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FX: Dollar Range Bound as Traders Fear Worse Than Forecast NFPs
  06 Dec 10:25
 
All eyes on NFP as euro, cable hold highs
India unveils stimulus package
Merrill says oil may hit $25/bbl
Equity futures improve into early European trade
Chinese stocks end positive for third day in a row
Japanese PM Aso- BOJ could buy long dated JGBs
Oil flounders at $44/bbl
Gold quiet at $770/oz
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EUR German Factory Orders market looks at 0...
 
BLBG: Dollar Rises Against Euro as Job Losses Increase
  06 Dec 10:23
 
By Ye Xie and Michael J...
 
BLBG: Canada’s Dollar Posts Weekly Decline on Jobs, Politics, Oil
  06 Dec 10:22
 
By Chris Fournier

Dec...
 
FRX: FOREX:Ringgit Likely To Weaken Against US Dollar Next Week
  06 Dec 10:21
 
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is likely to weaken next week, testing the 3...
 
BLBG; Platinum Falls 11% for Week, Palladium Plunges to 5-Year Low
  06 Dec 10:19
 
By Halia Pavliva

Dec...
 
BLBG: Copper Falls to Lowest Since May 2005 on Job Cuts, Recession
  06 Dec 10:19
 
By Millie Munshi

Dec...
 
BLBG: Gold Drops to 2-Week Low as Dollar Rally Cuts Investment Demand
  06 Dec 10:16
 
By Pham-Duy Nguyen

Dec...
 
SP: Oil falls to 3 year low at USD 46 a barrel - 06 Dec, 2008
  06 Dec 10:15
 
AFP reported that oil prices sank to 3 year lows in Asia as more bleak news from the world\'s largest economy signaled that crude could tumble below USD 40 by the end of the year...
 
BLBG: European Stocks Fall as U.S. Job Losses Top Forecast; BHP Drops
  06 Dec 10:14
 
By Adam Haigh

Dec...
 
TR: OIL HITS $40
  06 Dec 10:13
 
Crude oil prices yesterday plunged to a four-year record low average of US$40 per barrel, forcing the Prime Minister Patrick Manning administration to take an even closer look at the increasing volatility of the international markets...
 
BLBG: Hong Kong Stocks Rise on China-U.S. Stimulus, Commodity Drop
  06 Dec 10:13
 
By Hanny Wan and Tom Kohn

Dec...
 
MW: Equities reverse gains despite grim jobs data
  06 Dec 10:11
 
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Stocks in Toronto finished higher Friday, resisting an earlier pull from falling commodity prices, domestic political turmoil and worse-than-expected jobs data from Canada and the United States...
 
FT: Oil on track for biggest weekly loss since 1991
  06 Dec 10:10
 
Crude oil prices sank below the $42 a barrel level yesterday, a near-four year low, as commodity markets marked a new stage in their retreat, with US petrol prices falling below the $1 a gallon mark and copper dropping to the $3,000 a tonne level...
 
BLBG: Asian Stocks Fall This Week as Recession Deepens, Oil Plunges
  06 Dec 10:09
 
By Chua Kong Ho

Dec...
 
RTRS: Oil drops 6 percent to 4-year low on bleak U.S. job data
  06 Dec 10:09
 
By Matthew Robinson

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil dropped more than 6 percent to a four-year low on Friday after a U...
 
MW: Equities reverse gains despite grim jobs data
  06 Dec 10:05
 
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Stocks in Toronto finished higher Friday, resisting an earlier pull from falling commodity prices, domestic political turmoil and worse-than-expected jobs data from Canada and the United States...
 
BLBG: U.S. Stocks Jump as Hartford Surges on Boosted Profit Forecast
  06 Dec 10:05
 
By Elizabeth Stanton

Dec...
 
BLBG: Oil sinks below $42 after gloomy U.S. jobs data
  05 Dec 21:54
 
By Christopher Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell below $42 a barrel on Friday, its lowest since January 2005, after a gloomy report on U...
 
MW: Gold falls on dollar, set for first weekly loss in five
  05 Dec 21:53
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell for a third straight session, heading for their first weekly loss in five, as investors ratcheted up selling in the face of a stronger U...
 
MW: Oil near four-year low as demand outlook darkens
  05 Dec 21:52
 
U...
 
BLBG: U.S. Economy: Employers Eliminate 533,000 Jobs, Most Since 1974
  05 Dec 21:51
 
By Bob Willis and Rich Miller

Dec...
 
RTRS: U.S. job losses worst since 1974 as downturn deepens
  05 Dec 21:51
 
By Alister Bull

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U...
 
MW: Treasurys ease in wake of payrolls drop-off
  05 Dec 21:49
 
Yields still headed for 5th weekly decline


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys declined Friday after the Labor Department said the economy lost 533,000 jobs in November, the worst drop in 34 years...
 
MW: Amex Oil Index loses 1.5% as energy sags
  05 Dec 21:48
 
By Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - The worst U...
 
RTRS: Market drops 3 pct on jobs, energy
  05 Dec 21:48
 
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 fell by 3 percent on Friday, as a bleak jobs report showed a further deterioration of the U...
 
AFP: Gold falls after weak U.S. jobs data
  05 Dec 21:44
 
By Jan Harvey


LONDON (Reuters) - Gold fell on Friday as investors sold assets after data showed a much larger-than-expected fall in U...
 
MW: Treasurys ease in wake of payrolls drop-off
  05 Dec 19:56
 
By Deborah Levine, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys declined Friday after the Labor Department said the economy lost 533,000 jobs in November, more than economists expected...
 
RTRS: TREASURIES-Bonds rise after bigger-than-forecast drop in jobs
  05 Dec 19:56
 
NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - U...
 
BLBG: Canada’s Dollar Declines to Two-Week Low as Employers Cut Jobs
  05 Dec 19:55
 
By Chris Fournier and Michael J...
 
MW: U.S. stock futures drop as half-million off payrolls
  05 Dec 19:41
 
By MarketWatch

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BLBG: Dollar Falls to Six-Week Low Against Yen as U.S. Loses Jobs
  05 Dec 19:38
 
By Jamie McGee and Ye Xie

Dec...
 
MW: Oil falls 3% on bigger-than-expected jobs plunge
  05 Dec 19:38
 
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures fell 3% Friday after the Labor Department reported that U...
 
BLBG: Oil Falls to Lowest in Almost 4 Years as U.S. Job Losses Worsen
  05 Dec 19:37
 
By Alexander Kwiatkowski


Dec...
 
MW: Dollar pares gains after worse-than-expected jobs report
  05 Dec 19:35
 
By Deborah Levine

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The U...
 
RTRS: November job losses steepest since 1974
  05 Dec 19:34
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers axed payrolls by a shocking 533,000 in November for the weakest performance in 34 years, government data on Friday showed, as the recession inflicted a mounting toll on the U...
 
MW: Oil falls 2% on bigger-than-expected jobs plunge
  05 Dec 19:33
 
By Polya Lesova


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures traded down 2% Friday after the Labor Department reported that U...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Head for Fifth Weekly Gain as Jobs Lost in November
  05 Dec 19:33
 
By Cordell Eddings and Dakin Campbell

Dec...
 
RTRS: Global stocksfall, yen rises after U.S. jobs data
  05 Dec 19:29
 
LONDON (Reuters) - U...
 
RTRS: Global stocksfall, yen rises after U.S. jobs data
  05 Dec 19:29
 
LONDON (Reuters) - U...
 
BLBG: U.S. Payrolls Decline by 533,000, Most Since 1974 (Update1)
  05 Dec 19:26
 
By Bob Willis

Dec...
 
MW: Gold slightly lower on stronger dollar
  05 Dec 19:25
 
By Moming Zhou


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures traded slightly lower early Friday as the U...
 
BLBG: Employers in U.S. Cut 533,000 Jobs; Jobless Rate Rises to 6.7%
  05 Dec 19:06
 
By Bob Willis

Dec...
 
MW: Payrolls plunge by stunning 533,000 in November
  05 Dec 19:06
 
Jobless rate rises to 15-year high of 6...
 
BLBG: U.S. Treasuries Head for Fifth Weekly Gain on Recession Concern
  05 Dec 18:57
 
By Gavin Finch and Ron Harui

Dec...
 
RTRS: Euro falls versus dollar ahead of U.S. jobs data
  05 Dec 18:54
 
By Harpreet Bhal

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro fell against the dollar on Friday on growing risk aversion ahead of U...
 
BLBG: Europe Stocks, U.S. Index Futures Fall on Economy, Job Concerns
  05 Dec 18:53
 
By Adam Haigh

Dec...
 
DJ PRECIOUS METALS: NY Gold Seen Up $1, Silver Down 12 Cents
  05 Dec 18:53
 
By Matt Whittaker
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES


NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--February gold futures are expected to open floor
trading in New York around $1 an ounce higher Friday, based on electronic
activity ahead of the pit session at the Comex division of the New York
Mercantile Exchange...
 
DJ BASE METALS: Comex Copper Seen 7 Cents Lower At Pit Open
  05 Dec 18:52
 
By Matt Whittaker
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES


NEW YORK (Dow Jones)-March copper futures are expected to open floor trading
around 7 cents lower Friday, based on electronic activity ahead of the pit
session on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange...
 
RTRS: Indian rupee gains on rate cut hopes, cheaper oil
  05 Dec 18:00
 
* Rupee rises on hopes of interest rate cut

* Dollar demand from foreign banks, stocks fall hurt

* Drop in oil prices helps rupee sentiment (Updates to close)

By Swati Bhat

MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee gained on Friday as expectations grew of a weekend interest rate cut to reinvigorate a flagging economy, while falling crude oil prices eased concerns the trade deficit would widen...
 
BLBG: India Rupee Ends 3-Week Slide as Spending Plan May Boost Growth
  05 Dec 17:59
 
By Anoop Agrawal

Dec...
 
AP: Asian Markets Close Higher As Oil Nears 4-Year Low
  05 Dec 17:59
 
Tokyo, Japan (AHN) - Shares of Asian markets rebounded and closed higher on Friday, erasing some of the losses incurred in the last four trading sessions, led by reports that lower crude rates would help ease costs and boost consumer confidence...
 
BLBG: U.S. Stock Futures Decline Before Jobs Report; Amazon.com Falls
  05 Dec 17:58
 
By Michael Patterson

Dec...
 
BLBG: Pound Poised for Record Weekly Drop Against Euro After Rate Cut
  05 Dec 17:53
 
By Anchalee Worrachate

Dec...
 
AFP: Aluminum at five-year low on grim outlook
  05 Dec 17:53
 
HUMEYRA PAMUK

LONDON — Aluminum dropped to its lowest level in more than five years and copper tumbled to a 3-1/2 year low on Friday, as a rapidly deteriorating world economy dampened the outlook for metals consumption...
 
BLBG: Euro Drops Versus Dollar After German Factory Orders Slump
  05 Dec 17:52
 
By Vidya Root

Dec...
 
BLBG: Copper in London Heading for Longest Losing Streak in 10 Years
  05 Dec 17:51
 
By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen

Dec...
 
ET: Aluminium gives away its resilience citing contraction in global auto demand
  05 Dec 17:50
 
Aluminium, the only base metal that was showing a comparative resilience among all the base metals in last three months, has seemed to come under

severe selling pressure in last two months as troubles in global auto sector rise...
 
BLBG: Crude Oil Rises as Slump Strengthens OPEC Resolve to Cut Output
  05 Dec 17:49
 
By Alexander Kwiatkowski and Christian Schmollinger


Dec...
 
MW: Average U.S. retail gas prices fall to $1.77 a gallon
  05 Dec 17:49
 
By Steve Gelsi


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Average U...
 
RTRS: India copper extends losses, eyes U.S. data
  05 Dec 17:48
 
MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - India copper futures extended losses and fell over 3 percent in afternoon trade on Friday, dragged down by weak demand and a firm dollar, analysts said...
 
BLBG: U.S. Treasuries Head for Fifth Weekly Gain on Recession Concern
  05 Dec 17:44
 
By Gavin Finch and Ron Harui

Dec...
 
MC: See crude in $38-58/bbl range till June '09
  05 Dec 17:43
 
Ashok Mittal of Karvy Comtrade sees gold trading rangebound this year between USD 680 per ounce and USD 840 per ounce...
 
RTRS: Indian rupee trims gains as stocks slide; oil buying
  05 Dec 17:42
 
MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee trimmed gains in afternoon trade on Friday as losses in the domestic share market raised concerns over foreign fund flows while some dollar demand from oil refiners also weighed...
 
MC: Sensex ends below 9K ahead of fiscal stimulus package
  05 Dec 17:42
 
The benchmark indices witnessed profit booking and lost more than half of gains seen on Thursday, ahead of fiscal stimulus package, which is likely to be announced on Saturday...
 
BLBG: U.S. Job Losses Probably Reached 26-Year High as Economy Sank
  05 Dec 17:41
 
By Bob Willis


Dec...
 
BLBG: Europe Stocks, U.S. Index Futures Fall on Economy, Job Concerns
  05 Dec 17:36
 
By Adam Haigh

Dec...
 
RTRS: Global stocks struggle ahead of U.S. jobs data
  05 Dec 17:35
 
By Veronica Brown

LONDON (Reuters) - World share prices struggled on Friday, while euro zone government bonds rose as investors tried to position themselves for key jobs data that is expected to paint a stark picture of a fast-deteriorating U...
 
RTRS: Oil steadies around $44 ahead of jobs data
  05 Dec 17:34
 
By Christopher Johnson

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil steadied around $44 on Friday, not far off its lowest level in almost four years, as financial markets awaited U...
 
MW: Dollar mixed ahead of Nov. jobs data
  05 Dec 17:34
 
U...
 
BLBG: Gold, Little Changed in London Trade, May Rise on Weaker Dollar
  05 Dec 17:33
 
By Nicholas Larkin

Dec...
 
RTRS: Wall Street headed for mixed start
  05 Dec 17:33
 
Reuters) - * Stock futures pointed to a mixed start on Friday, as investors await key non-farm payrolls data...
 
MW: Crude oil future edge higher after approaching four-year low
  05 Dec 17:32
 
By Simon Kennedy

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil futures nudged higher in electronic trading early Friday after oil recorded its lowest closing level since January 2005 on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
 
RTRS: Dollar little changed ahead of jobs data
  05 Dec 17:32
 
By Naomi Tajitsu

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar was little changed against the euro and the yen on Friday, as investors awaited U...
 
BLBG: Gold, Little Changed in London Trade, May Rise on Weaker Dollar
  05 Dec 17:31
 
By Nicholas Larkin

Dec...
 
RTRS: Gold rises, shrugs off firm dollar
  05 Dec 17:31
 
By James Regan

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Gold edged higher on Friday, as the European Central Bank\'s bigger-than-expected interest rate outweighed selling pressures triggered by a stronger U...
 
MW: European shares fall ahead of U.S. jobs data
  05 Dec 17:29
 
By Sarah Turner

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares fell ahead of some key U...
 
RTRS: Nikkei slips, investors eye US jobs data and Big 3
  05 Dec 17:29
 
* Nikkei down 0...
 
AFP: Gold Demand May Spoil the Party for New Double Eagle
  05 Dec 17:28
 
For much of the year, the United States Mint has been touting the upcoming recreation of what it has called the “nation’s most beautiful coin...
 
RTRS: European shares slip as miners fall, banks retreat
  05 Dec 17:28
 
...
 
RTRS: India gold demand low, buyers seek falls
  05 Dec 17:27
 
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India\'s gold demand remained low on Friday as buyers who had stocked up earlier awaited for major declines in prices, dealers said...
 
BLBG: Copper May Fall on Slowdown in Economy in China, Survey Shows
  05 Dec 12:54
 
By Claudia Carpenter

Dec...
 
AFP: Copper futures crashes by $65 at LME
  05 Dec 12:53
 
MUMBAI: Copper prices have been sharply declining since July on increasing stockpiles amid poor demand...
 
RTRS; India copper extends losses on low demand
  05 Dec 12:53
 
MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - India\'s copper futures extended losses and opened lower on Friday as slowing demand and continuous negative data from major metal consuming nations reaffirmed fears of a deepening global recession, analysts said...
 
BLBG: Gold Heads for First Weekly Drop in Five on Deflation Concerns
  05 Dec 12:52
 
By Glenys Sim

Dec...
 
MS: Gold likely to hover around Rs 12,100-650: Kedia
  05 Dec 12:51
 
According to Ajay Kedia, managing director of Kedia Commodities, Gold opened at USD 763...
 
BLBG: Oil Set for Biggest Weekly Fall Since March 2003 on Demand Drop
  05 Dec 12:51
 
By Christian Schmollinger


Dec...
 
PTI; Rupee appreciates by 10 paise against dollar
  05 Dec 12:30
 
Mumbai, Dec 5 (PTI) The Indian rupee today further appreciated by 10 paise against the US dollar in early trade, the fourth rise in a row, on increased dollar selling by exporters and banks amid firming Asian equity markets...
 
BLBG: Treasury 10-Year Notes Fall; Chart Signals 7-Day Rally Overdone
  05 Dec 12:29
 
By Ron Harui

Dec...
 
AP: Rupee firms up against dollar
  05 Dec 12:29
 
KARACHI: The value of rupee against dollar in the inter-bank was seen stable...
 
BLBG: Rupee Drop May End; Funds Say Growth Outweighs Terror (Update1)
  05 Dec 12:28
 
By Anil Varma


Dec...
 
BLBG: Asian Stocks Gain on Speculation Slump in Oil Will Cut Costs
  05 Dec 12:26
 
By Chua Kong Ho and Shani Raja


Dec...
 
BLBG: Australian, N.Z. Dollars Head for Weekly Drop on Growth Concern
  05 Dec 12:26
 
By Candice Zachariahs

Dec...
 
MC: See Sensex at 13500 in FY09: UBS Sec
  05 Dec 12:25
 
Suresh Mahadevan, HoR, UBS Securities sees Sensex target of 13500...
 
RTRS: Gold recoups losses as US dollar weakens
  05 Dec 12:25
 
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Gold steadied after recovering lost ground in Asian trading on Friday, supported by the European Central Bank\'s bigger-than-expected interest rate cut, which pressured the U...
 
BLBG: Dollar Heads for Weekly Decline Versus Yen Before U.S. Payrolls
  05 Dec 12:24
 
By Stanley White


Dec...
 
RTRS: BSE Sensex extends losses to 2 pct
  05 Dec 12:23
 
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex extended losses to 2 percent in choppy trade on Friday morning as expectations of a rate cut and government assistance for industry were outweighed by concerns about the economy...
 
BLBG: Japan Stocks Fall on Bank Earnings Concern; Tiremakers Jump
  05 Dec 12:23
 
By Masaki Kondo

Dec...
 
RTRS: India gold falls further, eyes U.S. data
  05 Dec 12:22
 
MUMBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - India gold futures extended losses for the sixth straight session on Friday as the rupee gained soon after a slightly soft opening, analysts said...
 
BD: Gold drops on weaker US dollar
  05 Dec 12:18
 
Gold recovered lost ground today, helped by the European Central Bank\'s bigger-than-expected interest rate cut, which pressured the US dollar lower...
 
RTRS: PRECIOUS-Gold recoups losses as U.S. dollar weakens
  05 Dec 12:17
 
* Gold steadies after recouping losses
* Weak U...
 
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