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Yen Falls From Four-Week High Before Fed as N.Z. Dollar Slides
December 17th, 2014
The yen retreated from the strongest in four weeks against the dollar before the Federal Reserve concludes a two-day policy meeting today. The yen has been the biggest gainer among the 10-currency Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes in the past week ...
Yen Gauge Rises to Five-Week High on Haven Bid; Rupiah Declines
December 16th, 2014
A gauge of the yen climbed to a five-week high as investors sought a haven after crude oil slumped and Russia raised interest rates. Australia’s dollar touched the lowest level in more than four years against the greenback after ...
Oil Extends Drop Below $60 as Producers Tussle for Market Share
December 12th, 2014
Oil extended losses below $60 a barrel amid speculation that OPEC’s biggest members will defend market share against U.S. shale producers. Brent also slid after closing at the lowest price since July 2009. West Texas Intermediate futures fell as ...
Dollar Gains a 7th Week Before Jobs; Yen Drop Spurs Bankruptcies
December 5th, 2014
The dollar headed for a seventh weekly gain, after rising above 120 yen yesterday for the first time since July 2007, as economists predicted U.S. job growth quickened while Japan is in recession and Europe struggles. The U.S. currency has gained ...
Gold Retreats From Five-Week High on Outlook for Stronger Dollar
December 2nd, 2014
Gold retreated after the biggest one-day rally in more than a year as investors weighed the outlook for a stronger dollar against a rebound in oil prices. Silver, platinum and palladium dropped. Bullion for immediate delivery declined as much ...
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 ...
Gold Extends Slide to Lowest in Week as Silver, Platinum Decline
November 27th, 2014
Gold fell to the lowest level in a week as assets in the largest exchange-traded product backed by the metal shrank to the smallest in more than six years. Silver, platinum and palladium decreased. Bullion for immediate delivery lost ...
The Abundant Commodity That’s Becoming Harder to Find
November 27th, 2014
Bauxite, one of the most common ores in the earth’s crust, is growing scarce. It’s been 10 months since Indonesia banned exports of bauxite, used to extract aluminum, in a bid to transform its mining industry, and the global market is still ...
OPEC’s Easy Days Setting Oil Production Are Over, Veteran Says; You Need Russia, Norway, Mexico
November 24th, 2014
The days when OPEC members could all but guarantee consensus when deciding production levels for oil are long gone, according to a veteran of almost two decades of the group’s meetings. The global glut of crude, which has contributed ...
Yen Set for Fifth Weekly Loss on Elections
November 21st, 2014
The yen rose, paring the sharpest five-week drop since 1995, after Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso said the currency had depreciated too rapidly. Japan’s currency has fallen against all except one of its 31 major counterparts this week before Japan ...
