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CN: Commodities recap - evening of 20th Oct, 2008 |
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20 Oct 18:31 |
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Bullions remained volatile today... |
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BLBG: U.S. Treasuries Decline as Global Stocks Advance, Libor Drops |
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20 Oct 18:30 |
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By Dakin Campbell and Lukanyo Mnyanda
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RTRS: Stock futures rise as lending rates ease |
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20 Oct 18:29 |
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By Leah Schnurr
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures rose on Monday, pointing to a firmer start to the week on Wall Street, as signs of further easing of interbank lending rates sparked hopes that confidence was returning to the credit markets... |
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BLBG: European Two-Year Notes Reverse Declines; Yield at 2.93 Percent |
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20 Oct 18:28 |
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By Andrew MacAskill
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MW: FTSE 100 gains 1.8%; BP, Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group advance |
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20 Oct 17:29 |
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By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Prudential plc jumped Monday, helping London\'s FTSE 100 index rise, after a report that it may sell a 20% stake in itself in order to build up its Asian operations... |
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MW: Oil producers pace European share advance |
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20 Oct 17:27 |
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ING shares rise sharply, Ericsson, Prudential also gain
By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares rose on Monday, as oil firms advanced, investors welcomed better-than-forecast earnings from network maker Ericsson and ING retook some of the previous session\'s heavy losses... |
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MW: Bank of Japan downgrades all nine regions as 'sluggish' |
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20 Oct 17:25 |
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By Chris Oliver, MarketWatch
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of Japan lowered its assessment of the nation\'s regional economies Monday, saying all nine regions appear to be weakening... |
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BLBG: India Lowers Key Rate for the First Time Since 2004 (Update3) |
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20 Oct 17:24 |
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By Cherian Thomas
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FXS: Gold/nickel ratio may slip due to recession -Deutsche |
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20 Oct 17:23 |
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LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The gold to nickel price ratio, a key indicator of economic performance, could fall into single digits if the recession is as deep as that of the early 1980s, Deutsche Bank said... |
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RTRS: London silver fix - Oct 20 - 979.00 U.S. cents |
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20 Oct 15:33 |
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US Cents per troy ounce
Spot 979... |
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BS: Sensex pares gains, up 150pts; tech stocks firm |
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20 Oct 15:33 |
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The Sensex has pared gains and is now up 150 points at 10,126... |
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RTRS: European stocks rise; commodities, financials help |
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20 Oct 15:22 |
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By Atul Prakash
LONDON (Reuters) - European shares rose on Monday as commodity stocks tracked higher crude and metal prices and investors bought financial shares in the hope that the banking sector crisis may ease... |
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BLBG: Dollar Hoarding Fuels Won, Rupee, Real Drop on Losses (Update2) |
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20 Oct 15:20 |
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By Kim Kyoungwha and Wes Goodman
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RTRS: UPDATE 1-India gold up, buyers rest after Friday dip buys |
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20 Oct 15:19 |
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* Spot gold higher $803... |
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BLBG: British Pound Climbs Against Dollar, Euro as Stock Markets Gain |
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20 Oct 15:19 |
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By Andrew MacAskill
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CN: Except gold, precious metals hit by recession |
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20 Oct 15:17 |
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By Gabriel Andre
Whereas Gold prices usually soar when everything’s going bad and when money supply is rising, other precious metals (silver, palladium and platinum) prices are not driven the same way... |
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BS: Gold futures to enhance risk management |
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20 Oct 15:17 |
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Hong Kong\'s gold futures market will provide a deep liquidity pool in the Asian time zone to facilitate price discovery and risk management, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited chairman Ronald Arculli says... |
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BLBG: Crude Oil Rises a Second Day as OPEC Prepares to Cut Production |
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20 Oct 15:12 |
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By Grant Smith
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AFP: TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Oil and utilities highlights to 09:15 BST |
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20 Oct 15:12 |
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2008-10-20 09:03:38 1-Iran sees staged OPEC cut, starting with 1 mln bpd
TEHRAN, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Iran, OPEC\'s No... |
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RTRS: SNAPSHOT-Indian stocks, bonds, rupee, money, gold after rate cut |
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20 Oct 15:12 |
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The 30-share BSE index was up 4... |
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BLBG: Copper Climbs in London on Dollar's Drop; Aluminum Also Rises |
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20 Oct 15:11 |
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By Claudia Carpenter
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FXS: PRECIOUS-Gold up on bargain hunting, seen volatile |
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20 Oct 15:08 |
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LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose more than 3 percent on bargain hunting and festival-related buying from India on Monday, but trading was choppy, analysts said... |
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RTRS: COMMODITIES-Markets extend gains, economy clouds outlook |
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20 Oct 15:07 |
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* Commodities slide turns around, but growth worries linger
* Fresh central bank, government pledges lift sentiment
* Deutsche cuts oil forecast 35 pct, copper 37 pct on economy
By Nick Trevethan
SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Commodity prices pushed higher on Monday, with oil extending gains and base metals and gold up more than 2 percent, but the likely impact of slowing growth on demand kept investors on the edge of their seats... |
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BLBG: Gold Jumps From One-Month Low as Dollar Weakens Before Speech |
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20 Oct 15:07 |
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By Feiwen Rong
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AP: Gold, silver start week positively; wait for US Fed cues |
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20 Oct 15:07 |
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Gold and silver started this week on a positive note after loosing some sparkle last week... |
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BLBG: European Bonds Drop as Stock Gains Sap Demand for Safest Assets |
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20 Oct 15:06 |
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By Andrew MacAskill
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MW: Gold jumps 2% |
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20 Oct 15:05 |
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold jumped more than 2 percent on bargain hunting on Monday as a 9-percent fall in prices last week, a recovery in crude oil prices and a weaker dollar against the euro gave investors enough reasons to step in... |
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BLBG: Yen Falls Against Higher-Yielding Currencies on Bank Rescues |
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20 Oct 11:48 |
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By Stanley White
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BLBG: Dollar Hoarding Fuels Won, Rupee, Real Drop on Losses (Update1) |
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20 Oct 11:47 |
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By Kim Kyoungwha and Wes Goodman
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BT: Global Futures Weekly Recap - Oct 19 |
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20 Oct 11:46 |
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Metals
Gold fell 8... |
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SS: So ... when do prices fall? |
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20 Oct 11:45 |
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My patience is waning... |
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BLBG: Crude Oil Rises a Second Day as OPEC Is Poised to Reduce Output |
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20 Oct 11:45 |
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By Nesa Subrahmaniyan and Gavin Evans
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GN: Gas slow to match falling oil prices |
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20 Oct 11:44 |
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Oil prices -- a major component of gasoline costs -- remain well below their July record high, but energy experts said that won\'t translate immediately into lower pump prices for consumers... |
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BLBG: Platinum Futures Advance as Rebound in Oil Attracts Investors |
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20 Oct 11:44 |
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By Dave McCombs
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RTRS: Palladium up 5 pct on bargain hunting, off 3-yr low |
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20 Oct 11:43 |
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SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Palladium rallied more than 5
percent on Monday on bargain hunting after the price dropped to
its weakest in more than three years last week, with bouncing
platinum also adding to the gains... |
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BLBG: Copper's Rally From 33-Month Low Stalls as China's Output Slows |
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20 Oct 11:43 |
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By Li Xiaowei
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AP: Oil rises to $73 on expectation of OPEC cut |
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20 Oct 11:42 |
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SINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices rose to $73 a barrel in Asia on Monday on expectations that OPEC will cut production quotas at an extraordinary meeting later this week... |
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BLBG: Gold Rises From One-Month Low as Dollar Weakens Before Speech |
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20 Oct 11:42 |
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By Feiwen Rong
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RTTN: European markets may extend gains |
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20 Oct 11:27 |
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(RTTNews) - The major European index futures are pointing towards a higher opening for the markets on Monday... |
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BLBG: U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Probably Dropped in September |
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20 Oct 11:23 |
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By Timothy R... |
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BLBG: Treasuries Fall as Government Bank Guarantees Boost Confidence |
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20 Oct 11:23 |
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By Ron Harui
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RTRS: India copper opens up buoyed by rising equity mkts |
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20 Oct 11:21 |
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MUMBAI, Oct 20 (Reuters) - India\'s copper futures opened up on Monday buoyed by rising equity prices and fresh pledges by central bankers to stabilise markets, analysts said... |
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SA: Commodity Prices Cut, But Dramatic Rebound May Follow |
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20 Oct 11:21 |
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Slowing growth in China and a recession in the developed world means metal markets are much more likely to move into significant surpluses in 2009 and 2010... |
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BLBG: Indian Rupee Rises as Bank Rescues May Help Reduce Outflows |
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20 Oct 11:19 |
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By Anoop Agrawal
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BLBG: India's Bonds Decline as Investors Sell Before Debt Auction |
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20 Oct 11:19 |
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By Anoop Agrawal
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ABN: Gold Sent Lower |
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20 Oct 11:16 |
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Sydney, Oct 20, 2008 (ABN Newswire) - Gold took the brunt of the commodities sell off last week, ending with a nasty $US16 plus fall on Friday... |
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GS: Gold Market Update |
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20 Oct 11:11 |
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The reason why commodities and stocks have been collapsing is liquidity problems and the consequent threat of deflation, and the collapse has been made far worse as a result of the extreme leveraging that had earlier been employed in the markets, which has resulted in a destructive vicious circle as each downleg triggered a fresh wave of selling as stops and margin calls kicked in... |
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AP: Weak oil prices warn of more negative sentiment |
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20 Oct 11:07 |
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Market reaction at supports of $64 for Brent and $62 for Nymex could provide clearer picture of how equities might respond
ANANT TANTUVANICH
The Dow has already fallen below a major long-term support, as discussed earlier... |
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RTRS: India copper, gold futures seen opening firm |
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20 Oct 11:04 |
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MUMBAI, Oct 20 (Reuters) - India\'s copper futures are expected to open firm on Monday, buoyed by rising equity prices and fresh pledges by central bankers to stabilise markets, analysts said |
