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  • Fri, May 10 05:00 AM  Crude oil futures drop as dollar's strength grows:  The emboldened U.S. dollar pulled down West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures on Friday, as the world's reserve currency pushed to its top level in more than 14 days, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 04:33 AM  Loonie dives after release of weak labor report:  The Canadian dollar on Friday dropped to its week-low against the U.S. dollar after the nation released underwhelming job-creation data, Bloomberg reports.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 02:17 AM  Aussie's losses increasingly causing concern:  Friday saw the Australian dollar dive toward parity with the world's reserve currency for the first time since the beginning of the second half of last year as concerns about Australia's economy were gaining momentum, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 05:00 AM  Crude oil futures drop as dollar's strength grows:  The emboldened U.S. dollar pulled down West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures on Friday, as the world's reserve currency pushed to its top level in more than 14 days, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 04:33 AM  Loonie dives after release of weak labor report:  The Canadian dollar on Friday dropped to its week-low against the U.S. dollar after the nation released underwhelming job-creation data, Bloomberg reports.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 02:17 AM  Aussie's losses increasingly causing concern:  Friday saw the Australian dollar dive toward parity with the world's reserve currency for the first time since the beginning of the second half of last year as concerns about Australia's economy were gaining momentum, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 05:00 AM  Crude oil futures drop as dollar's strength grows:  The emboldened U.S. dollar pulled down West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures on Friday, as the world's reserve currency pushed to its top level in more than 14 days, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 04:33 AM  Loonie dives after release of weak labor report:  The Canadian dollar on Friday dropped to its week-low against the U.S. dollar after the nation released underwhelming job-creation data, Bloomberg reports.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 02:17 AM  Aussie's losses increasingly causing concern:  Friday saw the Australian dollar dive toward parity with the world's reserve currency for the first time since the beginning of the second half of last year as concerns about Australia's economy were gaining momentum, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.   
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Cotton futures continue climbing

Apr 07, 2011 01:38 PM

Speculation about a more constricted global supply and how commodity markets will contend with a healthy demand pushed up cotton futures Thursday, Bloomberg reports.

The U.S. government was preparing to reduce the estimate of the size of the U.S. harvest, which helped the price of the rapidly rising soft commodity.

"Expectations of lower U.S. output coupled with fear of dry weather across the Texas region is pushing prices higher," Mike Stevens, an independent trader in Louisiana, told the news service. "Also, there is some short covering by some mills."

Shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday, cotton futures were up 0.99 percent, a 0.0205 cent increase to $2.1011 per pound. Earlier in the day, cotton futures gained the maximum allowed seven cents.

Cotton futures have more than doubled during the past 12 months amidst a sharply increased demand for the commodity from China and decreased output from the U.S., which is the globe's largest shipper of the fiber.

The U.S. state that generates the most cotton is Texas.

Cotton futures touched a record price of $2.197 per pound on March 7.

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