Green Investment Bank still a Concept
Leading figures from across industry warned that the need for new tools to finance future investment in infrastructure are necessary to secure Britain's growth as a low carbon economy. While the coalitions Green Investment Bank (GIB) is supported, it is important to recognise that it is still at present only a concept. read more...
16 July 2010
Leading figures from across industry warned that the need for new tools to finance future investment in infrastructure are necessary to secure Britain's growth as a low carbon economy. While the coalitions Green Investment Bank (GIB) is supported, it is important to recognise that it is still at present only a concept. read more...
A week of Positives
This was a week for good news in the Financial markets; the IMF upgraded its forecasts for world economic growth and there was increasing confidence that European banks would pass their stress tests. Borrowers were pleased, though not surprised that UK interest rates remained unchanged. Overall world stock markets recorded gains across the week. read more...
09 July 2010
This was a week for good news in the Financial markets; the IMF upgraded its forecasts for world economic growth and there was increasing confidence that European banks would pass their stress tests. Borrowers were pleased, though not surprised that UK interest rates remained unchanged. Overall world stock markets recorded gains across the week. read more...
Unemployment Figures Rise
Unemployment rose to 2.47m during the first 3 months of the year and with further public sector cuts widely anticipated, things don't look particularly rosy. A very tricky balancing act lies ahead - sort out the deficit but beware the pull from the black hole called recession. read more...
16 June 2010
Unemployment rose to 2.47m during the first 3 months of the year and with further public sector cuts widely anticipated, things don't look particularly rosy. A very tricky balancing act lies ahead - sort out the deficit but beware the pull from the black hole called recession. read more...
A Week for Releasing Figures
With the political debate heating up; more 'head to heads' scheduled and with the News Channels pouring over polls, polls of polls and more polls - then the economic figures coming out this week are surely going to add a lot more ingredients to the boiling pot. read more...
20 April 2010
With the political debate heating up; more 'head to heads' scheduled and with the News Channels pouring over polls, polls of polls and more polls - then the economic figures coming out this week are surely going to add a lot more ingredients to the boiling pot. read more...
Confidence Is out there - but are the Foundations Strong?
The signs are positive. Business confidence is high; appetite for financial risk is increasing and stocks are starting to outperform safe assets such as cash and gold. But with political uncertainty still looming and still an amazing lack of clarity with regard plans to 'bail out' UK plc', there is a great risk that this confidence will ebb away. read more...
12 April 2010
The signs are positive. Business confidence is high; appetite for financial risk is increasing and stocks are starting to outperform safe assets such as cash and gold. But with political uncertainty still looming and still an amazing lack of clarity with regard plans to 'bail out' UK plc', there is a great risk that this confidence will ebb away. read more...
UK Government still AAA
You might be forgiven for thinking that the credit rating for business 'UK Economy' would be carefully scrutinised especially given the scale of its debt when compared to income. However, Moody's says that a AAA is still justified. read more...
15 March 2010
You might be forgiven for thinking that the credit rating for business 'UK Economy' would be carefully scrutinised especially given the scale of its debt when compared to income. However, Moody's says that a AAA is still justified. read more...
It's all in the numbers
latest figures show UK Inflation at 2.9% for the Year to December 2009 (up from the annual figure of 1.9% for November). Does this mean we are an economy spending our way out of recession? Not when you take time to look behind the figures. read more...
20 January 2010
latest figures show UK Inflation at 2.9% for the Year to December 2009 (up from the annual figure of 1.9% for November). Does this mean we are an economy spending our way out of recession? Not when you take time to look behind the figures. read more...
Are we leaving recession territory?
If we can forecast what type of recession we are in for, we can start to work out what will happen to equities, commodities & currencies –and ultimately when to jump into the market. Here we look at the facts. read more...
22 May 2009
If we can forecast what type of recession we are in for, we can start to work out what will happen to equities, commodities & currencies –and ultimately when to jump into the market. Here we look at the facts. read more...
Watch out for copper
Copper is seen as one of the best barometers of when a recession is coming to an end. read more...
09 April 2009
Copper is seen as one of the best barometers of when a recession is coming to an end. read more...
G20 has a lot to answer
The famous $1trillion barrier was reached by the G20 and the markets all rose on the ebullient nature of the meeting, but is it real. read more...
03 April 2009
The famous $1trillion barrier was reached by the G20 and the markets all rose on the ebullient nature of the meeting, but is it real. read more...
Recent oil price rises will not last
The recent oil price increase seen last week has already started to fall and Powerisk explains why it will continue to stall. read more...
25 March 2009
The recent oil price increase seen last week has already started to fall and Powerisk explains why it will continue to stall. read more...
Sterling in for rough ride
The UK pound is under severe pressure as economic woes weigh. read more...
22 January 2009
The UK pound is under severe pressure as economic woes weigh. read more...
Extended Shutdowns will impact Industrial Demand.
Expectations regards a reduction in Industrial demand are beginning to crystallise with December being the crunch month. read more...
19 November 2008
Expectations regards a reduction in Industrial demand are beginning to crystallise with December being the crunch month. read more...
Currency moves beginning to effect market.
Currency moves has meant that buying $ priced oil and coal will be costing the UK more than in previous months. read more...
14 August 2008
Currency moves has meant that buying $ priced oil and coal will be costing the UK more than in previous months. read more...
Centrica try to muscle in on bid
Centrica are trying to muscle in on the EdF BE deal, and this may make things politically sweeter. read more...
06 August 2008
Centrica are trying to muscle in on the EdF BE deal, and this may make things politically sweeter. read more...
Dollar surges and causes commodities to fall.
The markets are not responding to a fall in oil but it is something which will eventually happen. read more...
04 June 2008
The markets are not responding to a fall in oil but it is something which will eventually happen. read more...
Fresh Hope for BE
British Energy has received “a range of proposals from several parties wishing to make a full offer” for the firm it said in a statement released on Friday. read more...
19 May 2008
British Energy has received “a range of proposals from several parties wishing to make a full offer” for the firm it said in a statement released on Friday. read more...
Are they Getting in Quick?
Bristish Energy announced that its Directors have made an additional purchase of shares totaling more than 1% suggesting they think its worth buying! read more...
30 April 2008
Bristish Energy announced that its Directors have made an additional purchase of shares totaling more than 1% suggesting they think its worth buying! read more...
Currency fluctuations causing pain on UK gas imports
Currency moves affecting most of the commodity trading seen on European gas. Coal and oil fluctuations are often led by a change in currency. read more...
23 April 2008
Currency moves affecting most of the commodity trading seen on European gas. Coal and oil fluctuations are often led by a change in currency. read more...
Drax up against it
Drax profit margins fall as competition will only get harder. read more...
05 March 2008
Drax profit margins fall as competition will only get harder. read more...
Banks checked for credit
Players starting to assess if the banks will pull out of the commodities markets. read more...
18 February 2008
Players starting to assess if the banks will pull out of the commodities markets. read more...
Spectron bought by Imarex
Spectron one of the big energy brokers has been bought by a Norwegian freight competitor. read more...
15 February 2008
Spectron one of the big energy brokers has been bought by a Norwegian freight competitor. read more...
Ernst and Young Reports states gas reliance by 2025
Ernst Young think that gas is where the growth is. Powerisk disagrees and thinks that the future is in coal this where the growth in the technology is. read more...
22 January 2008
Ernst Young think that gas is where the growth is. Powerisk disagrees and thinks that the future is in coal this where the growth in the technology is. read more...
Price setting - Evan Davis
Evan Davis' article on Setting prices is well worth a read Powerisk has a few additions to his story. read more...
16 January 2008
Evan Davis' article on Setting prices is well worth a read Powerisk has a few additions to his story. read more...
Ofgem liaise with Darling
Darling thinks that Ofgem may hold the answers but Ofgem rightly do not interfere with markets something which Darling should be aware of. read more...
07 January 2008
Darling thinks that Ofgem may hold the answers but Ofgem rightly do not interfere with markets something which Darling should be aware of. read more...
Next week looks tight on the margin
French demand likely to be met by a tight UK plant margin. read more...
16 November 2007
French demand likely to be met by a tight UK plant margin. read more...
Oil options day
Oil turns into a bit of a damp squib as players do not exercise their $100 options. read more...
13 November 2007
Oil turns into a bit of a damp squib as players do not exercise their $100 options. read more...
Oil marches on with dollar threatening
Oil and currency fluctuations continue to cause concern in the markets read more...
08 November 2007
Oil and currency fluctuations continue to cause concern in the markets read more...
Green Taxes not a huge surprise
Not all money from green taxes will be spent on green projects. read more...
24 October 2007
Not all money from green taxes will be spent on green projects. read more...
Carbon market range bottom reached
Markets respond to movement in carbon which managed to attract a bit of attention as players turned into buyers. read more...
29 August 2007
Markets respond to movement in carbon which managed to attract a bit of attention as players turned into buyers. read more...
Markets steady in comparison to FTSE
FTSE indirectly effects the commodity markets not radically but something to watch carefully. read more...
17 August 2007
FTSE indirectly effects the commodity markets not radically but something to watch carefully. read more...
Morgan Stanley the offsetter
Morgan Stanley become the first to market whereby they offer off-setting services to all. read more...
14 August 2007
Morgan Stanley become the first to market whereby they offer off-setting services to all. read more...
Prices continue to tend to the bottom of the range
Markets steady as the situation next week looks to see players try another sustained push down to new levels. read more...
10 August 2007
Markets steady as the situation next week looks to see players try another sustained push down to new levels. read more...
Why the carbon market in 2050 might change
Carbon requests can lead to voters votes but industries have to make heavy provisions and it makes investment more difficult. read more...
06 August 2007
Carbon requests can lead to voters votes but industries have to make heavy provisions and it makes investment more difficult. read more...
Stock market tumble does nothing for power market
Stocks and shares tumble as energy prices remain rangebound. Oil stocks will be worth looking at. read more...
27 July 2007
Stocks and shares tumble as energy prices remain rangebound. Oil stocks will be worth looking at. read more...
Events dear boy events!
Perhaps there are some lesson to be learned from flooding. read more...
26 July 2007
Perhaps there are some lesson to be learned from flooding. read more...
Sempra and RBS unite
An interesting marriage which could work out for both in the medium term. read more...
09 July 2007
An interesting marriage which could work out for both in the medium term. read more...
Bill validation and ethics
How necessary is bill checking? Once upon a time it was totally justified but nowadays it is more of a fine call. read more...
21 June 2007
How necessary is bill checking? Once upon a time it was totally justified but nowadays it is more of a fine call. read more...
Emissions sell off
Emissions still a key focus on the UK market and the small sell off in UK power is almost all led by the emissions sell off. read more...
19 June 2007
Emissions still a key focus on the UK market and the small sell off in UK power is almost all led by the emissions sell off. read more...
Getting Connected
1000MW power interconnector planned between Britain and Holland. read more...
23 May 2007
1000MW power interconnector planned between Britain and Holland. read more...
Blair and Brown Legacy
Verdict some of it has been good but there are still big issues which the energy industry faces. read more...
11 May 2007
Verdict some of it has been good but there are still big issues which the energy industry faces. read more...
Shares and commodities
Rarely to the worlds of commodities and equities cross in terms of trading but those traders with a wider scope will look at this information in more detail. read more...
09 May 2007
Rarely to the worlds of commodities and equities cross in terms of trading but those traders with a wider scope will look at this information in more detail. read more...
Citigroup and the $50bn green pledge
The US green market is developing even if the polictical world is stalling. read more...
08 May 2007
The US green market is developing even if the polictical world is stalling. read more...
Q3 rises as back end remains solid
Q3 is a cause for trading interest as it looks like the producers are buying and the banks are selling. Always dangerous as it is a test of pocket size! read more...
01 May 2007
Q3 is a cause for trading interest as it looks like the producers are buying and the banks are selling. Always dangerous as it is a test of pocket size! read more...
E On the predator
Do not be surprised if whilst prices are low some of the smaller independents get snappedup by the larger german players. read more...
10 April 2007
Do not be surprised if whilst prices are low some of the smaller independents get snappedup by the larger german players. read more...
Fundamentals will never be reached.
Sometimes there are reasons as to why markets start trading below fundamental lows but are there clear signs. read more...
27 March 2007
Sometimes there are reasons as to why markets start trading below fundamental lows but are there clear signs. read more...
Contrary to fundamentals
Financial players force volatility into the market, if they didn't then they would be struggling to make returns. read more...
13 March 2007
Financial players force volatility into the market, if they didn't then they would be struggling to make returns. read more...
"Correlation not Contagion" FT
Commodity markets must be aware that the hedge funds are now looking at assets in risk classes and so if risk reduction must take place this can just as easily occur in commodities as equities. read more...
09 March 2007
Commodity markets must be aware that the hedge funds are now looking at assets in risk classes and so if risk reduction must take place this can just as easily occur in commodities as equities. read more...
Why is illiquidity returning?
Illiquidity is something no trader likes, but for some it is a welcome respite which allows a more considered way of making money. read more...
07 March 2007
Illiquidity is something no trader likes, but for some it is a welcome respite which allows a more considered way of making money. read more...
Slow morning but markets remain low
The market continues to fall but not in the same dramatic way it rose this time last week. read more...
05 March 2007
The market continues to fall but not in the same dramatic way it rose this time last week. read more...
Contango Markets
The FT has written a good article on commodity contango. read more...
01 March 2007
The FT has written a good article on commodity contango. read more...
Stock and commodities are they connected
The market is definitely in a state of flux with some players suggesting that a bull run is imminent but others hint that this is a flash in the pan. Everyone agrees that it is volatility which is returning. read more...
28 February 2007
The market is definitely in a state of flux with some players suggesting that a bull run is imminent but others hint that this is a flash in the pan. Everyone agrees that it is volatility which is returning. read more...
British Energy plays Monopoly.
British Energy have the property they just can't seem to get past GO. This is not helped by the other players who avoid jail and income tax and seem to be getting some large throws on the electricity company, producing some large rents. read more...
14 February 2007
British Energy have the property they just can't seem to get past GO. This is not helped by the other players who avoid jail and income tax and seem to be getting some large throws on the electricity company, producing some large rents. read more...
$25m for solving climate change
Branson solution is putting his money where his mouth is, the question which many will ask is, is this the solution to the problem. read more...
09 February 2007
Branson solution is putting his money where his mouth is, the question which many will ask is, is this the solution to the problem. read more...
Could this be the bottom?
The market is poised for a cold Wednesday and few generators starting to buy, will this entice someof the shorts to the market. read more...
06 February 2007
The market is poised for a cold Wednesday and few generators starting to buy, will this entice someof the shorts to the market. read more...
The market quiet
The market is now stating that it is close to the bottom, this generally means that there is further to go. read more...
02 February 2007
The market is now stating that it is close to the bottom, this generally means that there is further to go. read more...
Fundamentals (Part 2)
The long run marginal cost is only useful for existing plant, but players must understand that new build and new technology has to be planned for. In the old days under nationalised industries this was a rolling plan. Now markets have to provide this level of help. Therefore cycles of rises and falls are inevitable. read more...
23 January 2007
The long run marginal cost is only useful for existing plant, but players must understand that new build and new technology has to be planned for. In the old days under nationalised industries this was a rolling plan. Now markets have to provide this level of help. Therefore cycles of rises and falls are inevitable. read more...
New Year points to falling market
The market conitnues to fall with new lows being set on the last trading day of the year but the future suggests that the bears wll be looking at the fundamental lows when they will start to metamorphise into bulls. read more...
02 January 2007
The market conitnues to fall with new lows being set on the last trading day of the year but the future suggests that the bears wll be looking at the fundamental lows when they will start to metamorphise into bulls. read more...
Its all a collusion
BNFL sells its trading business to British Energy a convenient fit some may think but in reality with the businesses being located next to each other in Gloucester it is no great surprise. read more...
08 December 2006
BNFL sells its trading business to British Energy a convenient fit some may think but in reality with the businesses being located next to each other in Gloucester it is no great surprise. read more...
Banks burst
Banks are looking to expand and grow in the commodities markets. read more...
06 December 2006
Banks are looking to expand and grow in the commodities markets. read more...
Scottish Power and the spaniards
Scottish Powers shareholders will be happy with the size of the bid and the fact that it is going through but it is not a good long term investment as debt levels will be high. read more...
29 November 2006
Scottish Powers shareholders will be happy with the size of the bid and the fact that it is going through but it is not a good long term investment as debt levels will be high. read more...
$ falls could effect power market
Some might say that the $ will never effect a localised commodity market such as UK power but they could be wrong. read more...
24 November 2006
Some might say that the $ will never effect a localised commodity market such as UK power but they could be wrong. read more...
Mergers and Acquisitions
The energy markets are changing with players looking to take each other over. read more...
14 November 2006
The energy markets are changing with players looking to take each other over. read more...
24 Years for the greatest bank robbery in history
Jeffery Skilling has alot to answer for but eventually some form of forgiveness had to come for him it is a non-custodial sentence of 24 years. read more...
26 October 2006
Jeffery Skilling has alot to answer for but eventually some form of forgiveness had to come for him it is a non-custodial sentence of 24 years. read more...
Amaranth-short living herb
Amaranth the hedge fund has set out how it intends to wind up its positions after the single largest bad trade in history. Brian Hunter the trader has been summarily dismissed but perhaps more importantly where are the risk managers monitoring his position. Losing $6bn is a staggering amount of money. It would take 5hours to count $5 bills before you hit $1m, it would take you 2.5 months to count $1bn. read more...
28 September 2006
Amaranth the hedge fund has set out how it intends to wind up its positions after the single largest bad trade in history. Brian Hunter the trader has been summarily dismissed but perhaps more importantly where are the risk managers monitoring his position. Losing $6bn is a staggering amount of money. It would take 5hours to count $5 bills before you hit $1m, it would take you 2.5 months to count $1bn. read more...
Hedge Funds dominate the market
The market has seen the effects of hedge funds, big players who can move markets when reversing positions, they can also push them too far and the skill in any trader is moving the market but not doing it so unsubtley that the market front runs you. Hedge funds struggle with this due to the volume of trades required to reverse the position. read more...
22 September 2006
The market has seen the effects of hedge funds, big players who can move markets when reversing positions, they can also push them too far and the skill in any trader is moving the market but not doing it so unsubtley that the market front runs you. Hedge funds struggle with this due to the volume of trades required to reverse the position. read more...
Polish Emissions
Given the EUA length of the Poles, it is now obvious that the Poles hoodwinked the EU into thinking that they would require a significant proportion of the EU EUA allowance. But can anyone now bring this length back to the market? read more...
13 September 2006
Given the EUA length of the Poles, it is now obvious that the Poles hoodwinked the EU into thinking that they would require a significant proportion of the EU EUA allowance. But can anyone now bring this length back to the market? read more...
Can Winter 07 break £50
Watch the spreads this is where the money is being made and with volatility reducing it is no surprise that players are beginning to look at the margins and pricing these more accurately. Competition is back and beginning to bite. read more...
30 August 2006
Watch the spreads this is where the money is being made and with volatility reducing it is no surprise that players are beginning to look at the margins and pricing these more accurately. Competition is back and beginning to bite. read more...
British Energy gives UK taxpayer a good deal
British Energy is one of the few government bail outs will end up being a good deal for the taxpayer. There is no doubt that it is luck because the government probably under-estimated the risks they were taking. read more...
04 August 2006
British Energy is one of the few government bail outs will end up being a good deal for the taxpayer. There is no doubt that it is luck because the government probably under-estimated the risks they were taking. read more...
The Rising Costs of Energy
Higher energy prices have helped push up inflation which in turn is likely to push up interest rates. Those exposed to rising fuel costs are now likely to start feeling an indirect impact on their borrowing costs. read more...
14 June 2006
Higher energy prices have helped push up inflation which in turn is likely to push up interest rates. Those exposed to rising fuel costs are now likely to start feeling an indirect impact on their borrowing costs. read more...
Power Trade Forum talks the talk
Power trade forum definitely is heading in the right direction but perhaps some of the large customers are not truly reflecting the will of the players in the whole market. Time will tell. read more...
07 April 2006
Power trade forum definitely is heading in the right direction but perhaps some of the large customers are not truly reflecting the will of the players in the whole market. Time will tell. read more...
Hedge your bets
The UK Phase II nap is under consulatation and the energy sector is going to have to cut emissions further, a switch to gas will help, but don't expect a fall in emissions prices and for this to be passed on to the consumer. read more...
29 March 2006
The UK Phase II nap is under consulatation and the energy sector is going to have to cut emissions further, a switch to gas will help, but don't expect a fall in emissions prices and for this to be passed on to the consumer. read more...
Is volatility a useful measurement?
Volatility is a great measure for risk models, and all traders will be aware of it even though some do not model or trade it. But sometimes even volatility has to be handled carefully. read more...
21 March 2006
Volatility is a great measure for risk models, and all traders will be aware of it even though some do not model or trade it. But sometimes even volatility has to be handled carefully. read more...
The cyclical process of business strategy
Asset switching takes time, and quite often the early mover, benefits most. This process is cyclical and many are questioning the appointment of a new chief exec at Centrica to assess whether this is to try and speed up the asset switching cycle. read more...
16 March 2006
Asset switching takes time, and quite often the early mover, benefits most. This process is cyclical and many are questioning the appointment of a new chief exec at Centrica to assess whether this is to try and speed up the asset switching cycle. read more...
The Windy Dichotomy
Wind farms have always struggled with planning permissions. As another potential site gets rejected by the government, the question has to be asked is the UK's green generation policy just lip service to appease the green lobby. read more...
02 March 2006
Wind farms have always struggled with planning permissions. As another potential site gets rejected by the government, the question has to be asked is the UK's green generation policy just lip service to appease the green lobby. read more...
Unsubtle profits, will draw out bears.
Huge profits seen across the sector with Centrica EdF and RWE posting record numbers, is it good for the long term? read more...
24 February 2006
Huge profits seen across the sector with Centrica EdF and RWE posting record numbers, is it good for the long term? read more...
LCH Clearnet set up clearing for OTC.
An interesting move for LCH to get more of the emissions market but could the exchanges struggle, it is a truly competitive move. Good for traders not so good for brokers. read more...
31 January 2006
An interesting move for LCH to get more of the emissions market but could the exchanges struggle, it is a truly competitive move. Good for traders not so good for brokers. read more...
Big is not always beautiful.
More and more investigations are being seen against the big boys, the problem is if you are that big and you make that much money, eventually the build up of noise, is going to bring attention from the countries regulators. read more...
27 January 2006
More and more investigations are being seen against the big boys, the problem is if you are that big and you make that much money, eventually the build up of noise, is going to bring attention from the countries regulators. read more...
Enron case highlights the need for assets
Enron are back in the news, and their story is an interesting one. The market has survived without them but in truth is, it is a very different place that probably mourns their departure more than most would admit. read more...
19 January 2006
Enron are back in the news, and their story is an interesting one. The market has survived without them but in truth is, it is a very different place that probably mourns their departure more than most would admit. read more...
Market economics working in production
Oil under pressure from Iran, as coal fired plant is on the up as the spark spread tightens relative to the dark spread. read more...
16 January 2006
Oil under pressure from Iran, as coal fired plant is on the up as the spark spread tightens relative to the dark spread. read more...
Will coal really close by 2015.
Coal and emissions still cheaper than gas, and so energy reviews and white papers cannot take away the economic facts that the dash for gas was right for the 1990's, and less apt for now. read more...
09 January 2006
Coal and emissions still cheaper than gas, and so energy reviews and white papers cannot take away the economic facts that the dash for gas was right for the 1990's, and less apt for now. read more...
Centrica sell telephone business.
Centrica grabs cash in hopes of rebalancing customer and asset portfolios. read more...
19 December 2005
Centrica grabs cash in hopes of rebalancing customer and asset portfolios. read more...
Falls eroded, in jobbing market. Drax floats at £5.
Quiet market as the traders drink to healthy profits before Christmas. read more...
16 December 2005
Quiet market as the traders drink to healthy profits before Christmas. read more...
Power and Gas pause for thought
As the markets start to wind down for Christmas the price stays relatively high. Met forecasts of the coldest winter ever do not help the price fall lower. read more...
25 November 2005
As the markets start to wind down for Christmas the price stays relatively high. Met forecasts of the coldest winter ever do not help the price fall lower. read more...
Q1'06 bashed
Q1'06 wakes up to fundamental falls in emissions and gas. The product has had some sense knocked into it, but it is still highly volatile. read more...
01 November 2005
Q1'06 wakes up to fundamental falls in emissions and gas. The product has had some sense knocked into it, but it is still highly volatile. read more...
Nuclear media campaign watch on-going
Nuclear media campaign continues as government talks up nuclear and RO. read more...
26 October 2005
Nuclear media campaign continues as government talks up nuclear and RO. read more...
Growing Nuclear Media Campaign
Nuclear to be or not to be that is the question? read more...
19 October 2005
Nuclear to be or not to be that is the question? read more...
RWE nPower cries for clarification
The key to long term investment lies in a stable a market with few regulatory influences. The current UK market is the antithesis of this and so long term investment is being put on hold. read more...
17 October 2005
The key to long term investment lies in a stable a market with few regulatory influences. The current UK market is the antithesis of this and so long term investment is being put on hold. read more...
Drax receives £1.9bn cash offer
Drax bid brings us back to the old days, but times have changed since the first £1.9bn bid. read more...
13 September 2005
Drax bid brings us back to the old days, but times have changed since the first £1.9bn bid. read more...
The lack of liquidity is proved in report.
Market falls in prompt, and overall traded volumes. A small pick up in the back end of the curve caused by gas was reported. read more...
25 August 2005
Market falls in prompt, and overall traded volumes. A small pick up in the back end of the curve caused by gas was reported. read more...
Scottish Power results impress as market responds slowly to oil
Scottish Power look good but is their trouble round the corner read more...
10 August 2005
Scottish Power look good but is their trouble round the corner read more...
Saltend the clue to the future
Americans think power price may fall whilst the Brits are happy to view a power price rise. read more...
31 May 2005
Americans think power price may fall whilst the Brits are happy to view a power price rise. read more...
Scottish Power copy their cousins
Scots back home and ready for a good local turf war. read more...
24 May 2005
Scots back home and ready for a good local turf war. read more...
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EdF enters the world of competition..
EdF has capitalised on competitive energy markets across Europe, not least in the UK, while at the same time enjoying a dominant, competition free, environment at home in France. It looks as though the EC has finally caught up with them... read more...
05 November 2009
EdF has capitalised on competitive energy markets across Europe, not least in the UK, while at the same time enjoying a dominant, competition free, environment at home in France. It looks as though the EC has finally caught up with them... read more...
Demand Led Economic Recovery?
What constitutes real demand is a question increasingly being asked, not least because it is viewed as a key indicator to signal the start of economic recovery. However a rise in demand may not necessarily mean a lift to the economy. read more...
09 October 2009
What constitutes real demand is a question increasingly being asked, not least because it is viewed as a key indicator to signal the start of economic recovery. However a rise in demand may not necessarily mean a lift to the economy. read more...
Market forgets basic principles and panics!
It could be said that the market over reacted today in the prompt market with a price rally on the back of a £142 half hourly cash out price. read more...
02 October 2009
It could be said that the market over reacted today in the prompt market with a price rally on the back of a £142 half hourly cash out price. read more...
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