Market Pulse - Commodities
US visible trade balance narrows sharply in September as imports dip
America's shortfall on trade in goods with the rest of the world narrowed by more than expected last month, as imports dipped.
Greencoat Renewables buys wind farm in County Tipperary
Irish renewable infrastructure company Greencoat Renewables revealed on Friday that it has acquired a wind farm in County Tipperary, Ireland.
UK and Japan finalise first trade deal, CPTPP membership ahead
Britain and Japan formally signed the first major post-Brexit trade agreement on Friday with Trade Secretary, Liz Truss, also expressing the country's "strong interest" in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Credit Suisse likes Renewables and Mining
Credit Suisse's strategy team set out the top ten investment opportunities that it spied in the global equity space.
Oil output from US Gulf and Libya's El Sharara recovering
Crude oil futures slipped lower at the start of the week as production restarted in the US Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Delta left the region and amid reports that output from Libya was coming back online more quickly than anticipated.
Long-serving Petropavlovsk executive Samokhvalova quits Russian miner
Long-serving Petropavlovsk executive Alya Samokhvalova has quit the Russian gold miner with immediate effect, it was announced on Monday.
Goldman bullish on oil and natural gas prices even if Democrats take White House
Goldman Sachs remains 'bullish' on the outlook for oil and natural gas prices, even in the event of a victory for Democratic party candidate Joe Biden at the next US Presidential election on 3 November.
Berenberg upbeat on BP long-term, less so on 12-month basis
Analysts at Berenberg sounded a positive note on the long-term prospects for BP as it transitions towards renewable energies.
EMA starts rolling review into BioNTech-Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine candidate
Europe's main drug regulator has begun a 'rolling review' of data for BioNTech and Pfizer's BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine candidate.
Morgan Stanley cuts targets for Shell and BP, sees short-term pressure on shares
Analysts at Morgan Stanley said that upside to share prices for for Big Oil stocks was beginning to materialise, even as it warned clients that it was best to wait before turning more positive on the space.
PM to unveil plan to power UK with wind by 2030
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil a plan to power all homes in the country with offshore wind power by 2030 on Tuesday.
Sector movers: Big Oil and Mobile Telecommunications pace gains
Cyclicals topped the leaderboard at the start of the week with stocks from the oil patch lending their still considerable heft to the broader advance in financial markets, helped by M&A news around Weir Group and Vodafone.