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AP: Why The Commodity Supercycle Is Far From Over
  17 Oct 21:34
 
Market conditions are also setting the scene for the next leg up of the commodity supercycle...
 
BLBG: Copper Rises as Lowest Price Since 2006 Spurs Buying (Correct)
  17 Oct 21:33
 
By Millie Munshi

(Corrects reference to lowest price in headline...
 
BLBG: Crude Oil Rises From 13-Month Low on Signs OPEC Will Cut Output
  17 Oct 21:33
 
By Mark Shenk

Oct...
 
MW: U.S. stock indexes turn again, this time downward
  17 Oct 21:32
 
President Bush: It will \'take a while\' for financial crisis to abate


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The roller-coaster ride in equity markets continued Friday as the major indexes bounced between positive and negative territory, with industrials fronting losses and the energy sector fronting gains...
 
RTRS: Oil up $2 as global markets rally
  17 Oct 21:31
 
By Joe Brock

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose over $71 on Friday spurred by a broad rally across financial markets...
 
AP: Stocks higher even as U.S. housing, consumer numbers add to economic pessimism
  17 Oct 21:27
 
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market enjoyed an upward swing of about 500 points late Friday morning, in large part because energy stocks improved after oil prices put in some gains after three days of big losses...
 
MW: Consumer sentiment plunges at fastest rate ever
  17 Oct 21:27
 
By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- In the midst of global efforts to shore up markets and economies, U...
 
RTRS: US STOCKS-Market edges up on bargain hunting, Google
  17 Oct 21:23
 
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U...
 
BLBG: U.S. October Consumer Sentiment Falls Most on Record (Update2)
  17 Oct 20:38
 
By Shobhana Chandra

Oct...
 
FXS: Copper Prices Bounce From Earlier Lows
  17 Oct 20:36
 
Copper Prices Bounce From Earlier Lows

1438 GMT [Dow Jones] - LME base metals have bounced from their lows, and Comex copper futures have likewise ticked higher...
 
RTRS: GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. stocks slide on housing data, oil up a tad
  17 Oct 20:35
 
* U...
 
MW: Crude futures on the rise, tracking above $71 mark
  17 Oct 20:09
 
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures rose to trade above $71 a barrel early Friday, stabilizing after having tumbled more than 6% in the previous session, as traders continued to worry about a prospective slowdown in global energy demand...
 
AP: Copper Prices Continue to Fall
  17 Oct 20:08
 
TAIWAN– On October 15, copper prices fell to $5,000 per ton, marking a 7% decline in a single day...
 
RTRS: Wall Street pulled lower by recession worry
  17 Oct 20:06
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks cut losses on Friday and the Nasdaq briefly turned positive as a search for bargains by investors tempered recession worries...
 
MW: Volatile equities lift yen; dollar up vs. euro
  17 Oct 20:06
 
By Nick Godt & William L...
 
MW: U.S. stock indexes slide after home building falls
  17 Oct 19:36
 
President Bush: It will \'take a while\' for financial crisis to abate


By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The roller-coaster ride in equity markets continued Friday as the U...
 
AFP: Oil prices reflect 'reality of a global recession
  17 Oct 19:35
 
The price of crude oil fell below $70 per barrel on Thursday, its lowest price since July of 2007 and less than half of the price in July of 2008...
 
MW: Consumer sentiment drops in October
  17 Oct 19:32
 
By Ruth Mantell

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- In the midst of global efforts to shore up markets and economies, U...
 
MW: Energy stocks slide more than broad market
  17 Oct 19:30
 
By Steve Gelsi

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks fell harder than the broad market in early action on Friday, on the heels of comments about a business slowdown from oil service sector leader Schlumberger ...
 
SA: Gold, Silver and Deflation
  17 Oct 19:29
 
The question has been pouring in: “What happens to gold during a deflation? Of course, many of my readers are equally if not more interested in what happens to silver in a deflation as well...
 
RTRS: Gold falls 3 percent as dollar firms
  17 Oct 19:14
 

Gold falls 3 percent as dollar firms
Fri 17 Oct 2008, 12:29 GMT
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By Jan Harvey

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold fell 3 percent on Friday, extending the previous session\'s losses, as the dollar firmed against the euro, and investors sold bullion to cover losses on other markets...
 
RTRS: Gold falls 3 percent as dollar firms
  17 Oct 19:13
 
By Jan Harvey

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold fell 3 percent on Friday, extending the previous session\'s losses, as the dollar firmed against the euro, and investors sold bullion to cover losses on other markets...
 
AP: Gas prices aren't following oil's drop
  17 Oct 19:11
 
CHICAGO - Drivers, start your griping...
 
MW: Gold falls for seventh day on funds liquidation
  17 Oct 19:10
 
Gold surrenders 9% in week, biggest weekly percentage drop in over 20 years

By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell Friday for a seventh straight session, with the benchmark contract heading for the biggest weekly loss in more than 20 years, as investors kept dumping futures contracts and opted for cash amid financial turmoil...
 
DS: Oil slides below $70; U.S. gas falls to $3.08
  17 Oct 19:09
 
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices that a few months ago looked as if they would just keep rising fell yesterday to less than half the record high of $147...
 
MW: Crude-oil futures trade above $70 a barrel
  17 Oct 19:08
 
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures rose slightly to trade above $70 a barrel early Friday after tumbling more than 6% in the previous session, as traders continued to worry about a slowdown in global oil demand...
 
CN: Commodities recap - evening of 17th Oct, 2008
  17 Oct 19:03
 
Spot Gold fell to around $780 an ounce as the global equity markets showed some recovery...
 
MW: Gold falls for seventh day on funds liquidation
  17 Oct 19:02
 
Gold surrenders 9% in week, biggest weekly percentage drop in over 20 years


By Moming Zhou, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell Friday for a seventh straight session, with the benchmark contract heading for the biggest weekly loss in more than 20 years, as investors kept dumping futures contracts and opted for cash amid financial turmoil...
 
CN: Gold prices plummet by Rs 288 at MCX
  17 Oct 18:59
 
Gold prices plummeted today in the futures market on selling buy the traders due to the fresh offerings from stockists triggered by fall in New York...
 
RTRS: FOREX-Yen up, dollar rises vs euro as risk appetite suffers
  17 Oct 18:55
 
* Yen gains broadly as stocks retreat, risk appetite fades

* Markets remain volatile on bank woes, recession fears

* Dollar mostly higher on safe-haven flows

* US housing data disappoints, consumer data on tap

(Updates prices, adds comment, changes byline)

By Steven C...
 
SM: Futures Point to Lower Open After Housing Data
  17 Oct 18:49
 
Another weak prognosis for the housing sector has dampened the mood on Wall Street after yesterday\'s late rally...
 
FXS: US GOLD FUTURES SINK BELOW $780/OZ TO 1-MONTH LOW ON STRONG DOLLAR, LIQUIDATION
  17 Oct 18:46
 
- US GOLD FUTURES SINK BELOW $780/OZ TO 1-MONTH LOW ON STRONG DOLLAR, LIQUIDATION

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RTRS: September housing starts fall to new 17-1/2 year low
  17 Oct 18:44
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction starts on new homes fell to a new 17-1/2 year low in September as builders scaled back amid a worsening housing slump and growing turmoil in financial markets that helped pushed permits for new homes to a nearly 27-year low...
 
BLBG: Dollar Declines as U.S. Housing Starts Fall More Than Forecast
  17 Oct 18:43
 
By Ye Xie and Kim-Mai Cutler

Oct...
 
RTRS: Dollar adds to losses versus yen on housing data
  17 Oct 18:41
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar extended losses against the yen on Friday after data showed U...
 
RTRS: September housing starts fall to new 17-1/2 year low
  17 Oct 18:40
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Construction starts on new homes fell to a new 17-1/2 year low in September as builders scaled back amid a worsening housing slump and growing turmoil in financial markets that helped pushed permits for new homes to a nearly 27-year low...
 
BLBG: Copper, Aluminum Drop in London After Decline in U.S. Housing
  17 Oct 18:39
 
By Claudia Carpenter

Oct...
 
SS: LME aluminum price to average USD 2,400 per tonne – Analysts
  17 Oct 18:39
 
Analysts at JP Morgan expressed that the LME Aluminum average price will be USD 2,400 per tonne in the year 2009...
 
RTRS: US STOCKS-Futures extend losses on housing starts
  17 Oct 18:37
 
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U...
 
SS: Gold and Deflation
  17 Oct 18:36
 
The question has been pouring in: “What happens to gold during a deflation? Of course, many of my readers are equally if not more interested in what happens to silver in a deflation as well...
 
TOI: Gold nosedives to Rs 12,950 per ten grams
  17 Oct 18:33
 
NEW DELHI: Weak financial markets contributed to the fall in gold prices on Friday which plunged by Rs 350 to settle the day at Rs 12,950 per ten gram in the bullion market as jittery investors offloaded their holdings to pay for the losses...
 
MW: Gold falls for seventh day as investors liquidate positions
  17 Oct 18:11
 
By Moming Zhou

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell for a seventh straight day on Friday, as investors kept dumping futures contracts and opted for cash amid financial turmoil...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Rise Before Report That May Show Housing Starts Fell
  17 Oct 18:11
 
By Sandra Hernandez and Lukanyo Mnyanda

Oct...
 
MW: Treasurys advance after housing data
  17 Oct 18:08
 
By Deborah Levine

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys remained higher Friday, pushing yields down, after a government report showed builders broke ground on fewer homes than anticipated last month...
 
AP: Dollar and Precious Metals At A Glance
  17 Oct 18:08
 
NEW YORK (AP) - Key currency exchange rates late Thursday, compared with late Wednesday in New York:

Dollar vs: Exchange RatePvs Day

Yen 101...
 
MW: ECONOMIC REPORT: Housing starts fall 6% to 17-year low in September
  17 Oct 18:07
 
Building permits drop 8% to a 27-year low, government data show


By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Construction of new homes dwindled to a 17-year low in September as home builders sought to reduce the number of unsold homes in an elusive quest to find the bottom of the historic housing collapse...
 
AFX: Precious Metals Summary - London AM Fixings
  17 Oct 18:04
 
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Gold 801...
 
BLBG: Yen Rises as Recession Concern Spurs Sales of High-Yield Assets
  17 Oct 16:03
 
By Kim-Mai Cutler

Oct...
 
MB: Gold Fields's gold mines still closed
  17 Oct 16:02
 
[ Johannesburg, 16 October 2008 ] - Gold Fields\'s largest Driefontein and Kloof mines were still closed yesterday (SUBS Thursday) after fatalities broke a 73 day safety record of no incidents across the group\'s mines...
 
CN: Crude futures are falling 'like a rock'
  17 Oct 15:56
 
Price under $70, less than half of summer high

NEW YORK — Oil prices that a few months ago looked like they just would keep on rising fell Thursday to a level less than half the record high of $147...
 
AP: Dollar eases back
  17 Oct 15:53
 
The all conquering US dollar eased back late on yesterday after strengthening across the board on the previous days trading...
 
CNBC: SENSEX ends below 10000; RIL, SBI, Bharti, Infy crash
  17 Oct 15:52
 
The bears have latched on to the markets heavily in second half of session and forced benchmark indices to hit new-2008 low on the back of negative global cues...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 3-Gold eases below $800/oz as dollar firms
  17 Oct 15:51
 
* Dollar firms vs the euro on flight to safety

* Oil prices tick up, boosting gold\'s inflation hedge appeal * Platinum, palladium slide on demand fears (Recasts, adds comment, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE)

By Jan Harvey

LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Gold eased below $800 an ounce on Friday, extending the previous session\'s 5 percent price drop, as a firmer dollar pressured the metal...
 
RTRS: Nikkei up but trims gains, economy worries weigh
  17 Oct 15:50
 


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Nikkei up but trims gains, economy worries weigh
Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:48am EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei average rose 1...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 1-India gold softer, but buyers eye bigger falls
  17 Oct 15:49
 
* Spot gold little changed at $806...
 
RTRS: Dollar slips, stock rise trims safe-haven demand
  17 Oct 15:15
 
By Naomi Tajitsu

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar slipped on Friday, relinquishing early gains as a recovery in stock markets from dramatic losses this week prompted traders to scale back some flight-to-quality buying in the U...
 
ET: Gold tumbles by Rs 410 per ten grams on lower New York cues
  17 Oct 15:14
 
MUMBAI: Gold prices tumbled by Rs 410 per ten grams to Rs 12,795 at the early session on the bullion market here on Friday on fresh offerings from

stockists triggered by fall in New York...
 
BLBG: Oil Rises From 13-Month Low as Stocks Gain, OPEC May Cut Output
  17 Oct 15:13
 
By Alexander Kwiatkowski and Nesa Subrahmaniyan

Oct...
 
BLBG: Dollar Libor Poised for Weekly Decline on Central Bank Lending
  17 Oct 15:08
 
By Gavin Finch and Candice Zachariahs

Oct...
 
MW: Oil stocks pace rebound for Europe
  17 Oct 13:50
 
Safran posts nine-month revenue growth, Yara shares fall

By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares swung sharply higher on Friday morning, taking back some of the previous session\'s losses, with oil producers and technology shares fronting the advance...
 
BLBG: European Bonds Drop as Stock Gains Sap Demand for Safest Assets
  17 Oct 13:48
 
By Agnes Lovasz

Oct...
 
MW: Bond insurers may ask Treasury to buy risky assets: report
  17 Oct 13:47
 
By Simon Kennedy

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Bond insurers including Ambac Financial Group Inc...
 
BD: Rand back below R10/dlr on stock gains
  17 Oct 13:14
 
AFTER slumping to a worst level in six years yesterday in extremely volatile conditions, the rand was back below the 10 rand per dollar level in early trade today...
 
RTRS: COMMODITIES-Markets surge off lows as equities rally
  17 Oct 13:13
 
* Commodities up as Asia equities see first weekly gain in 7

* Recession fears weigh but analysts query depth of sell-off

By Nick Trevethan

SINGAPORE, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Commodity markets bounced on Friday, paring the previous session\'s hefty losses as financial markets turned higher again after gains overnight in U...
 
BBC: Copper chief on price decline
  17 Oct 13:13
 
Codelco executive president Jose Pablo Arellano on how the world\'s biggest copper producer is coping with the sharp drop in commodity prices...
 
BLBG: Dollar Falls, Heads for Weekly Loss, on U.S. Recession Concerns
  17 Oct 13:12
 
By Ron Harui



Oct...
 
TS: Gold bounces from one-month low
  17 Oct 12:40
 
Gold edged up in volatile trade on Friday, recovering from a 6-percent drop in New York, after a rebound in equities eased worries of a global recession...
 
FBS: LME metals bounce following equity rebound
  17 Oct 12:39
 
SHANGHAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - London metals futures bounced on Friday, with zinc up 6 percent, bolstered by overnight gains in equity markets that helped a recovery from heavy losses in the last trading session...
 
BLBG: Australia, New Zealand Dollars Set for 1st Weekly Gain in Month
  17 Oct 12:38
 
By Candice Zachariahs



Oct...
 
RTRS: Oil jumps more than $3 on late Wall St rally
  17 Oct 12:38
 
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil rose more than $3 on Friday, rebounding from a 15-month low below $70 on a late rally on Wall Street and growing expectations of an OPEC production cut...
 
BLBG: Dollar Falls, Heads for Weekly Loss, on U.S. Recession Concerns
  17 Oct 12:37
 
By Ron Harui



Oct...
 
RTRS: Dollar sags as safety buying eases
  17 Oct 12:36
 
By Satomi Noguchi

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar sagged against the euro on Friday as safety buying of the currency eased with fears over the global financial sector slightly curbed...
 
BLBG: Chinese Copper Imports May Be Hurt by Credit Crunch, Maike Says
  17 Oct 12:32
 
By Li Xiaowei

Oct...
 
AP: Asian markets up, uncertain about rebound
  17 Oct 12:31
 
Tokyo (dpa) - Key stock markets across Asia edged upwards on Friday, recovering slightly from record drops earlier this week, as investors cautiously ventured back into the market after a surge on Wall Street...
 
BLBG: Copper May Fall on Reduced U.S., European Demand, Survey Shows
  17 Oct 12:30
 
By Claudia Carpenter

Oct...
 
RTRS: Gold bounces from 1-month low on firm oil, equities
  17 Oct 12:30
 
By Lewa Pardomuan

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold edged up in volatile trade on Friday, recovering from a 6-percent drop in New York, after oil rose more than $3 and a rebound in equities eased worries of a global recession, at least for now...
 
ET: Rupee rises on hopes of capital inflows
  17 Oct 12:29
 
MUMBAI: The rupee rose on Friday, helped by a stronger opening in the local share market which raised hopes of some capital inflows, but dollar demand from importers and oil firms may limit the rise...
 
MS: Sensex slips into negative
  17 Oct 12:28
 
The Sensex after opening positive in the early trades, fell into the negative terrain on account of profit booking seen in index heavyweights...
 
BLBG: Oil Rises From 13-Month Low as Stocks Gain, OPEC May Cut Output
  17 Oct 12:28
 
By Nesa Subrahmaniyan and Christian Schmollinger

Oct...
 
BD: Gold rises on greenback slump
  17 Oct 12:27
 
Gold rose from its lowest in a month as the US dollar headed for its first weekly decline against the euro since September, boosting the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative asset...
 
BLBG: Asian Stocks Advance as Money Market Rates Fall; NTT Soars
  17 Oct 12:26
 
By Patrick Rial



Oct...
 
RTRS: India's gold futures down on stronger rupee
  17 Oct 12:26
 
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India\'s gold futures were down on Friday despite the metal trading higher overseas, as a stronger rupee against the dollar pushed down local prices...
 
RTRS: Nikkei up, defensive shares gain as gloom deepens
  17 Oct 11:56
 
*Nikkei ends up 2...
 
AP: Opec brings forward emergency meeting
  17 Oct 11:52
 
Opec yesterday brought forward to next week an emergency meeting to consider a cut in production after oil prices dropped to less than $70 a barrel for the first time in more than a year on worries about a global recession...
 
RTRS: India copper opens up on overseas cues
  17 Oct 11:51
 
MUMBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - India\'s copper futures opened up on Friday tracking international markets, analysts said...
 
RTRS: India's gold futures down on stronger rupee
  17 Oct 11:50
 
MUMBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - India\'s gold futures were down on Friday despite the metal trading higher overseas, as a stronger rupee against the dollar pushed down local prices...
 
RTRS; Nikkei up but trims gains, economy worries weigh
  17 Oct 11:49
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan\'s Nikkei average rose 1...
 
RTRS: Dollar retreats as stock gains trim safety demand
  17 Oct 10:57
 
By Satomi Noguchi

TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar sagged against the euro on Friday as safety buying of the currency eased with fears over the global financial sector slightly curbed...
 
AFP: Euro recovers from earlier falls against dollar, yen
  17 Oct 10:57
 
LONDON/TOKYO –– The euro pulled back in early European deals on Thursday after tumbling against the dollar and yen in Asian trading on mounting worries over Europe’s economies and the prospect of further rate cuts there, analysts said...
 
BLBG: Copper Climbs, Heading for First Weekly Increase in Five Weeks
  17 Oct 10:52
 
By Glenys Sim

Oct...
 
MN: Crude can breach USD 78/barrel again
  17 Oct 10:50
 
Crude can breach USD 78 to a barrel again...
 
RTRS: India copper futures are seen opening up, gold flat
  17 Oct 10:50
 
MUMBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) - India\'s copper futures are expected to open up on Friday tracking international markets, analysts said...
 
CN: Crude Oil should trade between $70-90: OPEC
  17 Oct 10:49
 
The U...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Rise Before Report That May Say Housing Starts Fell
  17 Oct 10:48
 
Oct...
 
RTRS: Gold bounces from 1-month low on firm oil, equities
  17 Oct 10:48
 
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold edged up on Friday, recovering from a 6-percent drop in New York, after oil rose more than $3 and a rebound in equities eased worries of a global recession, at least for now...
 
BLBG: Buy Pound Against Euro as U.K. Rates to Drop, RBC Capital Says
  17 Oct 10:47
 
By Candice Zachariahs

Oct...
 
AP: Gold falls under $800 as traders cash in holdings
  17 Oct 10:47
 
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Gold prices briefly plunged below $800 an ounce Thursday as investors continued to sell off commodities on concerns that the economic slowdown will dramatically reduce demand for energy and raw materials...
 
GN: Strong dollar batters bullion to month low as silver plunges
  17 Oct 10:46
 
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