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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Quindell share price falls after distressed companies investor Hedge fund Beach Point Capital Management beefs ups stake

September 14, 2015

A US-based hedge fund has beefed up its stake in insurance group Quindell, which is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Beach Point Capital Management now has a five per cent stake in Quindell, after buying more than 420,000 shares in the company on 10 September. Beach Point, whose clients include large public and corporate pension [...]
Shanghai Composite Index shares suffer amid disappointing Chinese economic data

September 14, 2015

Chinese shares came under pressure again today, after disappointing economic data stoked concerns that the world's second-largest economy is losing momentum. The Shanghai Composite Index closed down 2.7 per cent, taking it to 3,114.80 points, also constituting the sharpest one-day drop since late August. Mainland Chinese shares have shed nearly 40 per cent since its [...]
Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane will answer questions on Twitter today

September 14, 2015

A member of the Bank of England's rate-setting committee, chief economist Andy Haldane, will be answering questions about how the central bank should regulate financial markets in the UK on Twitter today. Haldane, who has been touted as a possible replace to ousted Financial Conduct Authority boss Martin Wheatley, will conduct the Twitter Q&A from the [...]
Eurozone industrial production accelerates to five-month high

September 14, 2015

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UK inflation background (for tomorrow)

September 14, 2015

A renewed rout in global oil prices sent UK inflation back [to zero] [into negative territory] last month according to data released by the Office for National Statistics. The consumer price index fell to [zero] [-0.1 per cent] in the year to August, from 0.1 per cent a month earlier, [in line with] [also missing] [...]
Bank of England governor Mark Carney wants an EU referendum sooner rather than later

September 13, 2015

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said he wants the Conservative government to hold an early referendum on Britain's membership to the European Union. Carney said that the planned vote on EU membership should be held "as soon as necessary" in an interview on BBC Radio 4 this morning. He stressed the importance of [...]
RBS and NatWest to offer interest-only mortgages from 21 September to high earners

September 10, 2015

RBS and NatWest will be offering their wealthier customers interest-only mortgages for the first time since December 2012. The loans, available from 21 September, will only be offered to those earning £100,000 or more a year, excluding bonuses, with a maxium loan-to-value of 75 per cent. Customers must also have an acceptable repayment strategy, such as savings or a [...]
Andrew Tyrie warns over bank surcharge ahead of Treasury meeting

September 10, 2015

The chairman of an influential parliamentary committee has once again slammed the bank surcharge ahead of a meeting between challenger banks and the Treasury tomorrow. "Millions of consumers and small businesses have been getting a poor deal for decades because of inadequate competition and choice in banking," Andrew Tyrie, who chairs the Treasury Select Committee, said today. [...]
Ex-StanChart chief executive Peter Sands in talks to advise the UK government

September 10, 2015

The former chief executive of Standard Chartered is reportedly in talks to become an informal, unpaid government adviser. Peter Sands, who left the bank in June, will help the government navigate changes in the UK labour market according to the Financial Times. However Sands won't have a direct role in financial regulation, and a formal [...]
UN: Global food prices sustain sharpest fall in seven years

September 10, 2015

Global food prices suffered the steepest monthly drop in seven years last month, due to low global oil prices and concern over a slowdown in the Chinese economy. The United Nation's (UN) food price index averaged 155.7 points, down 5.2 per cent from a month earlier, marking the steepest monthly drop since December 2008. The index tracks international [...]

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