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RTRS: India copper opens lower on bleak demand outlook
  21 Nov 11:50
 
MUMBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - India\'s copper futures opened lower on Friday on continued pessimism about the health of the global economy and subsequent demand for industrial metals, analysts said...
 
BLBG: Shanghai Copper Futures Slump by Daily Limit to Four-Year Low
  21 Nov 11:49
 
By Glenys Sim

Nov...
 
BLBG: Crude Oil Rises From Lowest Since May 2005 as Equities Rebound
  21 Nov 11:49
 
By Nesa Subrahmaniyan and Christian Schmollinger



Nov...
 
AFP: Record rise in Gold ETF investments in Q3 2008
  21 Nov 11:48
 
MUMBAI: Gold is indeed a safe haven investment for investors around the world in the face of financial meltdown as they rushed to invest US $32bn in the third quarter of 2008 in gold assets, according to World Gold Council data...
 
BD: Commodity Report
  21 Nov 11:47
 
GOLD prices rose yesterday , buoyed by interest from jewellery makers and investors seeking safety, but a stronger dollar against the euro and lower oil prices were expected to weigh on sentiment...
 
MS: Rupee weakens further at 50.56 vs dollar
  21 Nov 11:42
 
The Indian currency weakened consequently for the second week as investors fears of sale in equities resurfaced following the slide in global stocks...
 
BLBG: India's Rupee Poised for Second Weekly Loss on Capital Outflows
  21 Nov 11:40
 
By Anil Varma

Nov...
 
PTI: Rupee down 30 paise against dollar
  21 Nov 11:39
 
Mumbai, Nov 21 (PTI) The Indian rupee fell by 30 paise against the US currency to Rs 50...
 
BS: Sensex firms up, gains 255pts; Sterlite surges 5%
  21 Nov 11:39
 
The Sensex after the initial uncertainty has firmed up and is now up 255 points at 8,706...
 
BLBG: Asian Stocks Rise, Snapping 4-Day Decline; HSBC, Fortescue Gain
  21 Nov 11:37
 
By Kyung Bok Cho and Ian C...
 
BLBG: Australia, N.Z. Dollars Drop as Stocks Plunge; RBA Intervenes
  21 Nov 11:36
 
By Candice Zachariahs



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RTRS: Nikkei rises over 2 pct, rebounds from 3-week low
  21 Nov 11:36
 
TOKYO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei average extended gains on Friday to rise more than 2 percent, with short-covering on expectations of a Wall Street recovery defying increasingly grim economic news...
 
BLBG: Yen Falls as Asian Stocks Rebound, Reviving High-Yield Demand
  21 Nov 11:36
 
By Ron Harui and Stanley White



Nov...
 
BLBG: BOJ Keeps Key Rate at 0.3%, Considers Adding Funds (Update1)
  21 Nov 11:35
 
By Mayumi Otsuma



Nov...
 
RTRS: India copper may open lower, gold seen steady
  21 Nov 11:34
 
MUMBAI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - India\'s copper futures are expected to extend losses and open lower on Friday as pessimism continues to grow about the health of the global economy and subsequent demand for industrial metals, analysts said...
 
RTRS: Australia shares recover, gold miners gain
  21 Nov 11:33
 
SYDNEY, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Australian shares recovered to trade virtually flat on Friday, after earlier hitting a five-year low, as investors stepped in to buy at the cheaper levels following this week\'s heavy losses...
 
RTRS: TREASURIES-Steady in Asia, 2-yr yield touches new low
  21 Nov 11:26
 
* Yields steady near historic lows on flight-to-quality move * Two-year note\'s yield touches fresh record low * Deflation worries, speculation of further Fed cut add support

By Kaori Kaneko

TOKYO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - U...
 
MW: Stocks rebound strongly in afternoon trading
  21 Nov 11:24
 
By V...
 
RTRS: Asia stocks at 5 year low
  21 Nov 11:24
 
By Kevin Plumberg

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Waves of selling in world stock markets crashed into Asia on Friday, with gains from the region\'s 5-year bull run now erased as a global recession tightened its grip, and investors sought refuge in government bonds and cash...
 
RTRS: S&P dives to lowest level since 1997
  21 Nov 11:23
 
By Leah Schnurr

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks plunged yet again on Thursday, as a frantic flight from risk prompted by investors\' deepening economic fears drove the benchmark Standard & Poor\'s 500 index to its lowest level since 1997 -- completing the erasure of more than a decade of stock market gains...
 
MW: Bank of Japan holds rates unchanged
  21 Nov 11:21
 
Notes further deterioration in economy

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The Bank of Japan\'s Policy Board voted unanimously Friday to hold its key overnight call rate unchanged at 0...
 
BLBG: Platinum Heads for Second Weekly Drop as Recession Curbs Demand
  21 Nov 11:21
 
By Jae Hur

Nov...
 
BLBG: Platinum Heads for Second Weekly Drop as Recession Curbs Demand
  21 Nov 11:12
 
By Jae Hur

Nov...
 
MW: High-yielding currencies under pressure
  21 Nov 11:12
 
By Deborah Levine & Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- High-yielding currencies like the Australian dollar and the British pound tumbled against the U...
 
RTRS: Gold steadies after 2 pct rise, platinum at 3-wk low
  21 Nov 11:12
 
* Gold steadies after 2 pct rise but dollar, stocks weigh
* Platinum hits 3-week low on demand fears
* Nikkei down more than 3 percent
(Updates prices)
By Lewa Pardomuan
SINGAPORE, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Gold barely moved on Friday,
having risen more than 2 percent in the previous session, as
the euro weakened against the U...
 
RTRS: Oil falls over $1 on demand worries
  21 Nov 11:01
 
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U...
 
ND: Gold Futures Rise As Oil, Stocks Plunge
  21 Nov 11:01
 
The price of gold moved slightly higher Thursday as traders looked for safe havens after stocks plummeted on Wall Street and oil fell to three-year lows...
 
RTRS: Dollar rises vs yen on Nikkei and Nakagawa remarks
  21 Nov 10:54
 
TOKYO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The dollar rose over one yen from the day\'s lows on Friday as Tokyo share prices turned positive in the afternoon, and after Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said authorities must be ready to deal with big swings in markets...
 
BS: Gold continues to rise on firm global trend
  21 Nov 10:53
 
Gold prices rose for the third straight day surging by Rs 180 to close at Rs 12,350 per 10 gm in the bullion market here on reports of the precious metal\'s steep rise in the Asian region as investors shifted their funds from the melting bourses...
 
MW: Oil falls below $50 on economy, slumping stocks
  20 Nov 22:49
 
On Nov...
 
BLBG: Yen Rises to Three-Week High as U.S. Jobless Claims Increase
  20 Nov 22:47
 
By Ye Xie and Jamie McGee

Nov...
 
MW: Treasurys jump as jobless claims tip deeper problems
  20 Nov 22:46
 
Yield on two-year notes reaches record lows -- below 1%

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices surged Thursday, pushing yields on all maturities to multi-year lows, as investors reacted to Labor Department data showing initial claims for jobless benefits jumped more than expected to the highest since 1992...
 
RTRS: US STOCKS-Wall St rout sends S&P 500 to six-year low
  20 Nov 22:45
 
By Ellis Mnyandu

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U...
 
BLBG: Gold Rises on Speculation Interest Rates to Fall; Silver Drops
  20 Nov 22:45
 
By Pham-Duy Nguyen

Nov...
 
MW: Weak economy's getting weaker, Conference Board says
  20 Nov 22:45
 
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U...
 
MW: Swiss National Bank makes surprise rate cut
  20 Nov 22:44
 
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch


LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The Swiss National Bank on Thursday made a surprise and steep one percentage point rate cut, noting fading price pressures and a deteriorating world economy...
 
MW: Stocks hit by automotive, financial woes
  20 Nov 22:43
 
Oil slides below $50 a barrel amid economic concerns

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
MW: U.S. natural gas inventories rise unexpectedly
  20 Nov 22:42
 
By Moming Zhou

NEW YORK (MarektWatch) -- U...
 
BLBG: Treasury Yields Drop to Record Lows as Recession Concern Rises
  20 Nov 22:42
 
By Daniel Kruger and Dakin Campbell

Nov...
 
MW: Philly Fed index drops to 18-year low
  20 Nov 22:41
 
Factory conditions further deteriorate after October\'s sharp drop

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Manufacturing conditions in the Philadelphia region deteriorated to their worst level in 18 years in November, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported Thursday...
 
BLBG: Copper Futures Fall to Lowest Since July 2005 on Demand Concern
  20 Nov 20:42
 
By Millie Munshi

Nov...
 
MW: Philly factory conditions deteriorate further in November
  20 Nov 20:41
 
By Greg Robb

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Manufacturing conditions in the Philadelphia region continued to deteriorate in November, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported Thursday...
 
RTRS: Bonds rally on economic gloom fuels safety bids
  20 Nov 20:40
 
*Treasuries rally after jobless data raise recession fears

*Two-year note yield post series of record lows

*Ten-year yield falls to lowest in 5-1/2 years

*Thirty-year yield declines to lowest since early 1960s

* For the latest market news, please click on FINEWS

By Richard Leong

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The U...
 
BLBG: U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Index Fell 0.8% in October
  20 Nov 20:36
 
By Shobhana Chandra

Nov...
 
BLBG: European Stocks Slide on Economy; Banks, Mining Shares Decline
  20 Nov 20:36
 
By Sarah Thompson

Nov...
 
RTRS: European shares down 4 pct on weak start to Wall St
  20 Nov 20:35
 
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - European stocks extended losses in Thursday afternoon trade to more than 4 percent, hitting a new five-and-a half-year low, after U...
 
MW: Leading economic indicators fall 0.8% in October
  20 Nov 20:33
 
By Rex Nutting

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- More economic weakness is in store, the Conference Board said Thursday...
 
BLBG: Oil Falls Below $50 for First Time in 22 Months on Demand Slump
  20 Nov 20:24
 
By Mark Shenk and Grant Smith



Nov...
 
MW: Gold rises on safety buying as crude, stocks falls
  20 Nov 20:23
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Gold futures rose Thursday, as slumping stocks and crude-oil prices raised safe-haven buying for the metal...
 
BLBG: Yen Rises on Bets Increase in Jobless Claims to Sap Carry Trade
  20 Nov 20:22
 
By Ye Xie

Nov...
 
RTRS: Stocks open lower on autos and jobless data
  20 Nov 20:22
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened lower on Thursday as investors worried that failure by automakers to get a government bailout would add to the economy\'s woes, worries

heightened by news of labor market deterioration...
 
MW: High-yielding currencies under pressure
  20 Nov 20:22
 
By Steve Goldstein & Deborah Levine, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- High-yielding currencies like the Australian dollar and the British pound came under pressure Thursday as investors fretted about declining stock markets and an unraveling world economy...
 
BLBG: U.K. Pound Falls Against Dollar, Euro as Retail Sales Decline
  20 Nov 20:21
 
By Lukanyo Mnyanda

Nov...
 
BLBG: Yen Rises on Bets Increase in Jobless Claims to Sap Carry Trade
  20 Nov 20:03
 
By Ye Xie

Nov...
 
RTRS: FOREX-Dollar falls vs yen as jobless claims rise
  20 Nov 20:02
 
* Yen rallies as stocks fall, recession worries grow

* US jobless claims spike, dollar gains vs high-yielders

* Stocks slide; US automakers a key pressure point

* For up-to-the-minute market news, click on FXNEWS

(Updates prices, adds U...
 
MW: Treasurys jump as jobless claims tip deeper problems
  20 Nov 20:02
 
Yield on two-year notes reach record lows -- nder 1%


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices surged Thursday, pushing yields on all maturities to multi-year lows, as investors reacted to Labor Department data showing initial claims for jobless benefits jumped more than expected to the highest since 1992...
 
BLBG: Gold Rises in London as Slump in Stocks Increases Haven Appeal
  20 Nov 20:01
 
By Nicholas Larkin

Nov...
 
RTRS: Copper and aluminium hit 3-yr lows on slow demand
  20 Nov 20:01
 
* Copper and aluminium hit multi-years low

* Automotive sector threatened, recession fears intensify

* Stocks rise for all metals, except lead

(Updates prices to mid-session, adds equity markets)

By Anna Stablum

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Aluminium and copper touched more than 3-year lows on Thursday after hefty rises in warehouse stocks and zinc, tin and nickel fell around 5 percent as concerns about demand for industrial metals intensified...
 
BLBG: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose to 542,000 Last Week (Update1)
  20 Nov 19:53
 
By Bob Willis



Nov...
 
BLBG: Treasury Yields Drop to Record Lows as Recession Concern Rises
  20 Nov 19:52
 
By Daniel Kruger and Dakin Campbell

Nov...
 
MW: Oil falls below $50 on economy, slumping stocks
  20 Nov 19:52
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Crude-oil futures fell for a fifth session Thursday, slumping below $50 a barrel for the first time in more than three years as global stocks tumbled and economic worries deepened...
 
BLBG: Canada's Dollar Falls to Lowest in 3 Weeks as Stocks, Oil Sink
  20 Nov 19:51
 
By Chris Fournier

Nov...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 1-Canada Sept wholesale trade grows unexpectedly
  20 Nov 19:34
 
OTTAWA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Canadian wholesale trade unexpectedly rose in September, increasing 1...
 
RTRS: Stock futures extend losses on jobless claims
  20 Nov 19:34
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures extended losses on Thursday after data showed the number of U...
 
BLBG: Brent Falls Below $50, First Time Since 2005, as Demand Slumps
  20 Nov 19:18
 
By Will Kennedy and Grant Smith

Nov...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Gain as Stocks Slump on Deepening Recession Concern
  20 Nov 19:17
 
By Dakin Campbell and Kim-Mai Cutler

Nov...
 
MW: U.S. stock futures point to extended slide
  20 Nov 19:15
 
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch

LONDON (MarketWatch) - U...
 
BLBG: Global Stocks, U.S. Index Futures Fall; Yen, Treasuries Rally
  20 Nov 19:15
 
By Sarah Thompson

Nov...
 
RTRS: Weekly jobless claims surge to 16-year high
  20 Nov 19:14
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U...
 
MW: Weekly U.S. jobless claims jump to 542,000
  20 Nov 19:13
 
Initial claims hit highest since July 1992; continuing claims touch 4 million

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- First-time filings for unemployment benefits shot up to their highest level since July 1992 last week, rising to a seasonally adjusted 542,000 to punctuate the struggling state of the U...
 
RTRS: Dollar extends losses vs yen as jobless claims rise
  20 Nov 19:13
 
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The U...
 
MW: Average retail gasoline prices fall to $2.02 a gallon
  20 Nov 19:07
 
By Steve Gelsi

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Average U...
 
MW: Treasurys extend gains after jobless claims jump
  20 Nov 19:06
 
By Deborah Levine

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys remained higher Thursday after the Labor Department said initial claims for jobless benefits rose to 542,000 in the latest week, the highest since 1992...
 
RTRS: Stock futures lower on auto industry fate but Citi up
  20 Nov 19:04
 
By Ellis Mnyandu

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures signaled more losses for Wall Street on Thursday as investors worried that failure by automakers to get government aid would add to the economic woes and dim the profit outlook further...
 
RTRS: Job losses rise as recession plays on
  20 Nov 19:02
 
By Jeremy Gaunt

LONDON (Reuters) - World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan\'s exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting...
 
MW: Crude falls toward $50 on economy, stock slumps
  20 Nov 19:02
 
By Moming Zhou

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil future fell Thursday for a fifth straight session, approaching $50 a barrel as global stocks slumped and worries deepened that a weak global economy will cut into energy demand...
 
MW: Gold rises on safe-haven buying as global stocks slump
  20 Nov 19:01
 
By Moming Zhou

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures rose more than $10 in early Thursday trading, as slumping stocks worldwide and worries on economic growth raised safe-haven buying for the metal...
 
MW: U.S. weekly jobless claims shoot up to 542,000
  20 Nov 19:00
 
By Robert Schroeder

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Weekly U...
 
AP: Local gas prices drop more than 2 cents overnight
  20 Nov 18:57
 
The average price of gasoline in the Upstate dropped a little more than a 2 cents a gallon overnight, according to AAA...
 
AFP: Oil below US$53 on Thursday
  20 Nov 18:56
 
Oil fell below $52 a barrel on Thursday, deepening losses over the previous four sessions as battered financial markets reflected ever lower confidence in the world economy and evidence mounted of falling fuel demand...
 
DJ PRECIOUS METALS: NY Gold Seen Up $12, Silver Up 8 Cents
  20 Nov 18:55
 
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES


December gold futures are expected to open floor trading in New York around
$12 an ounce higher Thursday, based on electronic activity ahead of the pit
session at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange...
 
BLBG: Chidambaram Says India Will Revisit Bond Limits When Reached
  20 Nov 18:55
 
By Jurjen van de Pol and Celeste Perri

Nov...
 
RTRS: India copper trades weak on falling demand
  20 Nov 18:54
 
MUMBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Indian copper futures continued their downtrend on Thursday as the global recession deepened and demand for industrial metals faded, analysts said...
 
DJ BASE METALS: Comex Copper Seen 3 Cents Lower At Pit Open
  20 Nov 18:53
 
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES


December copper futures are expected to open floor trading around 3 cents a
pound lower Thursday, based on electronic activity ahead of the pit session on
the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange...
 
BLBG: SNB Cuts Benchmark Rate by a Record 100 Basis Points (Update2)
  20 Nov 18:49
 
By Simon Kennedy and Joshua Gallu



Nov...
 
BLBG: U.K. Pound Falls Against Dollar, Euro as Retail Sales Decline
  20 Nov 18:48
 
By Lukanyo Mnyanda

Nov...
 
BLBG: Euro Gains Against Dollar, Yen as ECB Rate-Cut Bets Increase
  20 Nov 18:47
 
By Andrew Macaskill

Nov...
 
BLBG: Copper, Aluminum Drop to Three-Year Lows on Housing, Car Slump
  20 Nov 18:47
 
By Claudia Carpenter

Nov...
 
AFP: COMEX Gold hovers at $740, gold surges at MCX
  20 Nov 18:46
 
MUMBAI: Gold prices on Thursday started a new upward tour above Rs 12000 pr ten grams following the declination of Indian rupee against US dollar and firming global market reports...
 
BLBG: Palm Oil Falls as Crude Nearing $50/Barrel Dims Demand Outlook
  20 Nov 18:46
 
By Feiwen Rong

Nov...
 
PTI: Rupee hits another record low of 50.20/21 a dollar
  20 Nov 18:45
 
Mumbai, Nov 20 (PTI) Intervention by the Reserve Bank through state-owned banks notwithstanding, the Indian rupee today ended at yet another record low of 50...
 
RTRS: India cbank helps rupee climb off record low-traders
  20 Nov 18:45
 
* Rupee hits all-time low as stocks tumble for 7th day

* State-run banks sells dollars to stop rupee\'s slide (Updates to close)

By Swati Bhat

MUMBAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee slumped to a record low on Thursday, but heavy selling of dollars by state-run banks probably on behalf of the central bank helped the unit crawl off the trough at close...
 
RTRS: Gold Rises in London as Slump in Stocks Increases Haven Appeal
  20 Nov 18:45
 
By Nicholas Larkin

Nov...
 
RTRS: TOPWRAP 6-Job losses rise as recession blues play on
  20 Nov 18:45
 
* Economists, Fed sees recession well into 2009

* Switzerland slashes interest rates

* Japan\'s Asian exports down, first fall since 2002

* IMF helps Iceland, Turkey

* Stock markets down sharply, job losses mount

* Saudi prince said to up Citigroup stake

(For more stories on the financial crisis click [ID:nCRISIS])

By Jeremy Gaunt

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan\'s exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting...
 
BLBG: Oil Falls Toward $50 a Barrel as Fuel Use Falls, Equities Slump
  20 Nov 18:44
 
By Christian Schmollinger and Grant Smith



Nov...
 
MC: Rupee ends lower, bonds higher
  20 Nov 18:44
 
The spot rupee ended lower at Rs 50...
 
RTRS: Oil dives below $52 as investor confidence sinks
  20 Nov 18:41
 
By Chris Baldwin

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell below $52 a barrel on Thursday, deepening losses over the previous four sessions as battered financial markets reflected ever lower confidence in the world economy and evidence mounted of falling fuel demand...
 
RTRS: FTSE slides 1.6 pct as U.S. outlook darkens
  20 Nov 18:40
 
* FTSE 100 down 1...
 
RTRS: India gold demand eases as prices move up
  20 Nov 18:39
 
* Spot gold up at $745...
 
RTRS: US stock index futures signal more pain on Thurs
  20 Nov 18:38
 
* U...
 
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