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Price controls and propaganda
February 5th, 2017
Most economists agree on one thing; price controls do not work. Many go on to say they create shortages of goods, which inevitably drives black market prices even higher than they would otherwise be. Price controls were last tried ...
Oil edges up on threat of U.S. issuing new Iran sanctions
February 3rd, 2017
Oil prices edged up on Friday on news that U.S. President Donald Trump could be set to impose new sanctions on multiple Iranian entities, firing geopolitical tensions between the two nations. Comments by Russian energy minister Alexander Novak that ...
World Bank is forecasting Industrial Commodities Prices to Surge in 2017
February 2nd, 2017
The World Bank is forecasting strong gains for industrial commodities such as energy and metals in 2017, due to tightening supply and strengthening demand. In its January 2017 Commodity Markets Outlook, the World Bank is holding steady its crude ...
Greece, Israel, Italy, Cyprus to discuss natural gas pipeline
February 2nd, 2017
Government representatives from Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Israel plan to meet in February to discuss a natural gas pipeline from the east Mediterranean fields to Greece and Italy, according to a report in Globes, a business daily. Israel energy minister ...
Why the owner of a New York brokerage accused of $17M ‘pump-and-dump’ scheme walks free
February 2nd, 2017
The U.S. took too long to charge an owner of a New York brokerage with orchestrating a $17 million pump-and-dump scheme, a judge ruled in throwing out the indictment. Guy Gentile was accused by the government of buying shares ...
FTSE up on miners, pharmas after Tuesday’s Brexit debate
February 1st, 2017
London shares opened on a positive note with miners, pharmas and utilities leading blue chips higher amid ongoing concerns about the US’ controversial travel ban and after UK parliamentarians’ Brexit debate yesterday. Soon after the open, FTSE 100 was ...
Emirates NBD launches Green Auto loan with preferential pricing
January 31st, 2017
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced today the launch of a Green Auto Loan product in line with its commitment to support the UAE’s transformation into a low-carbon economy, as part of UAE Vision 2021. The ...
Oil prices fall as rising U.S. output offsets OPEC-led cuts
January 31st, 2017
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as rising U.S. drilling activity offset efforts by OPEC and other producers to cut output in a move to prop up the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were ...
EEX opens its 15th global office in Madrid
January 30th, 2017
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is now offering an improved service to its Iberian members with the opening of its Madrid office. Brigitte Caboulet who has played a key role in the recent rapid growth of EEX market share ...
Oil extends declines on rising U.S. output
January 30th, 2017
Oil prices extended declines on Monday, dragged down by signs of growing output in the United States that could partly offset output cuts by OPEC and other producers. Uncertainty over the outlook for U.S policy also broadly weighed on ...
