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BLBG: Copper Climbs in London on Signs of Increased Demand in China
  28 Oct 17:19
 
By Claudia Carpenter

Oct...
 
BLBG: Gold, Platinum Advance in London as Stock Rally Halts Selloff
  28 Oct 17:19
 
By Rachel Graham

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BLBG: Oil Rises as Share Prices Rebound, OPEC Considers Extra Meeting
  28 Oct 17:18
 
By Alexander Kwiatkowski



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AP: Oil rises near $64 on world stock market rebound
  28 Oct 17:18
 
LONDON (AP) — Oil prices rose to nearly $64 a barrel Tuesday as a rebound in world stock markets bolstered investor confidence that had been weakened by fears of a world economic slowdown...
 
AP: Gas Prices Dip Down To Lowest Levels Since Early 2007
  28 Oct 17:17
 
In these troubled economic times consumers need a break wherever they can get it - and it appears they\'re getting one whenever they fill up their gas tank...
 
RTRS: Sector movers: Crude rebound lifts oil stocks
  28 Oct 17:17
 
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Higher oil prices and some strong company news have the oil and gas sector in the blue...
 
RTRS: Gold up 3 pct on softer dollar, firmer equities
  28 Oct 17:16
 
* Euro firms versus dollar after 2-1/2 year low

* Stock markets recover in Asia, Europe * Platinum rebounds 6 pct, palladium more than 4 pct (Recasts, adds comment, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE)

By Jan Harvey

LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Gold climbed more than 3 percent in Europe on Tuesday as the dollar softened against the euro and a recovery in equities curbed selling of bullion to cover losses on other markets...
 
BLBG: U.S. 10-Year Notes Decline Most in Three Weeks as Stocks Rally
  28 Oct 17:15
 
By Bo Nielsen and Wes Goodman

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BLBG: Gold Rises as Equities Pare Losses, U.S. Dollar's Rally Stalls
  28 Oct 17:15
 
By Feiwen Rong and Glenys Sim

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BLBG: Gold, Platinum Advance in London as Stock Rally Halts Selloff
  28 Oct 17:14
 
By Rachel Graham

Oct...
 
AFP: Euro recovers against dollar on eve of US rate decision
  28 Oct 17:14
 
LONDON (AFP) — The euro rallied from two-year low points against the dollar on Tuesday on the eve of a US interest rate call, as rebounding stock markets turned investors away from the US currency, dealers said...
 
BLBG: S&P/ASX 200, All Ordinaries hit new 4-year low
  28 Oct 11:28
 
AUSTRALIAN shares recovered some lost ground from steep losses earlier today, but finished in the red following a negative US lead...
 
BLBG: Oil Falls to Near 17-Month Low on Concerns Fuel Use May Drop
  28 Oct 11:28
 
By Christian Schmollinger



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BLBG: Yen Falls on Speculation Bank of Japan Will Intervene (Correct)
  28 Oct 11:26
 
By Ron Harui and Candice Zachariahs



(Corrects spelling of brokerage name in third paragraph)

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CN: Copper prices crash, caught in market turmoil
  28 Oct 11:26
 
The global economic meltdown and market crash have caught up with copper prices...
 
BLBG: BOJ May Intervene Alone to Cap Yen's Gains, Morgan Stanley Says
  28 Oct 11:26
 
By Patricia Lui

Oct...
 
BLBG: Dollar to Gain on Oil Decline, Deleveraging, Deutsche Bank Says
  28 Oct 11:25
 
By Daniel Kruger

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BLBG: Pound Slides Against Dollar, Euro as Recession Concern Deepens
  28 Oct 11:24
 
By Agnes Lovasz

Oct...
 
AP: What Next For Crude Oil & Global Markets?
  28 Oct 11:21
 
I had warned about the risks of an oil price crash and doomed commodities bubbles as early as March 2008, when Goldman Sachs’s super-spiked economists (whose lemonade was surely spiked!) predicted that black gold was headed to $200...
 
RTRS: FTSE ends down 0.8 pct; banks drop in rocky trade
  28 Oct 11:20
 
* Lowest close since April 2003 as banks tumble

* FTSE 100 ends down 0...
 
BLBG: Copper Resumes Decline Below $4,000 as Equities Slump Continues
  28 Oct 11:19
 
By Glenys Sim

Oct...
 
RTRS: Nikkei extends gains to 4 percent
  28 Oct 11:18
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei average extended gains to 4 percent on Tuesday as investors bought beaten-down shares such as Honda Motor Corp and technology shares such as Tokyo Electron...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Fall Before U.S. Sells $34 Billion in Two-Year Notes
  28 Oct 11:18
 
By Wes Goodman

Oct...
 
RTRS: Gold steadies as equities bounce, dollar caps gains
  28 Oct 11:17
 
By Lewa Pardomuan

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold steadied above $730 an ounce Tuesday after equities reversed losses but a rallying dollar was likely to curb gains, with traders looking next to an expected U...
 
AP: Crude tumbles to 17-month low on global slowdown
  28 Oct 11:17
 
Crude oil fell to a 17-month low in New York as plunging stock markets heightened concern that a global recession will slash fuel consumption...
 
BLBG: U.S. Consumer Confidence Probably Slumped as Stocks Plunged
  28 Oct 11:17
 
By Shobhana Chandra



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RTRS: Yen slips, euro hits 2-1/2-year low vs dollar
  28 Oct 11:16
 
By Rika Otsuka

TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen slipped against the dollar and the euro on Tuesday, as caution grew about the prospect of intervention and as some market players took profits on last week\'s surge in the Japanese currency...
 
BLBG: Yen Falls First Day in Six on Speculation BOJ Will Intervene
  28 Oct 11:15
 
By Ron Harui and Candice Zachariahs

Oct...
 
AFP: Selling Gold for Cash
  28 Oct 11:15
 
Do you have a ring or necklace you never wear? Have you ever thought about selling it? The commercials are everywhere: \"sell your gold for cash\"...
 
AP: Oil leads huge slump in commodities
  28 Oct 11:14
 
NEW YORK/LONDON –– Crude oil, copper and gold led a drop in commodities, heading for the worst month in at least 38 years, on expectations a global recession will curb raw-material demand...
 
AFX: Gold erases gains as euro drops
  28 Oct 11:13
 
SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Gold was little changed on Tuesday as a rallying U...
 
CN: Long term view on gold, silver, copper, crude oil...
  28 Oct 11:13
 
Gold: From 1998 to early-2002, gold prices stayed mostly below $300 per ounce with heavy central bank selling and little interest from investors...
 
MSN: UPDATE 2-Gold steadies as equities bounce, dollar caps gains
  28 Oct 11:13
 
* Gold steadies by midday after moving in $11 range

* Nikkei gains 3 pct, plucking gold from lows

* Oil slips towards $62 on recession worries (Updates prices)

By Lewa Pardomuan

SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Gold steadied above $730 an ounce Tuesday after equities reversed losses but a rallying dollar was likely to curb gains, with traders looking next to an expected U...
 
MN: Dow slides 203 points
  28 Oct 11:13
 
Stocks closed lower Monday after a burst of late selling drove major market indexes into the red as investors fretted about the risks of a global recession...
 
BLBG: Australian Dollar Pares Losses After Central Bank Intervenes
  28 Oct 11:12
 
By Candice Zachariahs



Oct...
 
BLBG: Platinum Tumbles to 5-Year Low on Concern Auto Sales May Slow
  28 Oct 11:11
 
By Millie Munshi

Oct...
 
RTRS: Gold rebounds on firmer euro, upside seen limited
  28 Oct 11:11
 
SINGAPORE: Gold rebounded on Tuesday, after falling more than 3 per cent the previous day, as the euro bounced against the dollar but weak equity markets and falling oil prices could limit further gains...
 
BLBG; Japanese Government Bonds Decline as Rising Stocks Sap Demand
  28 Oct 11:10
 
By Theresa Barraclough

Oct...
 
BD: Gold falls as US Dollar gains
  28 Oct 11:10
 
Gold fell for the fifth time in six days in Asia as the U...
 
RTTN: Gold Closes Higher For Second Consecutive Session
  28 Oct 11:10
 
(RTTNews) - Gold prices turned higher on Monday as the U...
 
BLBG: Yen Falls on Speculation Bank of Japan Will Intervene (Correct)
  28 Oct 11:09
 
By Ron Harui and Candice Zachariahs



(Corrects spelling of brokerage name in third paragraph)

Oct...
 
BLBG: Gold Futures Rise as U.S. Equities Erase Losses, Silver Slides
  28 Oct 11:09
 
By Pham-Duy Nguyen

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RTRS: Gold falls by Rs 200 on eve of Diwali
  28 Oct 11:07
 
NEW DELHI: Following selling by stockists, sparked off by a weakening trend in the global market, gold prices fell by Rs 200 to Rs 12,010 per 10 gram in the national capital on the eve of Diwali festival today...
 
NDTV: Gold sales up to 30% on Dhanteras day
  27 Oct 21:23
 
Gold sales across the country on Dhanteras day rose by up to 30 per cent compared to selling on this auspicious day last year, proving wrong naysayers who had forecast that many would desist from buying the precious metal this festival season because fears of recession looms large...
 
BLBG: ‘Panic’ in U.S. Futures Rattles Investors Worldwide (Update2)
  27 Oct 21:22
 
By Eric Martin and Lynn Thomasson



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AP: Oil Ready for a Rebound?
  27 Oct 21:21
 
The decline in energy-related commodities has been as swift as the latter stages of the historic run-up that occurred earlier in the year...
 
BLBG: Copper Prices Reverse Declines as New Homes Sales Gain in U.S.
  27 Oct 21:21
 
By Millie Munshi

Oct...
 
AFP: Oil price dives to $59 in London
  27 Oct 21:21
 
LONDON (AFP) — Oil prices sank to 59 dollars on Monday, hitting 17-month lows on worries that a global recession will sap energy demand and as the US currency strengthened against the euro...
 
BLBG: Oil Falls to 17-Month Low as Recession Concern Intensifies
  27 Oct 21:19
 
By Mark Shenk

Oct...
 
BLBG: Platinum, Palladium Prices Tumble on Concern Auto Sales to Slow
  27 Oct 21:19
 
By Millie Munshi

Oct...
 
RTRS: Home sales rise but prices fall
  27 Oct 21:18
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of newly constructed single-family homes rose in September and inventories shrank as builders slashed prices to their lowest level in four years to move property as a financial crisis deepens...
 
RTRS: Oil sinks below $62, a 17-month low
  27 Oct 21:17
 
LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Oil trimmed losses after sinking to a new 17-month low below $62 a barrel on Monday, driven down by investor pessimism about the deteriorating global economic climate and its likely impact on demand for fuel...
 
CNBC: Crude can bounce back to $64-65/bbl: Safetrade Advisors
  27 Oct 21:15
 
N Prasad, CEO, Safetrade Advisor, said crude can bounceback up to USD 64-65 per barrel...
 
FXS: UPDATE 4-Gold off lows as dollar slips from highs
  27 Oct 20:17
 
* Dollar retreats after hitting two-year high vs euro * Oil slides more than $2 a barrel on demand fears * Platinum slips sharply as firm dollar adds to demand fears
(Releads, updates prices, adds comment)
By Jan Harvey
LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Gold pared losses on Monday as the dollar retreated from highs against the euro, but strength in the U...
 
BLBG: Yen Rises as Carry Trade Evaporates on Tumbling Global Stocks
  27 Oct 20:14
 
By Ye Xie and Lukanyo Mnyanda

Oct...
 
AP: Gold price tumbles on US dollar firm-up
  27 Oct 20:14
 
Gold lost 3 percent in Europe on Monday (October 27) as the Dollar hit a two-year high against the Euro denting Gold’s appeal as an inflation hedge, resulting in quick selling of the precious metal to meet margin calls...
 
BLBG: Canada's Currency Falls to a Four-Year Low as U.S. Dollar Rises
  27 Oct 20:13
 
By Chris Fournier

Oct...
 
BLBG: Pound Slides Against Dollar, Euro as Recession Concern Deepens
  27 Oct 20:10
 
By Agnes Lovasz

Oct...
 
CNN: Gas nears 19-month low
  27 Oct 20:09
 
Gas prices dip for 40 straight days to settle at $2...
 
BLBG: Copper Price Falls to 3-Year Low on Global Recession Concerns
  27 Oct 20:07
 
By Millie Munshi

Oct...
 
DS: Oil Down to $62 a Barrel
  27 Oct 20:06
 
Gloom about the world economy has overshadowed OPEC\'s deal Friday to chop output by 1...
 
BLBG: U.S. Treasury Notes Fall as $64 Billion of Debt Auctions Loom
  27 Oct 20:00
 
By Dakin Campbell

Oct...
 
AP: Oil falls below $63 as investors eye weak demand
  27 Oct 19:59
 
By LOUISE WATT
LONDON (AP) -- Oil prices traded below $63 a barrel Monday as investors brushed off OPEC\'s sizable output cut, focusing instead on growing evidence of a severe global economic slowdown that would undermine crude demand...
 
AP: OPEC weekly oil prices keep falling
  27 Oct 19:58
 
The weekly average oil prices of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dropped to 61...
 
MN: Market overview: FTSE 100 down 87
  27 Oct 19:58
 
1410: Footsie has kept winning back some of its losses, which are now in double rather than triple figures...
 
BLBG: U.S. New-Home Sales Unexpectedly Rise as Prices Drop (Update1)
  27 Oct 19:57
 
By Bob Willis



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CN: MCX Comdex down by 1.55% to Rs 2070.04 points
  27 Oct 19:57
 
MCX Comdex, the composite index of metals, energy and agro-commodities was down by 1...
 
RTRS: Oil falls below $62 on economic gloom
  27 Oct 19:56
 
By Jane Merriman

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell to a new 17-month low below $62 a barrel on Monday, driven down by investor pessimism about the deteriorating global economic climate and its likely impact on demand for fuel...
 
BLBG: Oil Falls to 17-Month Low as Recession Concern Intensifies
  27 Oct 19:56
 
By Mark Shenk

Oct...
 
AFP: Toronto stocks slip again as oil, gold fall
  27 Oct 19:53
 
Lower commodity prices drove the S&P/TSX lower Monday morning, while the Dow Jones industrial average recovered from initial weakness to post mild gains...
 
HS: NYMEX-Crude dips on economy worry despite OPEC cut
  27 Oct 19:52
 
NEW YORK NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - U...
 
RTRS: TREASURIES-Bonds edge down as money market sentiment improves
  27 Oct 19:52
 
* Fed\'s commercial paper buys may curb safe-haven bid

* Auction prospects weigh on short-maturity note prices

NEW YORK, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Treasury debt prices edged down on Monday on a slight improvement of sentiment in short-term funding markets helped by a Federal Reserve program to buy commercial paper...
 
RTTN: Crude Oil Adds To Slump
  27 Oct 19:50
 
(RTTNews) - Oil prices tumble again on Monday morning as economic concerns continued to outweigh OPEC\'s production cut...
 
RTRS: September new homes sales up; inventory, prices fall
  27 Oct 19:49
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of newly constructed single-family homes rose in September and inventories shrank as builders slashed prices to their lowest level in four years to move property as a financial crisis deepens...
 
BS: Low commodity prices offer cash opportunities
  27 Oct 19:48
 
AUSTRALIA\'S junior and mid-tier mining sector is reviewing operations and investigating cutbacks to ride out the global financial turmoil, as commodities plunge to record lows...
 
RI: Got Gold Report – COMEX Commercials Least Net Short Silver in Years
  27 Oct 19:47
 
The Got Gold Report takes aim on the few big bullion banks which it contends have had a trading advantage in gold and silver futures markets and suggests investors take delivery of gold and silver from the COMEX in December to take advantage of the result of the short seller’s actions; artificially low prices...
 
MW: BOND REPORT: Treasurys lose as stocks turn positive
  27 Oct 19:46
 
U...
 
MW: Crude falls for second day on demand concerns
  27 Oct 19:32
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures fell for a second session Monday, dropping to their lowest level in 17 months as plunges in global stock markets intensified worries that a global recession will reduce energy demand...
 
MW: Gold falls amid broad losses in commodities, stocks
  27 Oct 19:32
 
By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Gold futures fell Monday amid broad declines in global stock markets and commodities, as a firmer U...
 
AP: Nikkei falls 6 percent to 26-year low, on yen, bank fears
  27 Oct 19:32
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei average slid 6...
 
MW: U.S. Sept. new-home sales rise 2.7% to 464,000 pace
  27 Oct 19:31
 
By Rex Nutting

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Sales of new homes rose an estimated 2...
 
FXS: BASE METALS: Comex Copper Seen 4 Cents Lower At Pit Open
  27 Oct 17:45
 
BASE METALS: Comex Copper Seen 4 Cents Lower At Pit Open

By Matt Whittaker
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--December copper futures are expected to open floor trading around 4 cents lower Monday, based on electronic activity ahead of the pit session on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Lose Favor as Corporates Tempt BlackRock (Update2)
  27 Oct 17:44
 
By Daniel Kruger

Oct...
 
ME: Gold Fields expecting sharp drop in earnings
  27 Oct 17:33
 
JOHANNESBURG (REUTERS) -
Africa\'s second largest gold producer Gold Fields is expected to report a sharp drop in earnings for the quarter to end-September owing to lower output, rising costs and write-downs, analysts said...
 
BD: JSE extends losses on weak global markets
  27 Oct 17:32
 
THE JSE continued to lose momentum in morning trade today and was deep into the red by noon, still moving in line with weak global markets...
 
RTRS: Copper drops almost 5 pct dollar, demand worry
  27 Oct 17:31
 
LONDON (Reuters) - Copper fell almost 5 percent to new 3-year lows on Monday, leading most of the industrial metals lower, on the stronger dollar and concerns over global growth...
 
AP: US dollar mixed, gold rises in trading
  27 Oct 17:30
 
LONDON (AP) - The U...
 
MN: Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Strengthens Indian Rupee Future Contract
  27 Oct 17:28
 
New cash settlement mechanism in US Dollars
Monthly contract expiries for 12 months forward
New last trading day and extended trading hours
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announced changes to its Indian Rupee futures contract...
 
INFOLINE: Rupee slips to new record low
  27 Oct 16:52
 
ndia Infoline News Service / Mumbai Oct 27, 2008 14:21
The rupee has slid 21% this year even as the central bank sold dollars from its foreign-exchange reserves to stem losses...
 
BS: Sensex recovers, ends down 191pts; RIL gains 6%
  27 Oct 16:52
 
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 101 points at 8,600, and exhibited some volatility in early trades as the index touched a high of 8,739...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 4-Copper drops almost 5 pct dollar, demand worry
  27 Oct 16:51
 
* Copper falls 4...
 
BLBG: Yen Rises as Carry Trade Evaporates on Global Recession Concern
  27 Oct 16:50
 
By Lukanyo Mnyanda and Stanley White



Oct...
 
BLBG: Dollar Regains Haven Status as Deutsche Bank Says Buy (Update2)
  27 Oct 16:50
 
By Agnes Lovasz



Oct...
 
GN: Copper, zinc slide on fears over growth
  27 Oct 16:48
 
SINGAPORE — Copper and zinc fell by their daily limits on Monday after a one-day suspension in Shanghai, and London metals also dropped 5 per cent as investors bet on further declines in global growth and turbulent financial markets...
 
BLBG: Pound Slides Against Dollar, Euro as Recession Concern Deepens
  27 Oct 16:47
 
By Agnes Lovasz

Oct...
 
TMC: Yen climbs despite G-7 warning
  27 Oct 16:45
 
(Associated Press WorldStream Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) TOKYO_A warning by top industrialized nations about the recently surging yen fell flat Monday, unable to overcome the deluge of investors buying back the Japanese currency by reversing so-called carry trades that has sent the yen to a 13-year high...
 
RTRS: TOPWRAP 5-G7 frets about yen, rate cuts seen ahead
  27 Oct 16:44
 


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TOPWRAP 5-G7 frets about yen, rate cuts seen ahead
Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:00am EDT
* G7 says surging yen is threat to stability

* UK\'s Brown hints at global rate cuts

* South Korea slashes rates 75 basis points

* Emerging stocks at 4 year lows, Wall St seen lower

(For full crisis coverage, double click on [nCRISIS])

By Jeremy Gaunt and Kevin Plumberg

LONDON/HONG KONG, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Group of Seven warned on Monday the surging yen posed a threat to financial and economic stability, the latest coordinated effort by the world\'s richest nations to curb the worst financial crisis in 80 years...
 
RTRS: Oil falls below $62 on economic gloom
  27 Oct 16:43
 
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell to a new 17-month low below $62 a barrel on Monday, driven down by pessimism about the deteriorating global economic climate and its likely impact on demand for fuel...
 
RTRS: Yen gains despite G7, dollar firm, more RBA buying seen
  27 Oct 16:41
 
By Tamawa Kadoya

LONDON (Reuters) - The yen rallied on Monday despite the Group of Seven singling out excessive volatility in the Japanese currency, while the dollar hit a two-year high against the euro as investors scrambled to shed riskier investments...
 
AP: Gas prices continue to fall
  27 Oct 16:41
 
New Haven (WTNH) -- In these tough economic times the one bright spot remains gas prices...
 
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