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U.S. Shares Rise With Dollar as Oil Surges Amid Data
December 3rd, 2014
U.S. stocks rose toward records, as energy shares rallied with the price of crude and investors weighed data on hiring and the services sector. European equities climbed and the dollar gained on speculation the region’s central bank will add ...
Commodities Retreat to Five-Year Low as Oil Tumbles With Bullion
December 1st, 2014
Commodities fell to the lowest in five years as oil sank on prospects for a glut, gold fell after Swiss voters rejected a move to force the central bank to buy bullion and data from China confirmed a slowdown ...
Wall Street Used Commodities Storage, Tankers for Unfair Gain, Senate Panel Finds
November 20th, 2014
Wall Street’s biggest banks have used their ownership of metals warehouses, oil tankers and other commodities businesses to gain unfair trading advantages and dominate markets, according to a U.S. Senate investigation. In a report on Goldman Sachs Group Inc., ...
Commodities Suffer in 2014 Because of Strong U.S. Dollar
September 10th, 2014
Commodities declined to the lowest in almost eight months as the dollar advanced on speculation that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates next year, curbing demand for raw materials. The Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) that tracks 22 futures ...
Copper up to Above $3.20 After Strong U.S. Home Sales
August 22nd, 2014
Copper in London rose to a two-week high, heading for the first weekly advance in a month on stronger-than-expected U.S. homes sales and before a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. The metal for delivery in three months ...
Nickel futures up 0.37 per cent on global cues
August 18th, 2014
Taking positive cues from the overseas market, nickel futures moved up by 0.37 per cent to Rs 1,133.60 per kg today as speculators enlarged positions. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, nickel for delivery in August gained Rs 4.20, or ...
Copper futures rise on global cues
August 18th, 2014
Copper prices rose Rs 2.25, to Rs 427 per kg in futures trade today. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper for delivery in far-month November traded higher by Rs 2.25, or 0.53 per cent, to Rs 427 per kg ...
Asia stocks rose on Wall St. rally, dollar firm after rebound
August 11th, 2014
Asian stocks rose on Monday as tensions eased slightly in Ukraine, while the dollar held steady against the safe-haven yen after rebounding sharply late last week. Spreadbetters expected the upbeat momentum for equities to continue into Europe, with Britain’s ...
Commodities markets summary
August 7th, 2014
A summary of trading in key commodities markets: ENERGY Oil prices in New York have fallen again on worries about lower demand, even after an inventory report showed a surprising drop in US gasoline supplies. US benchmark West Texas ...
Asia follows Wall St. higher, euro probes lows
July 17th, 2014
Asian equities gained on Thursday, lifted by another record-high close on Wall Street, while the euro probed recent lows against the dollar amid speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve is tilting toward tighter monetary policy in light of a stronger ...