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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This map shows why the Chinese-led Asian development bank matters

April 6, 2015

The Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has grabbed a whole host of headlines recently. It's nothing new. The plan for a new multilateral development lender has been in the pipeline for 18 months. But the fact that it's received backing from the likes of Britain, France and Italy has ruffled a few feathers. Former US treasury [...]
Oil jumps five per cent to $58.03 after traders stage u-turn over Iran

April 6, 2015

Oil is creeping up again. It bounced after traders wound down their expectations for the return of Iranian oil, and data showed that the months-long rise in US crude inventories was finally showing signs of slowing. Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed five per cent to $58.03 after falling as much as four per cent on [...]
In pictures: Londoners bask in warm weather on Easter Monday

April 6, 2015

Londoners luxuriated in a rare spell of warm weather today, ending the so-far cloudy bank holiday weekend. With temperatures rising as high as 16C people flocked to the capital's parks, canals and other outdoor spaces. And St. James's Park in the City of Westminster proved a particularly popular spot for sun-seekers. However, it seems they [...]
Quindell founder Rob Terry buys into Daniel Stewart sending shares up 750 per cent

March 31, 2015

Quindell founder Rob Terry upped his stake in broker Daniel Stewart sending the firms' shares soaring today. Shares in Daniel Stewart, which offers corporate advisory and institutional stockbroking services, jumped 750 per cent to close at 1.7p. They had only recently started trading again following a suspension in October for failing to publish its annual report. [...]
Genre affects musicians’ life expectancies and their causes of death

March 31, 2015

The music industry is typically associated with a live fast, die young lifestyle in the public consciousness. This is fuelled by incidents such as the murder of nineties rapper notorious B.I.G in an unsolved drive-by shooting a year after the death of his rival Tupac. So psychology and music professor Dianna Theadora Kenny dug into [...]
Marston’s just took another gulp of Thwaites

March 31, 2015

British pub brewer and operator Marston's has said it will take another gulp of north-west based brewer Thwaites. In an update to the London Stock Exchange today, Marston's, which has been brewing Thwaites' beers since early last year, announced it had bought its beer division outright for £25.1m. As part of the acquisition, Marston's has [...]
Eurozone deflation: Consumer prices fell 0.1 per cent in March

March 31, 2015

While inflation in the Eurozone fell for a fourth consecutive month in March the rate of decline slowed again, meaning it's even closer to returning to inflation. Consumer prices fell 0.1 per cent in March in line with analysts expectations, and up from -0.3 per cent last month, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, [...]
UK economic growth rises to 0.6 per cent in final quarter of 2014

March 31, 2015

In what could be a general election boost for the Tories, Britain's economy grew more than previously thought in the final three months of last year, official data has shown. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 per cent in the final quarter of 2014, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous estimate, according to data [...]
US oil production posts largest increase in over a century

March 30, 2015

Last year US oil production posted its largest volume increase since record keeping began over a century ago. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said it increased to1.2m barrels per day last year, pumping out a total 8.7m barrels per day. This was the largest volume increase since record-keeping began over a century ago. "Most of the [...]
One chart showing the biggest risk to the global economy

March 30, 2015

The biggest risk to the global economic recovery is a renewed Eurozone crisis. That's according to 41 per cent of 167 conference attendees in Hong Kong and just over half of the 184 in Singapore. It's a significant jump from a year earlier when it was cited by just 12 per cent and 13 per [...]

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