The recent rebound in domestic oil and gas consumption may be difficult to sustain over the rest of the year, as recent data for the China's economy suggests an uneven and difficult road to recovery that could weigh on energy demand.

The euro last fetched $1.1178, up 0.4% on the day , after rallying to $1.1185, its highest since March 17.

Investing in nuclear power as part of the post-virus recovery would help stimulate the economy and ease the path towards carbon neutrality,

France imposed one of the Europe’s strictest lockdowns in mid-March and only began removing restrictions on May 11

Brent was unchanged at $37.84 per barrel, WTI for July delivery were at $35.53 a barrel

It is clear the Chinese, Russians, North Koreans, Iranians, etc. have been actively trying to hack into the US grid

Japan’s Nikkei added 0.7% to also reach a three-month peak.

The S&P/ASX 200, currently on a five-week winning run, closed 1.1% higher at 5,819.20 on Monday

Natural gas deliveries to U.S. LNG export facilities decline to the lowest level since October 2019

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 7.9 million barrels from the previous week. At 534.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 13% above the five year average for this time of year.