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• Crude oil futures tugged by slumping U.S., Chinese GDP: [2012 Apr 30 09:50 AM] Anticipations for the reduced pace of growth in the globe's two largest economies pulled down the price of crude oil futures on Monday. Read more
• Slight gains for gold as dollar endures underwhelming economic data: [2012 Apr 27 04:18 PM] Gold futures gained mildly on Friday as the yellowish metal established its highest price in roughly two weeks of trading. Read more
• USDA to probe mad cow disease circumstances at California farm: [2012 Apr 27 09:19 AM] U.S. federal investigators have launched a probe of the nation's first case of mad cow disease since 2006, which was announced earlier this week in Central California. Read more
• Copper futures achieve third-straight day of gains: [2012 Apr 26 12:29 PM] The likelihood of copper futures gaining again is high as supplies of the reddish metal will drop to their lowest levels in 48 months due to mistakes with operations, shortfalls in employment and the reduced quality of ore grade, Barclay Capital analysts said. Read more
• Crude oil futures drive toward top price in one week: [2012 Apr 26 11:47 AM] Crude oil futures were barreling toward their highest price in seven days in the aftermath of the policy making arm of the U.S. Federal Reserve noting growth will pick up. Read more
• Fed stops short of additional stimulus, but widens growth projection: [2012 Apr 25 03:37 PM] The U.S. economy is will continue slowly developing and later will gain momentum, the central bank's policy making arm said Wednesday after two days of meetings adjourned. Read more
• Gold futures poised to climb as Fed adjourns two-day meeting: [2012 Apr 25 11:22 AM] The second straight day of gains for gold futures is likely to occur on Wednesday. Read more
• California case of Mad Cow Disease unlikely to damage cattle futures market: [2012 Apr 25 08:44 AM] Markets for cattle futures were minimally impacted by the first reported case of Mad Cow Disease since 2006. Read more
• Oil gains drive loonie against greenback: [2012 Apr 24 02:08 PM] The increasing price of oil futures helped the Canadian dollar climb higher against its southerly rival on Tuesday. Read more
• Gold consumption by central banks grows: [2012 Apr 24 02:06 PM] Worldwide central banks have been strengthening their gold holdings. Read more
• Euro climbs against yen but still pinched by Dutch debacle, French election: [2012 Apr 24 01:49 PM] The sale of the equivalent of about $2.6 billion in Dutch debt helped the common currency of the European Union climb against the Japanese yen on Tuesday, also strengthening the status of some of the euro zone's stronger economic systems against the sovereign debt crisis. Read more
• Gold futures fall as euro slips against greenback: [2012 Apr 23 01:01 PM] Gold futures dropped Monday during the first trading session in three days, tracking losses to the 17-nation common currency of the European Union as the world's reserve currency strengthened. Read more
• Euro pulled down by rising borrowing expenses, bond yields: [2012 Apr 23 12:56 PM] Preoccupations about additional damages caused by the sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone tugged down the value of the shared currency of the European Union on Monday. Read more
• Sanctions against Iran create increased opportunity for Chinese, Asian interests: [2012 Apr 23 12:53 PM] The application of western nations' sanctions against oil-rich Iran due to its nuclear ambitions represents an opening to capitalize on increased opportunity. Read more
• Loonie set to achieve weekly gains of 0.8 percent against U.S. dollar: [2012 Apr 20 03:41 PM] Friday saw the monetary unit of Canadian dollar advance against the U.S. dollar as economic data about consumer prices almost matched March forecasts, which prompted speculation about the Bank of Canada pushing up interest rates. Read more
• Gold futures edge up as euro gains against greenback: [2012 Apr 20 11:26 AM] Gold futures were edging up in value on the final trading day of the week, tracking gains of the shared currency of the European Union against the world's reserve currency. Read more
• German business metric gains benefits crude oil futures: [2012 Apr 20 11:16 AM] Crude oil futures finished off the trading week with advances on Friday, propelled after three consecutive days of losses by unanticipated gains in a business climate index in Germany. Read more
• Euro's advance tempered by concerns for Spanish debt: [2012 Apr 20 11:14 AM] Gains for the shared currency of the European Union on Friday were minimized by preoccupations about the state of Spain's effort to repel the sovereign debt crisis. Read more
• Gold futures gain after four consecutive sessions of losses: [2012 Apr 19 10:14 AM] Gold futures, coming off four consecutive trading sessions of losses, gained in value on Thursday. Read more
• Crude oil futures gain after strong Spanish debt auction: [2012 Apr 19 09:17 AM] Crude oil futures capitalized on a Spanish bond sale Thursday and climbed in value. Read more
• Yen slides against rivals as central bank eyes more intervention: [2012 Apr 19 09:16 AM] Thursday saw the monetary unit of Japan lose value to each of its major rivals as a consequence of Bank of Japan officials indicating they are likely to intervene anew as the body prepares to convene late next week. Read more
• India to debate increased sugar exports next week: [2012 Apr 19 09:14 AM] India, the globe's second largest supplier of sugar is pondering whether to permit its mills to ship 1 million additional metric tons of the sweetener next week. Read more
• Cotton futures notch gains of 2-plus percent: [2012 Apr 18 02:59 PM] Wednesday saw cotton futures gain in value for a second consecutive trading session, and some traders said the soft fiber might be building momentum. Read more
• Crude oil futures fall after U.S. reports inventories grow: [2012 Apr 18 02:35 PM] Crude oil futures reversed three consecutive days of gains on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Energy indicated inventories of the energy commodity are larger than anticipated. Read more
• Gold futures mark four consecutive days of losses: [2012 Apr 18 11:47 AM] The price of gold dropped on Wednesday, marking the fourth consecutive trading session of losses for the yellowish metal. Read more
• Yuan slips in against greenback after China widens trade range: [2012 Apr 18 11:41 AM] The Chinese yuan dropped in value against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday after the People's Bank of China widened the monetary unit's trade range. Read more
• Deputy governor says Japan set to intervene again: [2012 Apr 18 11:37 AM] Wednesday saw the monetary unit of Japan fall against the U.S. dollar and the common currency of the European Union as a deputy governor of the central bank of the Pacific Rim nation suggested additional monetary easing is likely. Read more
• China's consumption of copper to grow almost 7 percent this year, metal specialist says: [2012 Apr 17 04:29 PM] China, the globe's top customer for copper with consumption of the world's supply estimated at 40 percent, is set to increase demand this year for the reddish metal by almost 7 percent, the top official of a mining firm said on Tuesday. Read more
• Crude oil futures gain amid uplifting economic data: [2012 Apr 17 04:19 PM] Crude oil futures gained to their top price in 14 days on Tuesday, propelled upward by a debt auction in Spain exceeding its maximum target for bond sales. Read more
• Slumping dollar benefits gold futures: [2012 Apr 17 02:56 PM] Gold futures climbed higher from their lowest price in seven days on Tuesday, benefiting from a less-than-strong performance by the U.S. dollar. Read more
• Euro aims higher with assistance from German data: [2012 Apr 17 10:46 AM] Strong German economic data helped drive up the value of the common currency of the European Union against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday. Read more
• South Pacific dollars slip against greenback: [2012 Apr 17 10:43 AM] The dollars of Australia and New Zealand fell in value against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, pulled down by widening concerns for Spain and the sovereign debt crisis attacking it. Read more
• Copper futures hover as Chile poised to generate increase this year: [2012 Apr 16 03:47 PM] The generation of copper from Chile is forecast to develop by at least 6 percent this year, the South American nation's mining minister told reporters on Monday. Read more
• Gold futures slip as Spain's fiscal issues manifest: [2012 Apr 16 12:33 PM] Gold futures were slipping in value on Monday but losses to the yellowish metal were not as steep due to the U.S. dollar's tenuousness as the trade week began. Read more
• Crude oil futures fall amid international diplomacy with oil-rich Iran: [2012 Apr 16 10:34 AM] Officials with the United Nations Security Council and Iran are looking forward to convening next month in Iran as the price of crude oil futures fell Monday for the second consecutive trading session. Read more
• China widening trade band outdone by Spanish bond sale news: [2012 Apr 16 10:29 AM] The first day of China doubling the trading band on its currency on Monday was dwarfed by sovereign concerns in Spain. Read more
• Spanish bond yields gain as nation prepares for sale of debt: [2012 Apr 16 10:27 AM] Monday saw the common currency of the European Union sink in value against the U.S. dollar as Spain's fiscal problems deepened while the nation prepared for a bond sale. Read more
• Portfolio manager pays the consequences of overwhelming prediction: [2012 Apr 13 04:41 PM] Life and times on the markets are so cutthroat, one man didn't lose his head but he lost his hair. Read more
• Rand impacted by slowing Chinese growth: [2012 Apr 13 01:15 PM] The South African rand lost value against the U.S. dollar on Friday as Chinese gross domestic product did not develop as quickly as economists projected during the first quarter of the year. Read more
• Euro slips against greenback as ECB projected to begin debt purchases again: [2012 Apr 13 12:48 PM] Concerns about the sovereign debt scourge deepening pulled down the value of the shared currency of the European Union on Friday. Read more
• Gold futures bounce higher as intervention chatter grows louder: [2012 Apr 12 02:55 PM] The price of gold futures spiked higher on Thursday, pushed by the emboldened monetary unit of the euro zone. Read more
• Copper futures gain amid optimism Chinese demand will resume: [2012 Apr 12 01:57 PM] Optimism for economic growth in the globe's biggest consumer of copper helped push up the price of copper futures on Thursday. Read more
• Crude oil futures climb amid speculation about central bank intervention: [2012 Apr 12 01:01 PM] Conjecture about central banks' intentions to spur economic growth helped drive up the price of crude oil futures on Wednesday as the energy commodity registered a second consecutive day of gains. Read more
• South African rand benefits from stimulus conjecture: [2012 Apr 12 08:45 AM] Thursday saw the South African rand advance in value against the U.S. dollar, reversing three consecutive trading sessions of losses as propelled by commentary suggesting central bank intervention is likely in the U.S. and the euro zone. Read more
• Italian bond auction drives euro higher but concerns spread for lingering debt crisis: [2012 Apr 12 08:43 AM] Borrowing costs increasing in Italy after the nation's treasury conducted a bond auction contributed to the shared currency of the European Union rising to its highest value in seven days on Thursday against the U.S. dollar. Read more
• Crude oil futures climb as U.S. supplies slip: [2012 Apr 11 01:15 PM] The price of crude oil futures gained on Wednesday as inventories of fuel dropped in the U.S. Read more
• South Pacific currencies rally yet eye slow Chinese growth: [2012 Apr 11 10:50 AM] The dollars of Australia and New Zealand were gaining in value on Wednesday as assets considered riskier came under increased demand. Read more
• Euro feels pinch of Spanish bond yield gains: [2012 Apr 11 10:48 AM] Preoccupations about euro zone nations' struggles with the sovereign debt scourge tempered gains for the common currency of the European Union on Wednesday against the U.S. dollar. Read more
• Copper futures drop amid waning economies: [2012 Apr 10 02:31 PM] The slowing pace of the globe's most rapidly developing economic system helped pull down the price of copper futures to its lowest since early January. Read more
• Orange juice futures slip as demand falls: [2012 Apr 10 01:39 PM] Reduced demand pulled down the price of orange juice futures on Tuesday as the commodity dropped to its lowest price in 17 months. Read more
• Gold futures gain as intervention conjecture gains steam: [2012 Apr 10 01:18 PM] Gold futures are set to mark a third consecutive trading session of gains on Tuesday, pushed by conjecture about the central banks of the globe's two top economic powers intervening to spur development and growth. Read more
• Euro forecast to slump due to Spanish, Italian sovereign troubles: [2012 Apr 10 01:15 PM] Sovereign debt crisis troubles in Spain and Italy, two of the euro zone's larger economic systems, will pull down the common currency of the European Union, forecasters with strong records for accurate projection records told Bloomberg. Read more
• Crude oil futures drop after poor March jobs report in the U.S.: [2012 Apr 09 12:36 PM] The price of crude oil plunged to its lowest level since late February amid preoccupations that demand for the energy commodity is set to reduce its pace. Read more
• Gold futures answer poor March jobs report with gains: [2012 Apr 09 10:31 AM] Gold futures on Monday had a delayed increase to an underwhelming jobs report issued late last week by the U.S. Department of Labor. Read more
• Yen climbs against counterpart currencies: [2012 Apr 09 10:27 AM] Monday saw the yen of Japan advance against its rival currencies, pushed by economic data demonstrating the East Asian nation continued a current-account surplus. Read more
• Debt scourge attacking Spain pulls down Asian currencies, shares: [2012 Apr 06 01:18 PM] Monetary units and shares of Asian nations were suffering under the tumult caused by the soverign debt crisis upon the euro zone's fourth-largest economic system. Read more
• Peso slips against greenback following underwhelming jobs report: [2012 Apr 06 12:28 PM] An underwhelming jobs report issued by the U.S. Labor Department on Friday pulled down the value of the Mexican peso against the U.S. dollar. Read more
• Gold futures projected to fall in London: [2012 Apr 06 12:08 PM] Gold futures are likely to decline on markets in London on Friday amid anticipations that economic data from the U.S. will augment positive sentiment about growth and development in the nation hosting the globe's largest economy. Read more
• Soybean futures drive toward second consecutive weekly gain: [2012 Apr 06 12:06 PM] Prospects of a South American drought continuing are adding to the likelihood that soybean futures will achieve a second consecutive weekly gain. Read more
• Copper futures recover after sharp losses: [2012 Apr 05 03:21 PM] The price of copper futures on Thursday reversed three trading sessions of losses. Read more
• Middle East conflict, euro debt scourge to push gold, oil higher, fund manager says: [2012 Apr 05 03:16 PM] Political and civil tumult in the Middle East and the unconquerable wrath kinda dramatic inflicted by the sovereign debt crisis will benefit the performances of two key commodities during the next 12-month period, a London-based fund manager said. Read more
• Gold futures climb as Indian jewelers manifest protest against tariff: [2012 Apr 05 03:04 PM] Gold futures were gaining in value on Thursday, prompted by the U.S. Federal Reserve indicating it has not laid plans to implement monetary easing. Read more
• Cocoa futures drop amid report noting supply dwarfs demand: [2012 Apr 04 11:49 AM] The value of cocoa futures dropped to its lowest in roughly three months on Wednesday due to reduced demand for the soft commodity that is in sufficient supply. Read more
• Canadian dollar drops toward parity with U.S. dollar: [2012 Apr 04 10:05 AM] Wednesday saw the Canadian dollar's sharpest slide in value against the world's reserve currency in one week. Read more
• Euro drops against dollar after Spanish debt auction, FOMC minutes release: [2012 Apr 04 10:03 AM] Wednesday saw the common currency of the European Union touch its lowest value in 14 days against the world's reserve currency following increased Spanish borrowing expenses at an auction. Read more
• Gold futures plunge following release of March FOMC minutes: [2012 Apr 04 09:31 AM] The policy-making arm of the U.S. Federal Reserve suggesting monetary stimulus is unlikely to occur any time soon pulled down the price of gold futures to its lowest in one month. Read more
• Nations believed to be set to release oil reserves: [2012 Apr 04 06:59 AM] The globe's top consumers of oil are poised to release billions of barrels of emergency reserves of the energy commodity to stave off the continued increase of crude oil as sanctions tighten against Iran. Read more
• Gold futures slip amid uplifting U.S. economic data: [2012 Apr 03 10:32 AM] Gold futures were dropping on Tuesday as the state of the U.S. economy brightened but investors also were cautious in preparation for the release of minutes from the U.S. central bank's most recent meeting. Read more
• Aussie drops against Kiwi as RBA considers next moves: [2012 Apr 03 10:24 AM] Tuesday saw the Australian dollar head toward its lowest value since October of last year against the New Zealand dollar. Read more
• Rand rallies as commodities forecast to climb: [2012 Apr 03 10:10 AM] Tuesday saw the South African rand continue its rally against the world's reserve currency as it notched a third-straight day of gains. Read more
• Chinese central bank governor sends message to U.S. counterpart: [2012 Apr 03 10:08 AM] The U.S. must act responsibly and with regard for other nations when implementing its policies for monetary easing, the top official of the central bank of China said on Tuesday during a panel discussion. Read more
• U.S., Chinese economic data pushes up Canadian dollar: [2012 Apr 02 03:00 PM] The Canadian dollar advanced against the world's reserve currency on Monday after uplifting economic data from the U.S. and China prompted a brighter outlook for the nation whose economy is based on exporting its natural resources. Read more
• Crude oil futures advance following strong economic data: [2012 Apr 02 10:49 AM] The price of crude oil futures gained on Monday amid indications that China's economy is developing, marking the second consecutive trading session of advances. Read more
• Euro slips as economic data pulls down currency: [2012 Apr 02 10:47 AM] The unemployment rate of the embattled euro zone in February touched its highest level since the region's monetary unit was introduced in 1999. Read more
• Gold futures fall as 2Q begins: [2012 Apr 02 10:36 AM] The first trading session of the second quarter of 2012 kicked off Monday with gold futures slipping. Read more