Commodities
Commodities: Copper and Brent edge higher as traders wait on Fedspeak, US-China trade
Commodity futures were little changed at the start of the week as traders paused ahead of a key speech from the US central bank head on Wednesday that might help to clear up some of the uncertainty around expectations for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve over the remainder of 2019.
Sector movers: Tobacco and oilfield services pace gains
Defensive and cyclical issues competed for the top rungs of the sector leaderboard at the start of the week, as investors returned from the long weekend in the States and debated the outlook for near-term easing by the US central bank and hence for stocks.
BP solar unit searches for 'most reflective grass' to boost energy output
BP’s solar subsidiary Lightsource is conducting experiments with “bi-facial” panels to catch reflected light off the ground.
Barclays spies bottom of the cycle for European oilfield services
Analysts at Barclays Research reiterated their 'positive' view on the European Oil Services&Drilling sector, taking issue with the fact that it had traded as a proxy for the oil price even as major projects have begun to come to market, so that activity for the beginning of the following decade was firming up.
German industrial production ticks up in May
German industrial production ticked higher on the month in May, according to the latest figures released by Destatis.
JP Morgan sounds bullish note on global equities
Strategists at JP Morgan continued to sound a 'bullish' note on the outlook for global equities at the start of the week, pointing to upside for price-to-earnings multiples and earnings estimates.