75 %
Oil eases off
 
15 April 2009
Oil bulls retreated as the markets digested the US oil stock levels.  
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50 %
POWER PRICE UPDATE
 
16 December 2004
At this time of year, traders are looking to square out positions in order to crystallize bonuses. They also look at next year, as to the clever plays in which they can make some money  
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We have reached peak oil .... again?
 
31 July 2009
Another article in the press this week suggests that we face peak oil imminently (we say another article because various academics have been reporting this fact periodically over the past few years). In any event, whether peak oil (the point at which growth in
supply is less than the growth in demand) occurred this week, last month or last year, the point is we have, or are about to, reach a turning point and something ought to be done.
 
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Nothing's Joined Up
 
01 March 2010
Sometimes you get so caught up in the detail that it is only when you step back that you realise that nothing appears to be joined up. With such mixed signals it is surprising that anything is achieved at all. In this instance we are talking about the UK's Climate policy!  
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It's all in the numbers
 
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.  
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Copenhagen Summit -Slow Progress
 
15 December 2009
With 120 leaders expected to attend the Summit's final session on Friday, UN's Climate Chief warns that current progress is too slow. The concern now is whether any agreements will or can be reached.  
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Labour's Pre Budget Report - Good News for the Bingo Players!
 
09 December 2009
Labour's Darling delivered his (probably last) pre budget report which included a range of measures to "tackle" the country's balance sheet. Among a range of tax raising measures, it was heartening to see that the Bingo players out there will see duty fall 2% to 20%!  
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UK Manufacturing slides further
 
07 December 2009
Corus announce plans to mothball most of its Teeside Cast Products steelmaking site - resulting in a loss of over 1,700 jobs and slate the UK Government at the same time for its lack of support.  
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Market ticks up
 
04 March 2009
The power market ticked up marginally today on the back of retail clients starting to hedge exposures out of April 09.  
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Too Many Buyers….
 
08 October 2008
Too many buyers and not enough sellers were the reasons attributed to significant gains seen in the power markets.  
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UK Manufacturing slides further
 
07 December 2009
Corus announce plans to mothball most of its Teeside Cast Products steelmaking site - resulting in a loss of over 1,700 jobs and slate the UK Government at the same time for its lack of support.  
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Demand Led Economic Recovery?
 
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.  
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G20 has a lot to answer
 
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.  
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