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AC: US Dollar Holds Gains vs EUR Post Data, CHF Weakens Today, AUD Above Parity
  23 Dec 21:24
 
US Dollar Holds Gains vs EUR Post Data, CHF Weakens Today, AUD Above Parity

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MW: Demand for U.S. Capital Goods Rebounds as Spending Holds Up
  23 Dec 21:23
 
Orders for U...
 
MW: Dollar recovers after U.S. data
  23 Dec 21:22
 
Euro rebounds versus Swiss franc after hitting all-time low



By Deborah Levine and William L...
 
MW: Natural gas trims loss after EIA report
  23 Dec 21:22
 
By Laura Mandaro
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Natural-gas futures cut their losses Thursday after the Energy Information Administration reported a weekly drop in natural-gas stockpiles that was slightly deeper than expectations...
 
BLBG: Cotton Falls by Limit for a Second Day as Record, Holidays Curb Interest
  23 Dec 20:42
 
Cotton futures in New York tumbled by the daily limit for a second day as investors sold the fiber to lock in profits after prices rallied to an all-time high...
 
RTRS: NYMEX-Crude unchanged after claims, spending data
  23 Dec 20:41
 
* Oil barely budgets after steady US Jobless claims
* US consumer spending up in November
* EIA data shows sharp crude stocks drop, supports oil
* Coming up: EIA natgas data, 10:30 a...
 
BLBG: New Zealand Economy Unexpectedly Contracts as Earthquake Undermines Growth
  23 Dec 20:40
 
New Zealand’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter and moved closer to a recession as the worst earthquake in eight decades slowed housing and manufacturing...
 
MW: Gold holds to losses, oil trims gains after data
  23 Dec 20:39
 
By Laura Mandaro
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures held to losses and oil futures reduced gains a bit Thursday after the morning\'s second wave of U...
 
DY: Gasoline Prices Top $3 a Gallon for First Time at Christmas See full article from DailyFinance: http://srph.it/hyVizT
  23 Dec 20:38
 
It may be the happiest season of the year, but higher oil prices that have translated into gasoline prices topping $3 a gallon have many motorists frowning...
 
WSJ: OIL FUTURES: Crude Roughly Flat Ahead Of Holidays
  23 Dec 20:33
 
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Crude futures were roughly flat Thursday ahead of the Christmas holiday, pausing after reaching two-year highs above $90 a barrel a day earlier...
 
WSJ: Profit Booking Weighs On Comex Copper Futures
  23 Dec 20:32
 
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A wave of investor profit-booking pressured Comex copper futures lower despite mildly upbeat U...
 
ND: Dollar, little changed after mixed US data
  23 Dec 20:31
 
FXstreet...
 
CM: U.S. Data - Few Signs of Strength or Weakness
  23 Dec 20:30
 
It has been an unusually active morning in the foreign exchange market...
 
MW: November new-home sales up 5.5% to 290,000
  23 Dec 20:29
 
By Steve Goldstein
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sales of new single-family homes climbed 5...
 
BS: Gold imports stood at 39.8 tonne in Nov
  23 Dec 20:28
 
Gold imports went up by over 42 per cent during November at 39...
 
BLBG: Natural Gas Futures Decline in New York on Forecasts of Warmer Weather
  23 Dec 20:09
 
Natural gas futures declined for a second day in three on forecasts of warmer-than-normal weather that may curb demand for the heating fuel...
 
FU: Gold futures tumble to 4-day low after flurry of U.S. economic data
  23 Dec 20:09
 
Futures Pros – Gold futures erased early gains on Thursday, tumbling to a 4-day low, following the release of a flurry of U...
 
BLBG: Soybeans Called Higher in Chicago on Chinese Demand; Wheat, Corn May Fall
  23 Dec 20:08
 
What follows are opening calls for U...
 
MW: Gold pares losses after U.S. data
  23 Dec 20:07
 
By Deborah Levine, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Gold futures briefly extended a decline then recovered a bit Thursday after U...
 
BLBG: Jobless Claims Decrease 3,000 to 420,000, Showing Improving Labor Market
  23 Dec 19:12
 
Fewer Americans filed applications for jobless claims last week and the number of people on benefit rolls dropped to a two-year low, reinforcing evidence the labor market is improving...
 
MW: Dollar, Treasurys stay down after data
  23 Dec 19:10
 
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices briefly fell a bit further and the dollar held onto gains on Thursday after U...
 
CM: Commodities: Oil Holds Above $90, Copper Eases from New Record
  23 Dec 19:01
 
Crude oil is steady after rising for a fifth day yesterday following government reports that showed that U...
 
MW: U.S. Nov. durable-goods orders down 1.3%
  23 Dec 19:01
 
By Ruth Mantell
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Orders for U...
 
MW: U.S. weekly jobless claims fall 3,000 to 420,000
  23 Dec 19:01
 
By Jeffry Bartash
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The number of U...
 
WSJ: Indian Bonds End Broadly Down As Food Prices Rise; Rupee Falls
  23 Dec 18:51
 
*Forward Dollar Premium/Discount are midpoints of bid-offer spreads

MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--Indian government bonds closed broadly lower Thursday as a sharp acceleration in weekly food inflation and the continuing cash crunch in the banking system damped appetite for debt...
 
SF: Gold Fluctuates in London as European Debt Concern Spurs Demand
  23 Dec 18:46
 
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FRX: Dollar mixed vs. rivals ahead of flurry of U.S. economic data
  23 Dec 18:45
 
Forex Pros – The U...
 
AFP: Oil prices trade near two-year highs
  23 Dec 18:44
 
LONDON — Oil prices traded close to recent two-year highs on Thursday, as traders continued to absorb news that US crude reserves fell by more than double market expectations last week...
 
PS:Oil crosses US$90 for the first time in 26 months
  23 Dec 18:42
 
Crude for February delivery rose to US$90...
 
RTRS: Canadian dollar dips ahead of data rush
  23 Dec 18:42
 
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada\'s dollar dipped against the U...
 
RTTN: Dollar Pauses Ahead Of Jobless Claims, Durable Goods
  23 Dec 18:41
 
(RTTNews) - The dollar was steady versus most majors on Thursday, as traders braced for a deluge of economic data from the US on the day before Wall Street\'s Christmas break...
 
IOL: Gold holds above $1,380/oz
  23 Dec 18:40
 
Gold held steady above $1,380 an ounce in Europe on Thursday as trade thinned ahead of the Christmas holidays, but was set for its first weekly gain in three as worries over euro zone sovereign debt lent support...
 
ENM: India gold dips, demand moderate as more falls eyed
  23 Dec 18:39
 
NEW DELHI: India\'s gold prices dipped marginally on Thursday from a day ago, triggering some buying from traders and investors, but a majority of buyers waited hoping for bigger falls ahead as the year wound down...
 
MW: Dollar lower as risk appetite improves
  23 Dec 18:39
 
Euro steady versus dollar, rebounds versus Swiss franc


By William L...
 
RTRS: Euro coal futures trade sideways ahead of Christmas
  23 Dec 17:58
 
* Support from Asian demand

* UK coal use rises, gas drops

LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - European coal futures moved sideways on Thursday morning, with little trading activity ahead of the Christmas weekend...
 
CNBC: Ahead of the Bell: Natural gas supplies
  23 Dec 17:57
 
NEW YORK - The Energy Department on Thursday is expected to report a decline of 178 billion to 182 billion cubic feet of natural gas in storage for the week ended Dec...
 
FS: New Zealand Jazz, Braeburn apple growers seek ways to improve export returns
  23 Dec 17:55
 
The double-edged sword of low export returns and a weak dollar have both Braeburn and Jazz apple growers looking to organize groups for each variety in order to move with more cohesion as an industry and get their concerns heard, according to local daily Nelson Mail...
 
IND: Gold Eases Amid Lack Of Cues, Dollar Holds On In Thin Trades
  23 Dec 17:54
 
MCX Gold slipped today as the commodity eased in the global markets amid choppy trades...
 
FRX: Gold holds above $1,380/oz as debt fears support
  23 Dec 17:54
 
MARKETS-PRECIOUS (UPDATE 3)
* Euro zone debt concerns set to simmer into new year

* SPDR gold ETF sees biggest one-day outflow since early Oct * Euro, stocks, Bunds little changed ahead of year-end

(Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE)

By Jan Harvey

LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Gold held steady above $1,380 an ounce in Europe on Thursday as trade thinned ahead of the Christmas holidays, but was set for its first weekly gain in three as worries over euro zone sovereign debt lent support...
 
IBT: US futures range-bound ahead of economic data
  23 Dec 17:53
 
Futures on major U...
 
MW: Futures point to steady start for Wall Street
  23 Dec 17:52
 
By William L...
 
AFP: Euro heads higher against dollar
  23 Dec 17:52
 
LONDON — The euro, which was slammed this year by the eurozone debt crisis, edged higher against the dollar on Thursday in muted pre-Christmas trade, as dealers digested a fresh message of support from China...
 
GD: Silver and Gold Prices Flat in Thin Trade, Euro Fall Set to Spur Fresh Intervention from Swiss Central Ban
  23 Dec 17:51
 
The Gold Price ticked down to $1382 per ounce in quiet London trade on Thursday, little changed for the week so far, as European shares also held flat in very thin dealing...
 
BLBG: Gold May Advance as European Debt Concern Spurs Increased Investor Demand
  23 Dec 16:27
 
Gold fluctuated in London as concern Europe’s debt woes will continue spurred demand for the metal as a protection of wealth...
 
WSJ: Shanghai Base Metals Mixed; Aluminum Outperforms
  23 Dec 16:26
 
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--Base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed Thursday, with copper falling on continued profit-taking triggered by weak local equities...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 1-India panel nod needed for over 2 rupees diesel rise
  23 Dec 16:26
 
* Fuel, food inflation on the rise

* Meeting of ministers expected on Dec...
 
BLBG: Natural Gas Prices Pressured By New Pipelines from Rockies: Energy Markets
  23 Dec 16:25
 
U...
 
BLBG: Copper Falls in London Trading on Speculation That China's Demand May Slow
  23 Dec 16:25
 
Copper fell for a second day in London on speculation that demand in China, the world’s biggest metals user, may slow after prices surged to a record and stockpiles expanded...
 
FU: Crude oil retreats from 26-month high ahead of Christmas break
  23 Dec 16:24
 
Futures Pros – Crude oil futures snapped four days of gains on Thursday amid thin volumes ahead of the Christmas break, as investors looked to lock in profits from a rally that saw prices hit a 26-month high...
 
BLBG: Oil flows to Europe to be restored by yr-end - Russia
  23 Dec 16:24
 
MOSCOW/KIEV Dec 23 (Reuters) - Crude oil deliveries to Europe via Belarus will be fully in line with the schedule by year-end despite a fire that hit the Druzhba pipeline, a spokesman for Russia\'s oil pipeline monopoly said on Thursday...
 
MW: Europe stocks higher in thin pre-holiday trade
  23 Dec 16:22
 
By Barbara Kollmeyer
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened mostly higher on Thursday, but volatility is likely to be a theme again given thin volumes ahead of the Christmas holiday...
 
NS: Asian markets up
  23 Dec 16:19
 
HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed on Thursday with traders winding down for the holidays while an upgrade of US economic growth provided some cheer...
 
CNN: Gas prices top $3 a gallon
  23 Dec 16:19
 
NEW YORK (CNNMoney...
 
BLBG: Oil Trades Near Two-Year High as U.S. Inventories Decline, Economy Expands
  23 Dec 16:18
 
Crude traded little changed within 1 percent of a two-year high as economic growth in the U...
 
MW: Europe stocks higher in thin pre-holiday trade
  23 Dec 16:17
 
By Barbara Kollmeyer
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened mostly higher on Thursday, but volatility is likely to be a theme again given thin volumes ahead of the Christmas holiday...
 
TM: Hong Kong stocks end 0.62 pct lower
  23 Dec 16:12
 
HONG KONG, Dec 23, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Hong Kong stocks fell on Thursday, with the weighted index losing 142...
 
MW: Germany weighs new euro stability fund: report
  23 Dec 16:11
 

By William L...
 
COM: Gold awaits 2011 for new bull run
  23 Dec 16:10
 
LONDON (Commodity Online): Gold and silver prices seem to be waiting for the New Year to dawn before starting a renewed bull run...
 
MW: European stocks advance in thin trade
  23 Dec 16:09
 
Allied Irish Banks off 6% amid cash-injection reports


By Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch
MADRID (MarketWatch) — European stock markets were trading mostly higher amid thin volumes ahead of the Christmas break, while shares of Allied Irish Banks PLC plunged on expectations of a major government cash injection...
 
BLBG: Palm Oil Gains for Fourth Day on Outlook for Demand From Emerging Markets
  23 Dec 12:51
 
Palm oil advanced for a fourth day on speculation that China, the top cooking oils user, and other emerging markets will fuel demand for farm commodities in 2011...
 
BLBG: Wheat, Soybeans Advance Amid Tightening U.S. Grain Supplies, China Demand
  23 Dec 12:50
 
Wheat and soybeans advanced on expectations of increased demand for U...
 
RTTN: Dollar Weakens Against Majors
  23 Dec 12:49
 
(RTTNews) - Thursday in Asia, the dollar edged down against its major counterparts as investors remained cautious ahead of various economic reports due from U...
 
BLBG: Cotton Falls by Limit For a Second Day as Record, Holidays Curb Interest
  23 Dec 12:48
 
Cotton futures in New York tumbled by the daily limit for a second day as investors sold the fiber to lock in profits after prices rallied to an all-time high...
 
BLBG: Crude Oil Rises for Fifth Day After U.S. Inventories Drop, Economy Expands
  23 Dec 12:47
 
Crude oil rose for a fifth day after U...
 
BLBG: Asia Stocks Rise for a Third Day as U.S. Growth Report Bolsters Confidence
  23 Dec 12:42
 
Asian stocks rose for a third day after a government report showed the U...
 
MSN: Crude palm oil futures rise on spot demand
  23 Dec 12:41
 
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) Crude palm oil futures prices moved up by Rs 4...
 
MW: Australian miners on track for weekly gains
  23 Dec 12:40
 
By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Coal and iron-ore extractors were on track for weekly gains in Thursday trading, with the sector getting a boost after a favorable proposal on a potential mining tax, as well as some merger-and-acquisition news...
 
CM: Oil price to average $86 next year
  23 Dec 12:39
 
Against the $65 per barrel oil price benchmark in Nigeria’s budget proposal, a survey by Reuters has shown that oil will rise to a higher average over of $86 a barrel next year, almost $3 up from last month’s poll on the expectation of declining inventories and quickening demand growth...
 
BLBG: Copper Drops for Second Day as Rally to Record Discourages Chinese Buying
  23 Dec 12:38
 
Copper declined for a second day in London as the metal’s rally to a record deterred purchases in China, the largest user...
 
BLBG: Dubai Crude Rises to Record Against Oman for March as Asian Demand Gains
  23 Dec 12:38
 
Dubai crude, a Persian Gulf benchmark for Asia, will sell at a record price relative to its regional marker as demand for Middle East oil rises...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Poised for Fourth Weekly Decline Before Report on U.S. Spending
  23 Dec 12:37
 
Treasuries headed for a fourth weekly decline, the longest losing streak in 19 months, before a government report economists said will show consumer spending gained last month...
 
BLBG: Pound Rises on Report BOE's Fisher Sees `Normalized' Rates; Kiwi Rallies
  23 Dec 12:36
 
The pound rose for the first time in five days after a Bank of England official said in a newspaper interview that he expects interest rates to rise...
 
BS: Gold slips late in thin, year-end trade
  23 Dec 12:35
 
NEW YORK/LONDON - Gold slipped in late dealings, as the euro edged down against the dollar, but it spent the session seesawing around unchanged levels in a narrow range and little volume as most fund and banks\' books were shelved for the year...
 
IBT: Gold slips slightly in thin year-end trade
  23 Dec 12:33
 
Gold slipped in late dealings on Wednesday, as the euro edged down against the dollar, but it spent the session seesawing around unchanged levels in a narrow range and little volume as most fund and banks\' books were shelved for the year...
 
SK: Gas Prices Soar: Thanks Ben
  23 Dec 12:30
 
Stocks were quiet once again today, as the market begins to wind down for the holidays...
 
SH: Commodities: Oil back above $90, gold slips
  23 Dec 12:29
 
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Crude oil prices pushed past $90 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since October 2008 with demand fuelled by increasing optimism about the economic recovery...
 
FU: Crude oil futures soar to 26-month high after U.S. inventory data
  22 Dec 21:25
 
Futures Pros – Crude oil futures rallied for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, soaring to a 26-month high, after official data showed that U...
 
RTRS: TSX rises as oil price hits two-year high
  22 Dec 21:23
 
* TSX gains 0...
 
BS: Dollar Falls Versus Yen as Economic Pace Is Less Than Forecast
  22 Dec 21:22
 
Dec...
 
IBT: Nickel Price Trends
  22 Dec 21:22
 
It has been an eventful year for the price of nickel...
 
WSJ: Dollar Higher Against Euro After Housing Data
  22 Dec 21:21
 
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The dollar rose against the euro Wednesday after a U...
 
UPI: U.S. markets edge higher
  22 Dec 21:20
 
NEW YORK, Dec...
 
TH: Global Stocks Up Slightly in Light Trade
  22 Dec 21:18
 
LONDON -- Global stocks rose modestly Wednesday ahead of the latest estimate of U...
 
FRX: US Dollar Index Sees Buying Interest
  22 Dec 21:17
 
Last week we noted that the US Dollar Index needed to move up through the 80...
 
IBT: Bond prices struggle to find direction in listless trading
  22 Dec 21:15
 
Investors don\'t seem to be driving markets too far in either direction and after little by way of surprise to a report showing the pace of U...
 
MW: Oil slows advance after weekly inventories data
  22 Dec 21:14
 
By Laura Mandaro
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures trimmed gains Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration\'s weekly inventories report showed a deeper-than-expected drop in crude-oil stockpiles last week, but more gasoline in storage than analysts had forecast...
 
IBT: Commodity Roundup - Markets on your Radar
  22 Dec 21:13
 
MB Wealth Corp...
 
MW: Oil advances above $90 after data; gold rises
  22 Dec 21:13
 
By Laura Mandaro
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures added to gains above $90 on Wednesday, after the National Association of Realtors said sales of existing homes rose 5...
 
MW: Retail stocks rise; Nike dents athletic sector
  22 Dec 21:12
 
Walgreen rallies on stronger-than-forecast results


By Andria Cheng, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Retail stocks rose Wednesday as the Commerce Department revised higher the rate of growth in the U...
 
MW: Nov. existing-home sales up 5.6% to 4.68 million
  22 Dec 20:28
 
By Steve Goldstein
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sales of existing homes rose 5...
 
FRX: Gold firms as dollar retreats after U.S. data
  22 Dec 20:25
 
* Dollar extends losses after third-quarter U...
 
FRX: METALS-Copper dips but remains in reach of record high
  22 Dec 20:24
 
MARKETS-METALS (UPDATE 4)
* U...
 
BS: Copper Fluctuates in London Before U.S. Growth Report, as Stockpiles Gain
  22 Dec 20:24
 
Copper fluctuated in London before a report expected to show U...
 
BLBG: Crude Oil Increases a Fourth Day on U.S. Economic Growth, Supply Decline
  22 Dec 20:22
 
Crude oil rose for a fourth day after a government report showed the U...
 
WSJ: OIL FUTURES: Crude Tops $90/Bbl As US Oil Inventories Decline
  22 Dec 20:15
 
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Crude futures rose above $90 a barrel on Wednesday, flirting with two-year highs after an industry group reported large declines in weekly U...
 
BLBG: Natural Gas Declines in New York for Second Day on Warm Weather Outlook
  22 Dec 20:15
 
Natural gas futures dropped for a second day on forecasts of above-normal temperatures that may limit demand for the heating fuel...
 
FRX: USD/CAD falls to 2-day low as crude oil prices rally
  22 Dec 20:13
 
Forex Pros- The U...
 
MW: US Stocks Edge Up; S&P 500 Hits New 2-Year Intraday High
  22 Dec 20:13
 
By Donna Kardos
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
MW: Recovery hopes weigh on dollar; pound slips
  22 Dec 20:12
 
U...
 
BS: Oil Rises a Fourth Day on U.S. Economic Growth, Supply Decline
  22 Dec 20:11
 
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