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RTRS: UPDATE 4-Oil falls below $118, heads for 1st weekly loss in five
  15 Feb 19:05
 
* Deeper-than-expected euro zone recession hits markets

* G20 divided over economic policy: growth vs austerity

* Coming up: University of Michigan Survey at 1455 GMT (Updates detail, prices; paragraph 5)
By Christopher Johnson

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Brent crude oil fell below $118 per barrel on Friday and was heading for its first weekly loss in five after disappointing euro zone growth data revived concerns about the outlook for energy demand...
 
MW: Yen falls on report G-20 to water down FX language
  15 Feb 19:03
 
By William L...
 
BLBG: U.S. Stock-Index Futures Little Changed as G-20 Meets
  15 Feb 19:02
 
U...
 
MW: Feb Empire index above zero, first time since July
  15 Feb 18:57
 
By Greg Robb
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Empire State manufacturing index moved into positive territory for the first time since July, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said Friday...
 
BD: Oil headed for first weekly loss in five weeks
  15 Feb 18:56
 
LONDON — Brent crude oil fell below $118 a barrel on Friday and was heading for its first weekly loss in five after disappointing eurozone growth data revived concern about the outlook for energy demand...
 
MW: Europe stocks steady with G-20 meeting in focus
  15 Feb 18:54
 
By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stock markets traded in tight ranges Friday, as investors opted to stay on the sidelines ahead of the Group of 20 nations meeting in Moscow, with any hints of exchange-rates policy monitored closely...
 
BLBG:Natural Gas May Gain as Cold Weather Sparks Demand, Survey Shows
  15 Feb 17:59
 
Natural gas futures may advance next week as colder-than-normal weather boosts demand for the heating fuel, a Bloomberg News survey showed...
 
RTRS:Indian rupee drops to lowest in a month on stocks, euro weakness
  15 Feb 17:58
 
(Reuters) - The rupee fell to its lowest in nearly a month on Friday, hurt by weaker local shares and a slump in the euro following weak economic growth data...
 
RTTN:Gold Slips Amid Weak Euro
  15 Feb 17:58
 
The price of gold was extending its six-month low Friday morning, with the euro trading weak as traders await cues from the G20 meeting...
 
RTRS:EURO GOVT-Bunds rise day after weak data, meet resistance
  15 Feb 17:49
 
* Bunds rise as data reinforces accommodative rate policy

* G20 meeting unlikely to soothe euro strength concerns

* Bunds meet resistance around 143 level

* Italian bonds seen vulnerable in run-up to elections

By Ana Nicolaci da Costa

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - German Bunds rose on Friday, a day after euro zone data reinforced the case for the ECB to hold down borrowing costs and before a G20 meeting that is thought unlikely to soothe concerns about a strong euro...
 
PJ:Gold down by Rs 100 on sustained selling, weak global cues
  15 Feb 17:48
 
New Delhi: Gold prices fell by Rs 100 to Rs 30,625 per 10 grams on Friday due to sustained selling by stockists on sluggish demand amid a weakening global trend...
 
ET:Gold prices dip to 6-month lows on weak euro ahead of G20
  15 Feb 17:47
 
LONDON: Gold fell to a six-month low on Friday, breaking through technical support near $1,630 an ounce, as the euro weakened against the dollar ahead of a G20 meeting, which should give more clues on currencies...
 
MC:Gold prices slide to six-month low
  15 Feb 17:47
 
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices fell to a six-month low of $1,625...
 
ET:Base metals rise on good industrial demand
  15 Feb 17:47
 
MUMBAI: Most of the base metals rose at the non-ferrous metal market here today on sustained stockists buying on the back of good demand from industrial users...
 
WSJ:Weak Retail Data Knock Sterling; Euro, Stocks Tread Water
  15 Feb 17:46
 
By Nina Bains

Sterling fell sharply against the dollar Friday after U...
 
RTTN:Indian Rupee At 4-week Low Against U.S. Dollar
  15 Feb 17:46
 
In later deals on Friday, the Indian rupee declined against the U...
 
ET:Rupee drops to lowest in a month on stocks, euro weakness
  15 Feb 17:39
 
MUMBAI: The rupee fell to its lowest in nearly a month on Friday, hurt by weaker local shares and a slump in the euro following weak economic growth data...
 
BLBG:WTI Crude Trims Weekly Gain; Open Interest at Record High
  15 Feb 17:38
 
West Texas Intermediate oil fell, trimming its ninth weekly gain in 10 weeks...
 
BLBG:Billionaires Soros, Bacon Cut Gold Holdings on Decline
  15 Feb 17:37
 
Billionaire investors George Soros and Louis Moore Bacon cut their stakes in exchange-traded products backed by gold last quarter as futures dropped the most in more than eight years...
 
BLBG:Wheat Advances as Price Drop Stokes Demand for U.S. Supplies
  15 Feb 17:36
 
Wheat rose in Chicago, narrowing a fourth weekly drop, on indications the lowest prices for the grain in seven months stoked demand for the U...
 
BLBG:Mantega Says Brazil Won’t Allow Currency to Over-appreciate
  15 Feb 17:36
 
Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said the government won’t allow the real to over appreciate after the currency strengthened to a nine-month high...
 
RTRS:PRECIOUS-Gold dips to 6-month lows on weak euro ahead of G20
  15 Feb 17:29
 
* Gold heads for biggest weekly drop since December

* G20 in focus

* Coming up: U...
 
ET:Gold prices down by Rs 100 on sustained selling, weak global cues
  15 Feb 17:28
 
NEW DELHI: Gold prices fell by Rs 100 to Rs 30,625 per 10 grams here today due to sustained selling by stockists on sluggish demand amid a weakening global trend...
 
CN:Asian shares mixed on eurozone fears
  15 Feb 17:27
 
HONG KONG : Asian stocks were mixed while the euro eased on Friday as data showed the eurozone slipped deeper into recession at the end of last year, while markets await the start of a Group of 20 meeting in Russia...
 
MC:Gold importers slow purchases on weak rupee
  15 Feb 17:26
 
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Gold importers in India, the world's biggest buyer of the metal, slowed purchases, as a weaker rupee kept the downside in prices limited, despite weak overseas market...
 
RTRS:Gold dips to six-month lows on weak euro ahead of G20
  15 Feb 17:26
 
(Reuters) - Gold fell to a six-month low on Friday, breaking through technical support near $1,630 an ounce, as the euro weakened against the dollar ahead of a G20 meeting, which should give more clues on currencies...
 
WSJ:Euro Will Be Dragged Slowly Into Currency War
  15 Feb 17:25
 
By NICHOLAS HASTINGS

--Weak data suggest the euro zone can't afford a strong currency

--The ECB is likely to resist policy change for as long as it can

--But the euro is already showing signs of weakness

By Nicholas Hastings

Keeping out of the currency war was always going to be difficult...
 
CT:ECB officials rebuff currency targeting as G20 meets
  15 Feb 17:25
 
MOSCOW/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of the European Central Bank and its two German policymakers pushed back on Friday against political pressure to target the euro's exchange rate ahead of meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers...
 
RTTN:Euro Falls As G20 Meeting Begins
  15 Feb 17:24
 
The euro slipped against other major currencies on Friday, as a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Twenty (G20) nations commenced in Moscow...
 
RTRS:Euro zone Dec trade surplus rises as imports sink
  15 Feb 17:24
 
(Reuters) - The euro zone posted an increase in its trade surplus in December, albeit lower than expected, as imports fell steeper than exports, data showed on Friday...
 
BR:Euro drops to 2-week low against firm yen
  15 Feb 17:23
 
LONDON: The euro fell to a two-week low against the yen on Friday as investors cut bets against the Japanese currency before a G20 summit in Moscow and on reports the Bank of Japan may get a new chief who is less inclined to pursue aggressive easing...
 
RTRS:Yen hits two-week high versus euro before G20
  15 Feb 17:22
 
(Reuters) - The yen hit a two-week high against the euro on Friday on speculation the next Bank of Japan governor may be less inclined to pursue aggressive monetary easing and as markets braced for a G20 summit in Moscow...
 
IV:Dollar broadly higher as E.Z. growth concerns weigh
  15 Feb 17:21
 
Investing...
 
RTTN:Euro Mixed Ahead Of Eurozone Trade Data
  15 Feb 17:20
 
Eurozone trade figures are due at 5...
 
IV:Euro zone trade balance rises unexpectedly
  15 Feb 17:01
 
Investing...
 
BLBG:Wheat Advances as Price Drop Stokes Demand for U.S. Supplies
  15 Feb 17:00
 
Wheat rose in Chicago, narrowing a fourth weekly drop, on indications the lowest prices for the grain in seven months stoked demand for the U...
 
BLBG:Yen Gains as G-20 Meets; Euro, U.S. Index Futures Drop
  15 Feb 16:59
 
The yen strengthened for a fourth day against the dollar and the euro weakened as Group of 20 finance chiefs and central bankers met in Moscow...
 
BLBG:Sugar Rebounds as Prices May Have Fallen Too Far; Coffee Falls
  15 Feb 16:59
 
Sugar rebounded in New York on speculation prices, which declined as much as 2...
 
BLBG:WTI Crude Trims Weekly Gain; Open Interest at Record High
  15 Feb 16:57
 
West Texas Intermediate oil trimmed its ninth weekly gain in 10 weeks...
 
BLBG:Yen Gains for Fourth Day Amid BOJ Speculation Before G-20
  15 Feb 16:56
 
The yen climbed to the strongest in more than two weeks against the euro as Group-of-20 officials begin talks in Moscow, fueling speculation they may criticize Japanese policies that have helped weaken the currency...
 
BLBG:Gold Bears Braced for U.S. to China Growth Recovery: Commodities
  15 Feb 16:55
 
Gold traders are the most bearish in more than a year on mounting speculation that improving economic growth from the U...
 
BLBG:G-20 Seeks Common Ground on Currencies After Yen Split
  15 Feb 16:45
 
Global finance chiefs are seeking to find common ground on currencies after an effort to calm tensions between rich governments backfired...
 
BR:Copper edges up on China prospects; euro woes cap gains
  15 Feb 13:50
 
SINGAPORE: London copper inched higher on Friday, buoyed by hopes China will restock on a return from holidays next week, but was still set to log its largest weekly loss this year after the euro zone recession deepened more than expected at the end of 2012...
 
TG:Oil rises above $97 per barrel after brief reprieve
  15 Feb 13:48
 
NEW YORK — The price of oil rose above $97 per barrel Thursday, reversing Wednesday’s small drop...
 
AB:Oil price steady at $118 amid euro zone concerns
  15 Feb 13:48
 
Brent crude was steady at around $118 per barrel on Friday, though was still heading for its first weekly loss in five after disappointing euro zone data revived concerns about the troubled region...
 
RTRS:VEGOILS-Palm up on export data; investors wait for tax decision
  15 Feb 13:47
 
* Malaysia's Feb 1-15 palm oil exports up 18...
 
FX:Crude Oil Futures Move Sideways in Asian Trade
  15 Feb 13:46
 
Crude oil futures were steady to a tad lower in Asia Friday following declines in regional equities, as investors were cautious after poor European data and ahead of the Group of Twenty meeting this weekend...
 
RTRS:PRECIOUS-Gold heads for biggest weekly drop since December
  15 Feb 13:46
 
* Gold drops to lowest in six weeks
* Spot gold to slide to $1,622 -technicals
* Coming up: U...
 
TN:Yen rises as market awaits currency signals from G20
  15 Feb 13:43
 
TOKYO, Feb 15 — The yen firmed against the euro and dollar in Asian trading today as markets braced for more conflicting comments on currencies as officials from the Group of 20 nations gathered in Moscow...
 
MY:Rupee falls 4 paise against US dollar to 53.97
  15 Feb 13:43
 
Indian rupee slightly declined against the greenback in noon trade on Friday...
 
PT:Rupee rules firm Vs dollar in late morning trade
  15 Feb 13:42
 
Mumbai, Feb 15 (PTI) The rupee continued to rule firm in late morning deals today by gaining 3 paise to 53...
 
PT:Rupee up 6 paise Vs dollar in early trade
  15 Feb 13:42
 
Mumbai, Feb 15 (PTI) Indian rupee on Friday gained six paise to 53...
 
RTRS:EURO GOVT-Bunds rise in tandem with U.S. Treasuries
  15 Feb 13:42
 
Feb 15 (Reuters) - German Bund futures opened higher on Friday as a rise in U...
 
BLBG:N.Z. Dollar at 2 1/2-Year High Against Aussie on Sales
  15 Feb 12:17
 
New Zealand’s dollar touched a 2 1/2-year high against Australia’s as the smaller nation’s retail sales grew faster than economists predicted, boosting bets its central bank will raise interest rates...
 
BLBG:G-20 Head Russia Pushes for Currency Manipulation Stance
  15 Feb 12:17
 
Russia wants to head off a global currency war by pushing policy makers to make stronger commitments against exchange-rate manipulation as Group of 20 officials search for common ground in Moscow this week...
 
BLBG:Wheat Rebounds After U.S. Weekly Export Sales Increase on Prices
  15 Feb 12:16
 
Wheat gained, paring a fourth weekly loss, after a report showed that U...
 
BLBG:Billionaires Soros, Bacon Cut Gold Holdings on Decline
  15 Feb 12:16
 
Billionaire investors George Soros and Louis Moore Bacon cut their stakes in exchange-traded products backed by gold last quarter as futures dropped the most in more than eight years...
 
BLBG:RBA’s Kent Says Chinese Demand for Commodities to Remain Strong
  15 Feb 12:16
 
China’s demand for commodities will grow “strongly” for some time, albeit at a slower pace, Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Christopher Kent said...
 
BLBG:Oil Heads for Ninth Gain in 10 Weeks as Open Interest at Record
  15 Feb 12:15
 
West Texas Intermediate oil headed for its ninth weekly gain in 10 weeks after a report signaled OPEC will cut crude shipments this month...
 
BLBG:Yen Strengthens Amid BOJ Speculation Before G-20; Kiwi Climbs
  15 Feb 12:15
 
The yen climbed ahead of a meeting of Group-of-20 finance officials and as investors speculated who may be chosen to lead the Bank of Japan to carry out Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push for more monetary stimulus...
 
BLBG:Palm Oil Advances as Discount to Soybean Oil Boosts Demand
  15 Feb 12:14
 
Palm oil gained for the first time in three days as its discount to soybean oil, a substitute in food and fuel, and prices at a two-week low boosted demand...
 
BLBG:Won Leads Gains in Asian Currencies as Yen Rebounds Before G-20
  15 Feb 12:14
 
South Korea’s won led gains in Asian currencies this week amid speculation the region’s policy makers will refrain from reining in exchange rates as the yen rebounded before a meeting of the Group of 20 nations...
 
BLBG:Gold Bears Braced for U.S. to China Growth Recovery: Commodities
  15 Feb 12:14
 
Gold traders are the most bearish in more than a year on mounting speculation that improving economic growth from the U...
 
BLBG:Gold Drops to Lowest in Six Weeks as Soros, Bacon Cut Holdings
  15 Feb 12:13
 
Gold declined to the lowest level since Jan...
 
BLBG:Copper Heads for Weekly Loss as Euro-Area Recession Cuts Demand
  15 Feb 12:13
 
Copper is poised for the first weekly decline in three as the euro-area recession deepened more than economists forecast, weakening demand for metals...
 
BLBG:Yen Drop Means Wheat Gains as Foodmaker Profits Hit, Nomura Says
  15 Feb 12:12
 
Wheat prices in Japan, Asia’s second-biggest importer of the grain, are poised to climb the most since 2011 as the weakening yen increases costs for food producers, according to Nomura Holdings Inc...
 
BLBG:U.K. Treasury ‘Does Not Understand’ QE Risks, Panel Says
  15 Feb 12:11
 
The U...
 
BLBG:Iceland FSA Ends Bank Fraud Probe Warning Against Free Currency
  15 Feb 12:11
 
Iceland completed its investigation of the financial fraud that led to the island’s 2008 collapse with the top regulator warning that the bank system is still too weak to survive a free-floating krona...
 
BLBG:Peruvian Sol Appreciates as Exporters Sell Dollars to Pay Taxes
  15 Feb 12:10
 
Peru’s sol rose to its strongest against the dollar in two weeks as exporters sold the U...
 
BLBG:Euro Drops to Three-Week Low as Recession Deepens; Krone Slides
  15 Feb 11:50
 
The euro slid to a three-week low against the dollar after a report showed Europe’s recession deepened more than forecast last quarter, sapping demand for the region’s assets and spurring bets on lower interest rates...
 
MW: Bankia investors to absorb heavy losses
  14 Feb 21:21
 
By Jonathan House
MADRID (MarketWatch) — Spain’s bank bailout fund Thursday warned of significant losses for Bankia SA shareholders as part of the European Union-financed cleanup of the nationalized lender...
 
INV: Crude oil higher as traders shrug off dismal euro zone, Japan GDP
  14 Feb 21:20
 
Investing...
 
JP: BOJ stands pat on monetary easing, ups assessment
  14 Feb 21:20
 
The Bank of Japan on Thursday put off additional monetary easing while raising its assessment of the economy, saying it appears to have stopped weakening...
 
FRX: Yen Shorts Have A Case Of The Jitters
  14 Feb 21:19
 
The price action this week shows a market that is long yen crosses and nervous...
 
FU: Gold futures prices poised to move lower
  14 Feb 21:18
 
Gold futures prices started Wednesday under pressure as a rally in the dollar continued to erode the value of the yellow metal...
 
INV: EUR/USD at 3-week lows after dismal EZ GDP data
  14 Feb 21:17
 
Investing...
 
CU: Federal Budget Problems Could Impact County's AAA Bond Rating
  14 Feb 21:16
 
Howard County Budget director Ray Wacks told the County Council on Monday that if the federal government's AAA bond rating is downgraded due to federal budget problems, the county's bond rating could be downgraded as well, according to an Explore Howard report...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 1-U.S. natgas futures slip ahead of weekly inventory data
  14 Feb 21:15
 
* Front month remains above recent 3-month low
* Colder weather set to return by next week
* Nuclear outages running well above normal levels
* Coming Up: EIA natgas storage data Thursday


By Eileen Houlihan
NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U...
 
MW: U.S. stocks drop after glum euro-zone, Japan data
  14 Feb 21:14
 
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U...
 
MW: Oil futures trade above $97, stuck in range
  14 Feb 21:14
 
By Myra P...
 
MW: Natural-gas prices fall further after EIA data
  14 Feb 21:13
 
By Myra P...
 
CM: Oil prices rise Thursday morning
  14 Feb 19:31
 
BANGKOK — Oil prices rose worldwide Thursday, but gains were limited by conflicting estimates for crude demand for 2013...
 
TMS: Canadian dollar slightly higher amid worsening eurozone economic downturn
  14 Feb 19:30
 
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was higher Thursday amid data showing a deepening economic contraction in the eurozone...
 
ENM: Canadian dollar holds firm as relationship to the risk-on / off trade breaks down
  14 Feb 19:27
 
The Canadian dollar (Currency:CAD) is looking solid today - this despite the broad-based sell-off in equity and commodities...
 
MW: Gold futures settle at lowest since late August
  14 Feb 19:24
 
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell Wednesday to settle at their lowest level since late August, ahead of a meeting of the Group of 20 nations later this week, which investors hope will provide some indication on currency policy...
 
RTRS: Dollar turns positive vs yen after U.S. jobless claims data
  14 Feb 19:24
 
Feb 14 (Reuters) - The dollar turned positive against the Japanese yen and briefly extended gains versus the euro on Thursday after U...
 
FU: Oil rise capped by varying demand estimates
  14 Feb 19:23
 
BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Thursday, but gains were limited by conflicting estimates for crude demand for 2013...
 
RTTN: Dollar Steady Ahead Of US Weekly Jobless Claims Report
  14 Feb 19:21
 
The Labor Department is scheduled to release its weekly jobless claims report for the week ended February 9th at 8:30 am ET...
 
RTTN: Dollar Little Changed After US Weekly Jobless Claims Report
  14 Feb 19:21
 
The U...
 
EG: CURRENCIES: Dollar Advances As Euro-zone GDP Disappoints
  14 Feb 19:19
 
By William L...
 
NW: Japan economy shrinks, fueling push for weak yen
  14 Feb 19:18
 
Japan's economy shrank in the last three months of 2012, its third straight quarter of contraction, giving the government ammunition to defend its "weak yen" strategy as necessary to getting growth back on track...
 
WSJ: Crude-Oil Futures Tad Higher in Asia; Eyes on Iran Nuclear Talks
  14 Feb 19:17
 
By Gurdeep Singh

Crude-oil futures were trading slightly higher in Asia Thursday, recovering part of their overnight losses, ahead of some U...
 
UPI: OPEC feels pressure from North America
  14 Feb 19:15
 
NEW YORK, Feb...
 
IBT: Central Bank Gold Demand Hits 48-Year-High In 2012: World Gold Council
  14 Feb 19:14
 
Central banks last year added the most gold to reserves in almost a half century and will likely remain an important force in the gold market in 2013, the World Gold Council said Thursday...
 
INV: Dollar at 3-week highs vs. euro, yen steady
  14 Feb 19:13
 
Investing...
 
MW: Dollar advances as euro-zone GDP disappoints
  14 Feb 19:12
 
ECB official says negative deposit rate possible: report
By William L...
 
BLBG: U.S. Stock Futures Decline as Euro-Area Recession Deepens
  14 Feb 19:11
 
U...
 
IBT: Central Bank Gold Demand Hits 48-Year-High In 2012: World Gold Council
  14 Feb 19:10
 
Central banks last year added the most gold to reserves in almost a half century and will likely remain an important force in the gold market in 2013, the World Gold Council said Thursday...
 
NS: NZ dollar surges against pound
  14 Feb 19:09
 
THE New Zealand dollar rose against the British pound, touching a post-float high, after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said economic growth is likely to remain weak even as inflation stays above the central bank's target...
 
BLBG: Jobless Claims in U.S. Decreased More Than Forecast Last Week
  14 Feb 19:07
 
Fewer Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, indicating an improving outlook for the labor market...
 
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