15 1月 2015 A bitter pill Today’s Monthly Oil Market Report suggests a grim short-term prognosis for those in the Opec ward who lack the puritanical determination that is strengthened by financial reserves.
14 1月 2015 Desperate measures Desperate times call for desperate measures — even if they include agreeing with your opponent on pretty much everything.
13 1月 2015 Cut your cloth There’s a storm coming. In case Opec hadn’t made it quite clear enough already, the UAE minister today reaffirmed that there will be no compromise. Opec is no longer the arbiter of price and everyone will have to cut their cloth accordingly.
09 1月 2015 Keystone Cops If the secret of comedy is timing, then events on Capitol Hill yesterday should have them rolling in the aisles.
09 1月 2015 Political football Oil revenues were a major battleground between pro-independence and unionist campaigners ahead of September’s Scottish referendum. Pick your forecast to determine whether an independent Scotland would have the per capita income of Monaco or Mali.
