By: Jessica Morris

I write about energy and industrials for City A.M. I'm particularly interested in geopolitics, energy policy and, of course, the ever lively oil markets.

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Yanis Varoufakis says Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras now has “negligible” negotiation power

September 22, 2015

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has doubted the ability of Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras to deliver on key promises in his second term. The economics professor, whose research focus is game theory, said Tsipras has limited scope to renegotiate the details of the agreement and barter for debt relief. "Voters supported Tsipras because he appeared the [...]
Republican Scott Walker to drop out of 2016 presidential race

September 21, 2015

Republican governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin is planning to drop out of the 2016 presidential race, according to media reports. Sources told the New York Times that difficulties raising money, bought about by his decline in the polls, mean Walker is no longer vying for the Republican presidential nomination. He was towards the top of [...]
Independent Catalonia would have to leave Eurozone says central bank

September 21, 2015

An independent Catalonia would face almost certain ejection from the Eurozone, and the collapse of its banking system, the head of the Spanish central bank warned today. "The exit from the euro is automatic, the exit from the European Union is implied," Bank of Spain chief Luis Maria Linde said during an event in Madrid [...]
Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe says UK economy “pretty strong” and next interest rate move likely to be a rise

September 21, 2015

Bank of England (BoE) deputy governor Jon Cunliffe has said Britain's economy is "pretty strong" and that the next interest rate move should be in an upwards direction. "We’ve got to look 18-24 months ahead but if you put that economic picture together it seems that the next move on monetary policy would be up and [...]
Volkswagen reportedly target of criminal investigation by the US justice department

September 21, 2015

Volkswagen (VW) is reportedly the target of a criminal investigation on emissions by the US justice department according to a Bloomberg report. The company's shares closed down 23 per cent today, after chief executive Martin Winterkorn apologised for manipulating the carbon emissions data from Volkswagen and Audi vehicles. "I personally am deeply sorry that we [...]
Scottish independence: We voted “no” and it’s time to move on

September 21, 2015

This time last year Scotland’s fate was decided, we said "no" to independence and now it's time to move on for the better. Following the hasty offering of more powers to Scotland, we essentially said “better the devil we know, than the devil we don’t.” A year on are we any further forward? This has [...]
Greek election September 2015: Tsipras’ Syriza party looks set to return to office after New Democracy concedes defeat

September 20, 2015

Greek prime minister-elect Alexis Tsipras said he felt he'd been "vindicated" by the electorate, after his leftist Syriza party secured an unexpectedly strong election win. "In Europe today, Greece and the Greek people are synonymous with resistance and dignity, and this struggle will be continued together for another four years," he told a cheering crowd in Athens. [...]
O2 could become a public company after merger with Three

September 20, 2015

O2 could become a public company after Hong Kong investment group CK Hutchison completes its acquisition of the network operator from Telefónica. CK Hutchison, owned by Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, plans to merge O2 with its three network subject to regulatory approval. The deal has stoked competition concerns, because it would mean mobile tariffs [...]
Portugal’s election race overshadowed by political risk

September 20, 2015

Portugal's election race is taking place amid mounting political risk, which could jeopardise the country's recovery from its debts crisis, as polls suggest that no party is on course to achieve a majority government. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has accused the main opposition Socialist leader, Antonio Costa, of "promising instability". Costa has vowed to [...]
Chancellor George Osborne is optimistic about the slowing Chinese economy

September 20, 2015

Chancellor George Osborne has said he isn't worried about China's slowing economy, which is undergoing a period of very challenging but necessary transformation. Renewed fears over the health of the world's second biggest economy rippled through global financial markets this summer. "Black Monday" wiped nearly $300bn (£193bn) off the value of Chinese shares, while US, Europe, Japan [...]

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