal inventory and higher utilisation of gas-based plants, which should mean minimal supply disruptions.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that G7 finance ministers will discuss their concerns about China's excess industrial capacity and potential responses, ...
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Federal Reserve officials of late have been worried both about the persistence of inflation and a slowing economy, minutes of the central bank’s recent meeting released on ...
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Federal Reserve officials grew more concerned at their most recent meeting about inflation, with members indicating that they lacked the confidence to move forward on interest ...
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In the week ending May 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's ...
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The economic recovery in the eurozone gained momentum in May, according to provisional PMI survey data. Faster increases in business activity, new orders and employment were all ...
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US business activity growth accelerated sharply to its fastest for just over two years in May, according to provisional PMI survey data from S&P Global, signalling an improved ...
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There seemed to be relatively low volatility for oil prices since last week’s report. In the current report, we intend to have a look at the state of the US oil market, the role of the USD in determining oil prices and the production outlook of OPEC and Russia under the prospect of the OPEC+ meeting on June 1st. To conclude the report we will also provide a ...
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Crude oil closed yesterday’s session at the lowest level in May. What’s next? In today’s article on crude oil, I decided to share with you my insights on black gold posted in Oil Trading Alert. Have a nice read. Let’s start today’s analysis with the quote from yesterday’s Oil Trading Alert: (…) although the mentioned Fibonacci retracement encouraged the ...
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RoboMarkets: upcoming changes to the trading schedule (the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK)22.05.2024 / 08:00Dear Clients and Partners, Please note the upcoming adjustments to the trading schedule. Holiday: the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK Dates: 27/05/2024 - 28/05/2024 This ...