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Market Pulse - Commodities
29 Feb
Petroleo_Bolsas oilmarkets
Commodities: Oil futures register gains on Saudi comments

Oil futures began the week on a positive footing, as Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would work with other producers to limit oil market volatility.

29 Feb
Iron ore, mining, BHP Billiton
S&P takes BHP Billiton´s long-term credit rating off CreditWatch

S&P took BHP Billiton´s long-term credit rating off CreditWatch following moves by the metals miner to tie its dividend policy more closely to conditions in the marketplace and its own operating performance.

29 Feb
vina del mar chile
Chilean mining production plunges in January

Chilean factory output dropped sharply in January as mining output plunged, although retail sales in the Andean country held up.

29 Feb
Genel Energy rig, oil & gas
Genel plummets after slashing reserves estimate

Shares in Genel plunged after the oil explorer slashed its reserves estimate for its largest field almost by half.

26 Feb
crude oil
Commodities: Oil, gold futures rally corrects as weekend approaches

A marginal recovery in oil prices cooled late on Friday, as US traders appeared to book profits on an uptick seen earlier in the session.

26 Feb
S32 set to start building M&A warchest, Citi says

S32 management´s efforts to cut costs and ensure its assets were generating cash received an endorsement from analysts at Citi on Friday.

26 Feb
China, Shanghai, Asia
Further monetary and fiscal stimulus still possible, Chinese policymakers say

China´s central bank had tools left in its toolbox should they become necessary, the monetary authority´s chief said on Friday.

26 Feb
Tokio Japón Tokyo Japan Nikkei Bolsa 630
Further reduction in deposit rate possible, Bank of Japan´s Kuroda says

The governor of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, said on Friday that a further move of its deposit rate into negative territory was 'technically possible', although he was not exactly sure to what extent.

25 Feb
Petroleo_Bolsas oilmarkets
Commodities: Oil, metal futures take another tumble

Oil futures endured another torrid session on Thursday, with both Brent and WTI front-month futures heading lower.

25 Feb
russia, oil, drilling
Petrofac calls in Brammer non-exec

Andrea Abt, a non-executive director at Brammer, is to be appointed as a non-executive director of Petrofac with effect from 19 May.

25 Feb
Oil rig, oil & gas, drilling
Commodities: Oil futures jump despite mixed messages from Iran

Oil futures headed higher on Wednesday, following a pledge by major producers to freeze production although Iran’s stance remains far from clear.

25 Feb
zocalo mexico
Credit Suisse sticks by overweight on Mexican stocks, peso weakness overdone

Credit Suisse stuck to its overweight recommendation on Mexican equities on Thursday, despite the country´s currency having recently behaved like one of the "more fragile emerging market economies".

24 Feb
rosneft, oil, gas, pipeline
Commodities: Oil sees mild recovery on US inventory data

Oil futures stemmed declines on Wednesday, as US crude inventory data served as a counterweight to Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi’s recent observation of there being no prospect of production cuts.

24 Feb
rosneft, oil, gas, pipeline
Fitch Ratings lowers oil price assumption to $35/bbl for 2016

Fitch Ratings has lowered oil price assumptions it uses to rate energy companies, reflecting its view that prices were “increasingly unlikely” to recover this year.

24 Feb
enquest, rig, oil
US oil product stockpiles fall in latest week, DoE says

US oil inventories registered another sharp increase in the latest week, but accompanied by equally large drawdowns in those for oil-products.

24 Feb
suez canal
Low oil prices affecting Suez canal

Canals were the latest industry to be affected by the downturn in oil, with new analysis from Port Overview suggesting the Suez was being particularly affected.

24 Feb
libras
Tristel hikes dividend as interim profit rises 36%

AIM-listed Tristel lifted its dividend and reported a rise in first half profit and revenue as the company’s international expansion continues.

23 Feb
lote 192 oil
Commodities: Oil futures resume slide, gold recovers

Oil futures resumed their slide on Tuesday, as Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi said there was no prospect of production cuts.

23 Feb
enquest, rig, oil
Saudi oil minister strikes conciliatory tone towards US shale oil producers

Saudi Arabia´s oil minister struck a conciliatory tone, telling a global gathering of energy industry executives they must "stick together" until markets rebalance and afterwards.

22 Feb
BP petrol station pumps, oil & gas
IEA cautions consumers about 'cheap oil'

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has cautioned consumers about ‘cheap oil’ lulling them into a false sense of security.