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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Greek crisis: Alexis Tsipras fresh bid to win aid from creditors

July 7, 2015

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched has a bid to win aid from the country's "troika" of creditors at a crucial emergency Eurozone summit today that could determine its future. Unconfirmed media reports have suggested Greece is proposing an interim funding agreement to tide the cash-strapped country over, followed by a longer one. It comes [...]
The Russian government’s guide to avoiding deadly selfies

July 7, 2015

If you've ever found yourself pondering how to take a selfie safely, the Russian government may not be the first thing that springs to mind,
Glencore share price falls as FTSE miners feel the heat from commodities selloff

July 7, 2015

London-listed miners felt the heat today after the outlook for the Chinese economy darkened amid ongoing equity market turmoil. Earlier in the day copper prices fell 5.9 per cent to a six-year low of $2.389 a pound on concern about economic growth in China, the world's top metals consumer. It comes a day after Chinese brokerages [...]
NIESR says UK growth means interest rate hike nearing

July 7, 2015

The economy grew 0.7 per cent in the three months to June, from 0.6 per cent in the three months ended May, suggesting Britain's economy grew by expanded 2.7 per cent in the last 12 months. The forecasts from the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) are good news for Chancellor George Osborne [...]
Four reasons oil prices are falling again

July 7, 2015

Greek debt crisis China slowdown Iran nuclear deal Market fundamentals All of the above comes against a backdrop of a resilient US shale gas industry as well as rising Opec supplies.
IMF annual review on the US economy: GDP will grow by 2.5 per cent in 2015

July 7, 2015

The US economy will shrug off a slow first quarter to grow by 2.5 per cent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) annual review. The IMF said it expects the US economy to bounce back from the first quarter when it shrank by 0.2 per cent, as this was due to bad weather, plummeting oil [...]
IMF calls on the US to complete post-crisis reforms

July 7, 2015

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the United States to complete reforms promised in the aftermath of the financial crisis. The Washington-based organisation said one key post-crisis reform, the Dodd Frank Act, must be strengthened as well as protected from legislative proposals to water it down. Key areas of contention that need to [...]
Brent crude oil price falls as selloff deepens

July 6, 2015

The global benchmark brent crude slipped 6.3 per cent to $56.54 per barrel today, below the 100-day average, amid the Greek debt crisis and continued turmoil in China's battered stock markets. The selloff deepened from earlier today, when prices collapsed below the $60 per barrel mark for the first time since mid-April, hitting $58.89 per barrel. Read [...]
US stocks close lower amid Greek debt crisis

July 6, 2015

United States stocks closed lower today, however they clawed back some of the sharp losses seen at the open, after European and Asian markets which shook off the fallout from the Greek debt crisis earlier in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day down 46.53 points, or 0.26 per cent, to just [...]
Amazon to launch new global shopping event “Prime Day” at midnight on 15 July to rival Black Friday

July 6, 2015

Amazon is hoping to stir up the same shopping frenzy as Black Friday by launching of new global shopping day next week with hundreds of promotional deals. The online retail giant is turning 20 years old next week and as part of its celebrations it will launch Prime Day at midnight on 15 July, which [...]

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