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MSN: Bullion lending by central banks all but dries up
  08 Oct 11:03
 
By Javier Blas in London , Financial Times, 7 Oct 2008
Central banks have all but stopped lending gold to commercial and investment banks and other participants in the precious metals market, in a move that on Tuesday sent the cost of borrowing bullion for one-month to more than twenty times its usual level...
 
BLBG: Indian Rupee Falls to Lowest Since 2002 on Fund Outflow Concern
  08 Oct 10:59
 
By Anil Varma

Oct...
 
BLBG: India's Bonds Advance a Fourth Day as Inflation Concerns Ease
  08 Oct 10:58
 
By Anil Varma

Oct...
 
RTRS: GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. stocks slide, gold rises on crisis jitters
  08 Oct 10:57
 
* Stocks slide amid doubts about global response to crisis

* Fed commercial paper program cuts govt debt safety bid

* Dollar slips against currency basket, yen also falls

* Gold soars more than 3 pct as investors seek safety (Adds close of U...
 
BLBG: China May Cut Rates Again After Central Bank Yields Decline
  08 Oct 10:55
 
By Belinda Cao

Oct...
 
BLBG: Commonwealth Agrees to Buy HBOS Plc's BankWest Unit (Update3)
  08 Oct 10:52
 
Oct...
 
BLBG: Australian, New Zealand Dollars Slide on Global Slump Concerns
  08 Oct 10:51
 
By Candice Zachariahs

Oct...
 
RTRS: S.Africa stocks gain, rand steady versus dollar
  08 Oct 10:23
 
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa\'s rand held steady against the dollar on Tuesday helped by U...
 
RTTN: Gold Continues To Climb, Closes Above $880 An Ounce
  08 Oct 10:22
 
(RTTNews) - Note: An outdated gold article was recently run...
 
RTRS: Crude Oil, Metals See Muted Rise As Recession Storm Clouds Dampen Bid
  08 Oct 10:22
 
A sharp interest rate cut by Australia and a weaker U...
 
BLBG: Yen Rises Toward Six-Month High on Global Recession Concerns
  08 Oct 10:22
 
By Stanley White and Ron Harui



Oct...
 
AFP: The Low for Silver and Gold Prices Happened Last Friday
  08 Oct 10:21
 
Gold Price Close Today : 878...
 
BS: Gold sparkles, may add more sheen by Diwali
  08 Oct 10:21
 
Gold sales growth has been around last year\'s level so far during the festival season, but traders and analysts expect demand to increase significantly before Diwali...
 
BLBG: Japan Bonds Rise as Stocks Slump on Prospect of Slowing Growth
  08 Oct 10:19
 
By Theresa Barraclough

Oct...
 
MW: Gold futures rise 2% as safety buying continues
  08 Oct 10:19
 
By Moming Zhou


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures rose nearly 2% Tuesday, building on gains from the previous session, as investors continued to buy the precious metal as a safe haven amid the global turmoil in financial markets...
 
AFP: Sell bullion, buy gold stocks
  08 Oct 10:17
 
Hedge funds and speculators, in particular, have left lots of wreckage across all lanes of the global resources highway, but as in the case of any pile up that can be seen from outer space, there are gems hidden all around and within the carnage...
 
MW: Rate cuts were put on table at Sept. Fed meeting: minutes
  07 Oct 23:37
 
By Greg Robb

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- At the Federal Reserve\'s last formal meeting in mid-September, some officials raised the possibility that the central bank might have to lower rates further in coming months if the financial turmoil worsened, according to a summary of the meeting released on Tuesday...
 
AP: Gold up on flight to safety
  07 Oct 21:37
 
Gold rose more than 3 percent and silver was up by 5 percent on Tuesday as European stock markets turned lower, sparking a flight to safety...
 
CP: Stock markets plunge as recession anxiety rises, oil price slides
  07 Oct 21:36
 
TORONTO - Falling oil prices and investor fears of a global recession pummelled the Canadian stock market again Monday, dragging its benchmark index to its biggest intraday loss ever and wiping out more than $100 billion of stock value...
 
BLBG: U.S. Lowers Oil Price Forecasts as Demand Slumps (Update1)
  07 Oct 21:35
 
By Margot Habiby and Tina Seeley

Oct...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Tumble as Fed Agrees to Purchase Commercial Paper
  07 Oct 21:35
 
By Dakin Campbell and Bo Nielsen

Oct...
 
AP: Oil prices rebound after falling to 8-month low
  07 Oct 21:34
 
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rebounded slightly Tuesday, briefly rising back above $90 a barrel after some stability returned to the shaky financial system and prodded investors to put money back into the market...
 
RTRS: Copper bounces with equities, but upside limited
  07 Oct 21:33
 
CHINA - * Fed liquidity injection helps boost confidence
* Hefty rise in LME stocks; copper stocks jump 9,600 tonnes

* China absent from copper market

(Releads, adds comment/detail)

By Michael Taylor and Pratima Desai

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Copper bounced on Tuesday along with equity markets, but economic fears, rising inventories and poor demand prospects are expected to cap prices...
 
RTRS: US STOCKS-Market drops as financial shares decline
  07 Oct 21:33
 
(Updates with market extending losses)

NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - U...
 
FXS: Copper Gains On Fed Plan; Gold Attracts Nervous Investors
  07 Oct 21:33
 
Copper Gains On Fed Plan; Gold Attracts Nervous Investors

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Base and precious metals prices were up Tuesday, with copper and the industrial metal complex rebounding from their lows, while gold continued its gains from the start of the week...
 
BLBG: European Notes Fall; Australian Cut Spurs Bets on Further Moves
  07 Oct 21:32
 
By Lukanyo Mnyanda

Oct...
 
RTRS: Oil rises above $90 after steep slide
  07 Oct 21:29
 
By Alex Lawler and Jane Merriman

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose more than $2 a barrel on Tuesday after a big interest rate cut in Australia raised hopes that other countries would follow suit to bolster economic growth, a move that would support oil demand...
 
BD: JSE ends higher on world mkts, miners
  07 Oct 21:28
 
SOUTH African stocks ended higher today, staging a recovery from yesterday’s plunge as overseas markets rebound, while firmer metal prices spurred a fresh round of buying for mining stocks, traders said...
 
RTRS: Dubai September gold jewellery sales up 32%
  07 Oct 21:26
 
Gold jewellery sales in Dubai rose 32 percent in September from a year earlier after gold prices fell, the emirate\'s industry group said on Tuesday...
 
RTRS: Canada dollar falls, US$ regains safe-haven status
  07 Oct 21:25
 
TORONTO -- The Canadian dollar fell against the U...
 
BLBG: Platinum Climbs Past $1,000 on Hedge Buying; Palladium Gains
  07 Oct 20:18
 
By Halia Pavliva

Oct...
 
BLBG: Yen Falls From Near 3-Year High as Fed to Buy Commercial Paper
  07 Oct 20:16
 
By Ye Xie and Daniel Kruger



Oct...
 
AFP: Canadian dollar falls, U.S. dollar regains safe-haven status
  07 Oct 20:16
 
The Canadian dollar fell against the U...
 
BN: The Fed, Gold & Inflation - Tuesday 7th October 2008
  07 Oct 20:15
 
IN 1913 PRESIDENT Woodrow Wilson of the United States was successful in publishing the Federal Reserve Act through Congress, writes Addison Wiggin, author of the newly released I...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 3-Gold soars on flight to safety, weaker dollar
  07 Oct 20:12
 
* Gold rises to record high in euro terms

* Dollar extends losses after Federal Reserve action (Updates prices, adds comment)

By Jan Harvey

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Gold climbed, hitting a new all-time high in euro terms according to Reuters data, as fears over the outlook for the financial sector spurred buying, and as the dollar weakened against the euro...
 
SS: Sell bonds, sell gold: Paul van Eeden
  07 Oct 20:09
 
Inflationary depression tells economist something about the future...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Tumble as Fed Agrees to Purchase Commercial Paper
  07 Oct 20:02
 
By Dakin Campbell and Bo Nielsen

Oct...
 
BT: Dollar and Yen surged broadly on Monday as investors close risky assets in higher-yielding currencies
  07 Oct 20:02
 
The Dollar scaled a fresh 13-month peak versus the euro on Monday, while the Yen surged broadly as investors dumped risky assets amid anxiety over the lack of a coordinated global response to the credit crisis...
 
TT: Copper bounces off 20-mth low, but market nervous
  07 Oct 20:00
 
LONDON - Copper bounced from a 20-month low on Tuesday along with equity markets, while wider economic fears dogged investors after banking shares took another battering...
 
RTTN: Gold Continues Upward Move Amid Expectations Of Possible Rate Cuts
  07 Oct 19:07
 
(RTTNews) - Gold added another 2...
 
SM: Futures Point to Flat Start
  07 Oct 19:04
 
News at a Glance
Mixed Markets: Asia keeps falling, Europe mixed...
 
BLBG: European Notes Fall; Australian Cut Spurs Bets on Further Moves
  07 Oct 19:03
 
By Lukanyo Mnyanda

Oct...
 
AFP: Commodities recap
  07 Oct 19:02
 
Bullions held buoyant as European stock markets turned lower, sparking a flight to safety...
 
AFP: Sell MCX crude oil futures at Rs 4,380-4,400 : Ajay Kedia
  07 Oct 19:01
 
According to Ajay Kedia, managing director of Kedia Commodities, Crude oil rose for the first time in five days as traders deemed yesterday`s 6...
 
MW: Stock futures point to opening climb on Fed move
  07 Oct 18:57
 
By Steve Goldstein & Kate Gibson, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
MW: Gold up for second day as safety buying resumes
  07 Oct 18:55
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gains for gold futures carried over from the previous session, with the precious metal up 2% Tuesday as investors continued to buy gold as a safe haven amid the global turmoil in financial markets...
 
RTRS: FOREX-Dollar jumps vs yen after Fed creates facility
  07 Oct 18:49
 
NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The U...
 
BD: Interest rate cut fuels sharemarket
  07 Oct 18:47
 
BUCKING peer pressure from almost every international market, Australian equities staged an unexpected comeback after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates by a full percentage point...
 
MW: Gold up for second day as safe-haven buying resumes
  07 Oct 18:39
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gains for gold futures carried over from the previous session, up 2% Tuesday as investors continued to buy the precious metal as a safe haven amid the global turmoil in financial markets...
 
AP: European markets recover on rate cut hopes
  07 Oct 18:33
 
LONDON (AP) — European stocks posted modest gains Tuesday ahead of Wall Street\'s opening on hopes the world\'s leading central banks will cut interest rates soon, possibly in a coordinated manner to deal with the world financial crisis...
 
AP: UAE energy giant announces crude oil prices for September
  07 Oct 18:32
 
ABU DHABI, Oct...
 
AP: Oil rebounds after falling to 8-month low
  07 Oct 18:31
 
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Oil prices rebounded above $91 a barrel today, a day after plunging to an 8-month low on concerns a significant slowdown in global economic growth will undermine demand for crude...
 
SA: Have Gold and Silver Prices Reached a Tipping Point?
  07 Oct 18:30
 
Gold and silver went through a severe correction this summer just like the correction in 1975...
 
BLBG: U.S. Lowers Crude Oil, Fuel Price Forecasts as Demand Slumps
  07 Oct 18:29
 
By Margot Habiby and Reg Curren

Oct...
 
AP: Gold stock picks for tough times
  07 Oct 18:28
 
Analyst also likes copper, coal...
 
BBC: Gold rush in historic quarter
  07 Oct 18:23
 
By Clare Babbidge
BBC News, Birmingham

Bullion dealers and traders in Birmingham\'s historic Jewellery Quarter are experiencing a gold rush as investors look for a safer alternative to stocks and shares - sending the metal\'s price soaring...
 
MS: Bullion futures spurt on MCX
  07 Oct 18:21
 
Bullion futures gained momentum in the first session of the MCX today (October 7) due to renewed festive demand among traders and stockiest...
 
PTI: Gold prices rise sharply as equities, commodites plunge
  07 Oct 18:17
 
New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Tracking strong global cues gold prices today rose by Rs 520 to close at Rs 13,400 per ten gram in the bullion market here on festive buying and melting stock markets attracting investors looking for safe haven...
 
RTRS: Goldman sees oil slump until global GDP stabilises
  07 Oct 18:16
 
LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Oil prices are unlikely to rebound significantly while pessimism about the strength of the global economy continues, Goldman Sachs (GS...
 
BLBG: Yen Falls From Three-Year High Against Euro on U.K. Bank Talks
  07 Oct 18:13
 
By Kim-Mai Cutler and Andrew MacAskill



Oct...
 
RTRS: Oil rises to $91 after steep slide
  07 Oct 18:10
 
By Alex Lawler

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose by $3 a barrel on Tuesday after a large interest rate cut in Australia raised hopes that other policymakers would follow suit to bolster economic growth, a move that would support oil demand...
 
BLBG: Oil Rises for First Time in Five Days on Rate Cut Speculation
  07 Oct 18:09
 
By Grant Smith

Oct...
 
MW: Crude futures on the rebound
  07 Oct 18:08
 
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures bounced back Tuesday, up more than 3% after having closed at an eight-month low in the previous session...
 
AFP: Gold glistens as panic grips world markets
  07 Oct 18:08
 
Investors made a desperate break for safety yesterday amid growing disillusionment over government efforts to avert a financial meltdown...
 
BLBG: Copper Rises on London Metal Exchange, Reversing Earlier Drop
  07 Oct 18:07
 
By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen

Oct...
 
RTRS: SNAPSHOT-Indian stocks, bonds, rupee, money, gold at 4:40 p.m.
  07 Oct 18:06
 
STOCKS
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The 30-share BSE index ended down 0...
 
MW: Gold futures extend their rally
  07 Oct 18:05
 
By Polya Lesova

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures rose 2% early Tuesday, as the global financial crisis burnished gold\'s appeal as a safe haven...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Fall on Speculation U.K. Preparing to Bail Out Banks
  07 Oct 18:03
 
By Bo Nielsen

Oct...
 
MW: Crude futures rebound from Monday's drop
  07 Oct 18:01
 
By Polya Lesova

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude futures bounced back Tuesday, recovering some ground after closing at an eight-month low in the previous session...
 
RTRS: Base Metal Prices-Mumbai-Oct 7
  07 Oct 18:00
 
Oct 7 (Reuters) - Tuesday\'s Prices in rupees per tonne at
the Bombay Metal Exchange:
Tuesday\'s Previous
Copper wire bars (HCL*) 375,000 378,000
Aluminum ingots 130,000 130,000
Zinc slab 100,000 99,000
Lead ingot 103,000 102,000 Tin
slab 1,000,000 1,030,000 Nickel
Cathode 850,000 870,000 SCRAP
Copper cable scrap 347,000 350,000
Copper heavy scrap 343,000 346,000
Copper armeture 340,000 343,000
Copper utensil scrap 322,000 324,000
Copper sheet cutting 338,000 340,000
Brass utensil scrap 247,000 246,000
Brass sheet cuttings 256,000 256,000
Aluminum utensil scrap 107,000 107,000
September October
Final basic price Provisional
price CC Copper rods (HCL*) 363,854
353,495 Copper cathode (HCL*) 359,280
348,658 * Hindustan Copper Ltd...
 
MW: BoJ holds rates steady, notes mounting global risks
  07 Oct 14:56
 
By Chris Oliver, MarketWatch

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of Japan\'s policy board voted unanimously Tuesday to hold its main interest rate unchanged, saying that economic growth is likely to be sluggish for some time as the fallout from the credit crunch dampens overseas consumption...
 
MW: Dollar and yen retreat after Australia cuts rates
  07 Oct 14:53
 
Move spurs speculation of coordinated global easing


By William L...
 
MN: GOLD ANALYSIS
  07 Oct 14:52
 
COPPER IS ‘WELL POSITIONED’

Citigroup says gold will benefit from both monetization and muddle-through and doom & gold scenarios

Author: Dorothy Kosich
Posted: Tuesday , 07 Oct 2008
RENO, NV -
The optimism generated by the U...
 
BLBG: Yen Falls After RBA Fuels Speculation of Coordinated Rate Cuts
  07 Oct 14:51
 
By Kim-Mai Cutler and Andrew MacAskill



Oct...
 
BLBG: U.K. Pound Little Changed Versus Euro Before Manufacturing Data
  07 Oct 14:50
 
By Agnes Lovasz

Oct...
 
RTRS: Bank demand down in BoE dollar repos
  07 Oct 14:50
 
LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - British banks\' demand for dollar funds from the Bank of England fell on Tuesday...
 
CP: Indian equities slip after strong opening
  07 Oct 14:49
 
Indian equities slipped into the red in early hours of trading Tuesday after opening on a strong note following interventions by the markets watchdog and a cut in minimum cash balance for banks against deposits announced by the central bank a day earlier...
 
ATP: Crude price may fall to US$70 per barrel, observer
  07 Oct 14:48
 
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The crude oil price in the world market may fall to US$70 a barrel at the end of this as a result of the on-going global economic crisis, oil and gas industry observer Pri Agung Rakhmanto said...
 
RTRS: FTSE slides to 4-yr low, banking jitters intensify
  07 Oct 14:47
 
* FTSE falls 0...
 
BLBG: Copper, Zinc, Aluminum Drop Limit for Second Day in Shanghai
  07 Oct 14:45
 
By Glenys Sim

Oct...
 
BLBG: Oil Rises for First Time in Five Days on Rate Cut Speculation
  07 Oct 14:45
 
By Grant Smith

Oct...
 
RTRS: Euro recovers, c.banks eyed after RBA rate cut
  07 Oct 14:44
 
By Naomi Tajitsu

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro rose on Tuesday on growing speculation that some central banks may follow a surprisingly big interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia and lower their own rates to stem economic deterioration...
 
BLBG: Platinum Futures Advance as Oil Rebound Draws Buyers to Metals
  07 Oct 14:43
 
By Dave McCombs

Oct...
 
AFX: Copper falls after hefty jump in LME inventories
  07 Oct 14:40
 
- * Copper trims previous gains of 2 percent and drops to $5,515/5,535 per tonne after inventory data shows a hefty jump...
 
AP: Dow down more than 500 points, commodities dropping in price
  07 Oct 14:40
 
NEW YORK (AP) — As the Dow Jones dropped more than 500 points today, commodities prices also tumbled broadly on growing expectations that the financial crisis pummeling world markets will dramatically reduce global demand for energy and raw materials...
 
RTRS: Gold climbs on stronger oil, flight to safety
  07 Oct 14:39
 
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold rose more than 2 percent on Tuesday as oil prices climbed and a downturn in European stock markets fuelled buying of bullion as a haven from risk...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Decline; 10-Year Note Yield Rises to 3.50%
  07 Oct 14:38
 
By Bo Nielsen

Oct...
 
SP: Dollar and Gold Rise Simultaneously? Bring On the Flying Pigs
  07 Oct 14:38
 
The U...
 
BLBG: European Notes Fall as Stocks Recover After Australia Rate Cut
  07 Oct 14:37
 
By Lukanyo Mnyanda

Oct...
 
AFP: Indian market turns negative
  07 Oct 14:36
 
MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex turned negative on Tuesday morning as investors were unable to shake off jitters about global economic woes, after initially rising 3...
 
BLBG: Gold Climbs on Haven Buying, Speculation of Interest Rate Cuts
  07 Oct 12:29
 
By Feiwen Rong

Oct...
 
ET: Gold rise halted by rise in stock markets
  07 Oct 12:28
 
MUMBAI: After gaining more than 4% in the previous session, gold prices seem to pause...
 
MS: Rupee hits 48-notch in early deals
  07 Oct 12:27
 
The Indian rupee slumped past 48 against the US dollar on Tuesday, October 7, its lowest since January 2003 due to concerns that foreign fund outflows has increased along with the global financial crisis...
 
BLBG: Oil Gains as Drop Deemed Excessive, OPEC May Cut Production
  07 Oct 12:27
 
By Nesa Subrahmaniyan

Oct...
 
PTI: Sensex back in the red, down 70 pts as profit-taking emerges
  07 Oct 12:26
 
Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) After rising by over 379 points in early trade, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell back to quote in the negative territory with a fall of 70 points at 1115 hrs today due to profit-taking by speculators as well as retail investors...
 
BLBG: Australian Dollar Pares Decline as Central Bank Slashes Rates
  07 Oct 12:25
 
By Candice Zachariahs



Oct...
 
BLBG: Yen Falls After RBA Fuels Speculation of Coordinated Rate Cuts
  07 Oct 12:23
 
By Ron Harui and Stanley White



Oct...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Fall for First Time in a Week; Australia Cuts Rates
  07 Oct 12:22
 
By Wes Goodman

Oct...
 
MW: British Energy output falls 26%
  07 Oct 12:22
 
By Simon Kennedy

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
RTRS: Yen falls as RBA slash stirs hopes for joint move
  07 Oct 12:22
 
By Rika Otsuka

TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen retreated against other major currencies on Tuesday after Australia\'s central bank stunned markets by slashing interest rates a full percentage point, stoking expectations that other top central banks could follow suit...
 
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