“‘It’s positively alpine!’: Disbelief in big cities as air pollution falls”

Apr 21, 2020 | Markets

Tags: gas, oil, stocks

Could it be that the virus will do Greta and Extinction Rebellion’s work for them? Could changes to the way we work, travel and produce energy become permanent? How many oil companies and airlines will disappear? Will Russian billionaires have to start selling football clubs? Will the Saudis have to stop buying planes and missiles and bombing the Yemen? Or will everything be back to normal  before I have a chance to grow a ponytail? After all, it’s only been six weeks. The war lasted for six years.

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“Oil markets prepare for lofty prices and restrained supply”

“Oil markets prepare for lofty prices and restrained supply”

Mar 11, 2021 |

Plus ça change and tout ça. Many thought a positive by-product of Covid might be the fuller-throttle demise of fossil fuels. Alas no, looks like supply and demand alone won’t  make all of us and our friends electric. Even though Trump won’t be reopening the coal mines...

“Markets in V-mode: vaccine hopes, Biden bounce in play”

“Markets in V-mode: vaccine hopes, Biden bounce in play”

Nov 17, 2020 |

It was interesting to look at the winners and losers in last week’s stockmarket Biden Bounce and Vaccine V. Cineworld led the charge, up 50% together with Stagecoach, National Express, Trainline and the airlines, Gym Group and property companies all by more than 30%....

“Biden bounce sends global markets racing”

“Biden bounce sends global markets racing”

Nov 11, 2020 |

So we’ve had both the Biden Bounce and Vaccine V this week as ‘stock markets around the world added £billions to the value of shares’. Guess they, like all of us, are desperate for some good news. I almost found myself excited about the return of ‘Strictly’, until I’d...