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RTRS:Taiwan stocks slip; airlines down on rising oil prices
  19 May 11:48
 
Thu May 19, 2011 1:39am EDT
TAIPEI, May 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks erased early gains
and ended 0...
 
FXS:New Zealand Dollar Rallies as Agricultural Commodity Prices Jump
  19 May 11:42
 
US Dollar to take Cues from Jobless Claims, Housing Data following FOMC

Euro Risks to Downside Against Swiss Franc on Continued Greek Debt Troubles

British Pound Tumbles Against US Dollar as Bank of England Rate Prospects Sink

Japanese Yen Could See Major moves on Gross Domestic Product Data

Canadian Dollar Rallies as Crude Oil Inventories Report Sparks Oil Strength

New Zealand Dollar Rallies as Agricultural Commodity Prices Jump

US Dollar to take Cues from Jobless Claims, Housing Data following FOMC
Minutes from the latest FOMC meeting in April showed consensus among central bankers with regards to letting the Fed’s massive balance sheet slowly dwindle as the first part of paring back the extraordinary measures implemented at the height of the crisis...
 
BLBG:Oil Trades Near Highest in More Than a Week on Unexpected U.S. Supply Drop
  19 May 11:37
 
Oil traded near the highest in more than a week in New York after a government report showed an unexpected drop in U...
 
SG:Gold Demand Rose 11% in Quarter on Investment, Jewelry, WGC Says
  19 May 11:37
 
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Gold demand rose 11 percent in the first quarter as China helped boost investment and jewelry usage, while demand will remain \"firm\" throughout this year, the World Gold Council said...
 
BBC:Gold demand strong in 2011, says World Gold Council
  19 May 11:35
 
Demand for gold as an investment was strong at the start of 2011, although it was off the peaks of 2010, the World Gold Council has said...
 
FXS:Forecast on Spot Gold (Spot Gold, NZDUSD, USDSGD)
  19 May 11:33
 
SPOT GOLD
SPOT GOLD closed @ 14965 which was ABOVE the open and was within prior day\'s trading range...
 
MW: Oil extends gains after supply report
  18 May 21:03
 
By Claudia Assis and Myra P...
 
RTRS: PRECIOUS-Gold gains after 3-day drop on Asian buying, weaker dollar
  18 May 21:00
 
By Rujun Shen
SINGAPORE, May 18 (Reuters) - Gold rose on Wednesday as
Asian buyers snapped up bullion after a three-day losing streak,
taking the cue from a weaker dollar, with the ongoing euro zone
debt crisis also supporting sentiment...
 
BLBG: Crude Oil Futures Extend Gains After Unexpected Decline in U.S. Stockpiles
  18 May 20:59
 
Crude oil climbed as an Energy Department report showed an unexpected drop in U...
 
MW: Dollar, Treasurys turn down as commodities gain
  18 May 20:59
 
By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar gave up small gains and Treasury prices turned down Wednesday, pushing yields up from five-month lows, as U...
 
MW: Oil advances further after EIA supplies report
  18 May 20:59
 
By Claudia Assis
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures added to gains Wednesday after a government inventories report showed supplies of crude unchanged for the week ended May 13...
 
MW: Gold futures rise 1% after selloff; silver rallies
  18 May 20:58
 
By Claudia Assis and Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures rose on Wednesday, with investors dipping a toe back into commodities following a recent selloff...
 
BLBG: Euro Falls Versus Dollar for First Time in 3 Days as Equities Pare Advance
  18 May 19:02
 
The euro fell against the dollar for the first time in three days as global stocks pared gains...
 
BLBG; Pound Depreciates as BOE Warns of Risks to Confidence, Unemployment Rises
  18 May 18:15
 
The pound fell as minutes from the Bank of England’s May 5 meeting showed the majority of policy makers warned against raising borrowing costs, and a report revealed unemployment claims rose...
 
MW: Dollar slips as risk appetite rises
  18 May 18:13
 
By William L...
 
BLBG: Libyan Rebel Economy Chief Says Help Too SLow
  18 May 18:12
 
The economy minister of the Libyan rebels’ leadership council urged the international community to speed up efforts to provide access to promised funding and frozen assets linked to the regime of Muammar Qaddafi...
 
BLBG: Canadian Currency Trades Near Seven-Week Low on Reduced Rate-Boost Wagers
  18 May 18:11
 
Canada’s dollar fell against most major currencies, trading at almost a seven-week low versus its U...
 
BLBG: Corn Climbs for Fifth Straight Day as Wet Weather May Delay U.S. Seeding
  18 May 18:10
 
Corn rose for a fifth day in Chicago, the longest streak since December, as wet weather delays sowing from North Dakota to Ohio...
 
BLBG: Euro Touches Week’s High Versus Dollar as Equities Advance; Pound Slumps
  18 May 18:08
 
The euro touched its highest level this week against the dollar and climbed versus the Swiss franc as stocks and commodities rose on speculation the global economic recovery will be sustained...
 
CB:TSX heads for higher open amid rising commodities, positive earnings
  18 May 18:01
 
TORONTO - Energy and mininig companies looked set to boost the Toronto stock market at the open Wednesday as a weaker U...
 
CO:Base metals rebound in Asia as dollar falls
  18 May 18:00
 
MUMBAI (Commodity Online): Rangebound activities were noted in the India futures exchange lacking major reports due to be released on Wednesday...
 
SG:Oil, Gold to Help Commodities Ride Out Headwinds, JPMorgan Says
  18 May 17:57
 
May 18 (Bloomberg) -- Commodities will overcome a setback to extend their rebound from the record plunge in 2008 as an advance in oil and gold helps to compensate for a retreat in base metal prices, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co...
 
CO:Is George Soros bullish or bearish on gold?
  18 May 17:56
 
Gold and silver have snapped their three day losing streak so far this morning and both are higher in all currencies...
 
RTRS:Gold snaps 3-day losing streak as dollar retreats
  18 May 17:56
 
(Reuters) - Gold prices rose back above $1,490 an ounce on Wednesday as a retreat in the dollar and the three-day decline in the metal encouraged buyers, while oil and other commodity prices also rebounded...
 
ZA:ROYAL GOLD HAS A RELATIVELY HIGH PEG RATIO IN THE GOLD INDUSTRY (RGLD, NEM, ABX, NXG, EGO)
  18 May 17:55
 
May 18, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the five companies in the Gold industry with the highest Price to Earnings to Growth (PEG) ratios...
 
DW:My Favorite Way to Buy Gold Today
  18 May 17:52
 
In San Diego last week, I spoke to nearly 500 readers...
 
BLBG:TOP Oil Market News: Crude Rises; U.S. Oil Tax Breaks Survive
  18 May 17:50
 
The following is a selection of the most important news affecting the oil market...
 
BLBG:Oil Falls Near Three-Month Low as Housing Start Drop Damps Growth Outlook
  18 May 17:49
 
Oil fell to the lowest price in almost three months as U...
 
BLBG:Commodities Advance on Outlook for Stronger Demand From Emerging Markets
  18 May 17:48
 
increased demand from emerging markets prompted speculation that this month’s decline was excessive...
 
SC:Reportlinker Adds Crude Oil Production - Top 5 Emerging Markets Industry Guide
  18 May 17:18
 
NEW YORK, May 18, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker...
 
BLBG: Bullard Says Fed Is in Good Position to ‘Go on Pause’ on Monetary Policy
  18 May 17:17
 
Federal Reserve Bank of St...
 
SC:Reportlinker Adds Crude Oil Production: Global Industry Guide
  18 May 17:14
 
NEW YORK, May 18, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker...
 
FS:Refineries reap record profits from oil
  18 May 17:09
 
By Steve Everly
McClatchy Newspapers

KANSAS CITY, Mo...
 
BLBG:Euro Gains for a Third Day Versus Dollar, Strengthens Against Swiss Franc
  18 May 17:08
 
The euro rose for a third day against the dollar and was stronger versus the Swiss franc as European stock markets pared gains...
 
BLBG:Oil Trades Near Lowest in a Week as Supply Gains Vie With Growth Outlook
  18 May 17:06
 
Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said dollar inflows into the country have returned to a “reasonable” level, after the government took steps to stem a flood of foreign money...
 
CI:Congressional report: Cutting oil company tax breaks is unlikely to affect consumers
  18 May 17:03
 
Opponents of ending tax breaks for big oil companies argue that closing tax loopholes will result in higher prices at the pump, but a report from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service finds that ending the tax breaks is unlikely to cause a rise in prices...
 
ZA:Euro climbs against dollar
  18 May 17:02
 
LONDON, May 18, 2011 (AFP) - The euro rose on Wednesday as the dollar was hit by poor data, but gains were capped by European debt fears before publication of minutes from the US Federal Reserve\'s last rate meeting...
 
RN:Crude Moves Up Ahead Of EIA Inventories Data
  18 May 17:01
 
(RTTNews) - The price of crude oil recovered above $98 Wednesday morning as traders await cues from the official crude oil inventories data, due out later today...
 
FRX:Why The Price Of A Gallon Of Gasoline Seems Elevated
  18 May 16:59
 
A great deal of rhetoric is being expended on the fact consumers are paying high prices at the pump for a gallon of gasoline...
 
SY:Rupee tad up on firm Asian peers, weak dlr
  18 May 16:49
 
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SY:India gold demand muted as wedding purchases fall
  18 May 16:47
 

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MC:Rupee may weaken to 45.5-46/$ by June end: StanChart
  18 May 16:46
 
Anant Narayan, managing director of Standard Chartered Bank, in an interview with CNBC-TV18\'s Sonia Shenoy and Anuj Singhal, gave his views on rupee-dollar equation and how follow-on offers may attract large flows and foreign direct investments (FDIs)...
 
CC:N.S. gas prices plummet
  18 May 16:45
 
Gasoline prices in Nova Scotia are down 8...
 
RN:Gold Recovers From Soros Hangover
  18 May 16:42
 
(RTTNews) - The price of gold bounced back near $1,500 Wednesday morning as traders overlooked the news that a renowned fund management company divested majority of its gold holdings...
 
OP:Many hedge fund managers left silver and gold market prior to sell-off but believe in future rally
  18 May 16:41
 
Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva:
The commodities markets jittered during the first week of May, as aggressive sell-offs drove prices down, especially those of oil, gold and silver...
 
CO:Base metals trades on a mixed trend
  18 May 16:40
 
Base metals pack delivered a mixed performance on the LME with nickel, zinc and aluminium trading in the red while copper and lead end in the green...
 
NE:Copper futures up on global cues, spot demand
  18 May 16:38
 
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Buoyed by a firming global trend and pick-up in spot demand, copper prices gained Rs 3...
 
MC:Oil climbs to above $111 on gasoline, dollar
  18 May 16:37
 
Oil rebounded more than USD 1 to above USD 111 a barrel on Wednesday, after falling for two sessions, supported by a surprise drop in U...
 
RTRS:UPDATE 2-PetroChina to double oil, gas trade volumes by 2015
  18 May 16:37
 
* PetroChina says plans to double oil trading volume, value by 2015

* Hopes for Russian gas pipeline breakthrough on eastern route

* To build Caribbean storage, transportation facilities

* Expects oil to be priced at about $95 per barrel in H2 (Adds details, background)

BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters) - PetroChina Co Ltd , Asia\'s largest oil and gas producer, plans to produce half its oil and gas from outside China and double its trading volumes by 2015, but isn\'t looking to make major foreign acquisitions, its chairman said on Wednesday...
 
CN:Senators seek price-fixing probe of oil companies
  18 May 16:34
 
Slumping crude oil prices are having little effect on gasoline prices, and that has three U...
 
MC:Gold breaks 3-day losing streak as dollar retreats
  18 May 16:34
 
Gold prices rose back above USD 1,490 an ounce in Europe on Wednesday as a retreat in the dollar encouraged buyers to hunt bargains after the metal\'s three-day decline, and as oil prices rebounded...
 
IBT:Gold price hurt by Soros’s selling
  18 May 16:28
 
The gold price has regained ground in Asian trading today on the back of renewed weakness in the US dollar, but poor equity market performance continues to hinder price appreciation in precious metals...
 
TC:Currency: Rupee weakens, overnight rates fall
  18 May 16:26
 
KARACHI: The rupee ended weaker at 85...
 
CO:Crude oil drops on US economic data
  18 May 16:25
 
NYMEX crude oil prices declined 0...
 
MW: Oil futures rise as dollar extends declines
  18 May 16:21
 
By Virginia Harrison and Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures bounced off 12-week lows in electronic trading Wednesday, as the U...
 
RTRS:UPDATE 1-Kenya's shilling hits new record low vs dollar
  18 May 16:21
 
* Shilling targets 87...
 
BLBG:Stocks End Five-Day Fall as Oil, Copper Producers Lead Rally; Dollar Slips
  18 May 16:20
 
Stocks advanced for the first time in six days, led by commodity producers as raw materials rebounded...
 
IBT:Oil Relief Rally Underway Bullish API Data Weaker USD
  18 May 16:19
 
Yesterday was yet again another risk off day in the world of oil and other commodities...
 
TS:Spike in price of gas unlikely for long weekend, expert says
  18 May 16:17
 
Despite a pattern of plummeting prices, Toronto drivers probably won’t find cheaper gas at the pumps on Wednesday...
 
BZ:Shades Shutters Blinds Receives BBB Gold Star Rating
  18 May 16:15
 
The Better Business Bureau\'s Gold Star Rating is given each year to businesses that have had no complaints in three years...
 
CO:Precious metals ends higher on weak dollar index
  18 May 16:14
 
Spot Silver traded higher by more than 1 percent on Tuesday mainly on the back of weakness in the US dollar along with choppy global market seniments...
 
JU:Slower Wage Growth Drags Australian Stocks, Dollar; Tully Sugar in Focus
  18 May 16:14
 
4:30 PM Sydney – The Australian benchmark index gained as the first quarter wages increased 0...
 
CO:MCX Silver rises on weak US economic data
  18 May 16:13
 
Silver traded in a volatile range in previous session taking cues from gold and the direction of dollar...
 
RTRS:Soft dollar fuels copper's rally to one week high
  18 May 16:12
 
By Pratima Desai

LONDON (Reuters) - Copper rallied to a one-week high on Wednesday as the dollar slipped and investors returned to commodity markets, but doubts about short-term fundamentals are expected to cap prices...
 
BLBG:Middle East Crude Oil Falls for a Second Day; Qatar Marine Rises
  18 May 16:09
 
Middle East crude oil for sale to Asia fell for a second day...
 
PAIV:Nyota confirms new gold exploration targets north of Tulu Kapi
  18 May 16:07
 
Nyota Minerals (LON:NYO,ASX:NYO) has found multiple new gold targets on its northern licences in Ethiopia, around 100 kilometres away from its flagship Tulu Kapi mine development project...
 
SG:The Gold/Chocolate Ratio: A Yummy Look at Gold Values
  18 May 16:06
 
As some people who knock gold as an investment point out, \"You can’t eat gold...
 
MW:Cairn-Vedanta $ 9.6bn deal hits rough weather
  18 May 15:51
 
The all-important meeting to decide on Cairn Energy\'s sale of a majority interest in Cairn India to Vedanta has been scheduled on May 27, exactly seven days after the deal deadline expires
Author: Shivom Seth
Posted: Wednesday , 18 May 2011
RELATED STORIES
Vedanta buys 11% of Cairn India from Petronas
Vedanta expected to raise Cairn India bid - paper
Vedanta-Cairn deal could be tripped up by regulatory issues
Vedanta to spend as much as $9...
 
BS:Why did oil prices drop 10% in one day? Reuters finds no smoking gun
  18 May 15:49
 
By Rosland Gammon on May 18, 2011 in Best Practices, Energy | Utilities | Mining, Featured, Rosland Gammon

These oil workers were photographed by Flickr user kylemac...
 
MW:Indian investors turn to gold ETFs
  18 May 15:48
 
While gold ETFs in the US and the UK experienced net redemptions in Q1 2011, the behaviour of investors in the world\'s largest consumer of gold was rather different
Author: Shivom Seth
Posted: Wednesday , 18 May 2011


MUMBAI -
Gold exchange traded funds, also called gold ETFs, are the flavour of the season in India...
 
ET:Gold demand muted as wedding purchases fall
  18 May 15:46
 
MUMBAI: India\'s gold futures tracked overseas gains to edge higher on Wednesday afternoon, despite the Indian rupee\'s pull back from two-month lows...
 
TS:Paulson, Soros at Odds Over Gold's Direction
  18 May 15:43
 
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- As the price of gold hovers near an all-time high, hedge fund managers including John Paulson and George Soros differ on the direction of the precious metal...
 
LM:Oil climbs to above $111 on gasoline, dollar
  18 May 15:42
 
London: Oil rebounded more than $1 to above $111 a barrel on Wednesday, after falling for two sessions, supported by a surprise drop in US gasoline inventories and a weaker dollar...
 
FXS:On Tuesday, crude posted modest losses
  18 May 15:42
 
Crude
On Tuesday, crude posted modest losses...
 
MM:Is the Glencore IPO Signaling a Crash in Commodity Prices?
  18 May 15:40
 
[Editor\'s Note: The Glencore International AG initial public stock offering (IPO) is scheduled to price today (Wednesday)...
 
ABN:A Silver Bullet for High Oil Prices? Lawmakers Pounce on Subsidies, Offshore Drilling
  18 May 15:39
 
ongress is hustling into action mode as Americans grow increasingly agitated with high gasoline prices, but there are few signs of a consensus...
 
MM:Middle Class Growth in Emerging Markets Remains Key Commodities Price Driver
  18 May 15:37
 
[Editor\'s Note: Last week we asked readers to tell us if they thought the commodities bubble was still growing...
 
TA:Oil Futures Rise As U.S. Dollar Declines
  18 May 15:36
 
Crude oil futures rose Wednesday after declining to their lowest in 12 weeks on Tuesday, according to an article published on MarketWatch...
 
ISA:Gas price hike slows down
  18 May 15:34
 
Stay ahead of the market...
 
BLBG:Rand Advances Most in a Month Versus Dollar as Commodities Gain
  18 May 15:33
 
The rand strengthened for a second day this week, gaining the most in almost a month against the dollar, as commodities rebounded...
 
BW:Oil Rises From Three-Month Low as U.S. Gasoline Supplies Drop
  18 May 15:30
 
May 18 (Bloomberg) -- Oil rose from a three-month low in New York as signs of shrinking U...
 
BS:Futures and Commodities – Oil silver and gold prices lower – Coal and copper higher
  18 May 15:29
 
Submitted by Tom Madison on May 18, 2011 - 2:48am...
 
BLBG:Euro Climbs Against Dollar, Swiss Franc on Higher Stocks, Growth Optimism
  18 May 15:27
 
The euro rose against the dollar and the Swiss franc as rising stock markets reduced demand for the safest assets amid optimism that Europe’s economic recovery will be sustained...
 
JS:Idiots rely on oil, says Levy
  18 May 15:26
 
IDIOTS like us buy oil, said Chrisopher Levy president of Jamaica Broliers Group about the island\'s dependence on that commodity which totalled US$1...
 
MW:Gold, silver futures rise after selloff
  18 May 15:25
 
By Simon Kennedy and Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Gold futures moved up from near a five-week low Wednesday, with investors dipping a toe back into commodities following a recent selloff...
 
CO:Gold declines on weak dollar index
  18 May 15:24
 
Spot gold retreat yesterday on the back of an ambiguous Greek debt restructuring and the swinging dollar index propels the metal to loose value...
 
II:Deutsche MF Files Offer Document with SEBI to Launch DWS Gold & Precious Metals Offshore Fund
  18 May 15:23
 
An open ended overseas fund of funds scheme
Deutsche Mutual Fund has filed offer document with Sebi to launch DWS Gold & Precious Metals Offshore Fund, an open ended overseas fund of funds scheme...
 
SY:Gold breaks 3-day losing streak as dollar retreats
  18 May 15:21
 
Gold, two steps ahead: how the rich keep getting richer...
 
WS:Oil rises to above $98 in Asia amid mixed US crude supply report, weaker dollar
  18 May 15:18
 
SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose above US$98 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as the dollar weakened and a crude supply report showed mixed signs about U...
 
TA:June Western fuel oil into E Asia 2.9-3.0m T so far
  18 May 15:17
 
SINGAPORE, May 18 — Western fuel oil shipments to East Asia for June arrival are expected to be lower than May’s above-average volumes, with 2...
 
TP:Clement knows regulating oil prices is a non-starter
  18 May 15:17
 
The relationship between crude oil prices and gasoline prices is fantastically more complex than your rather simplistic editorial suggests...
 
TP:Price controls needed
  18 May 15:15
 
There have been times in recent years when the price at the pumps, including taxes, was less than one per cent of the cost of a barrel of oil...
 
RTRS:Gold breaks 3-day losing streak as dollar retreats
  18 May 15:14
 
(Reuters) - Gold prices rose back above $1,490 an ounce in Europe on Wednesday as a retreat in the dollar encouraged buyers to hunt bargains after the metal\'s three-day decline, and as oil prices rebounded...
 
PUN:CLUFF GOLD PLC: BAOMAHUN EXPLORATION UPDATE: CONFIRMATION OF NEW DISCOVERY
  18 May 15:13
 
Cluff Gold plc (AIM:CLF)(TSX:CFG) (\"Cluff Gold\" or the \"Company\"), the dual AIM/TSX listed West African focused gold mining company, is pleased to report that assay results from the first exploration drill hole targeting the versatile time domain electro-magnetic (\'VTEM\') anomalies at Baomahun in Sierra Leone have now been received...
 
CO:Silver drops in India tracking weak shares
  18 May 15:13
 
Spot demand for the white metal could not restrict the sentimental risk factors amongst investors which led to a straight two day fall in future prices in both Comex and MCX division...
 
PAIV:Caledonia Mining almost doubles profit at Blanket gold mine
  18 May 15:11
 
Caledonia Mining (LON:CMCL, TSE:CAL) revealed that it has almost doubled profits from the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe during the first quarter of 2011...
 
TS:Bulls In Charge Of Frontier Oil
  18 May 14:36
 
New York, May 18th (TradersHuddle...
 
BZ:Crude oil hits 2-day high on easing concerns over U.S. demand
  18 May 14:36
 
Forex Pros – Crude oil futures climbed to a two-day high on Wednesday, after industry data showed that U...
 
EM:Sky-high gas prices mere machinations of the market
  18 May 14:34
 
The fix is not in, no matter how unfair prices seem

BY TODD HIRSCH, TROY MEDIA MAY 17, 2011


One of the drawbacks of the more pleasant weather conditions we\'ve been having this week is that it has left a hole in our conversational lives...
 
GE:Pay-by-cell parking comes to Silver Spring
  18 May 14:34
 
Silver Spring parkers can stop hoarding quarters to feed the meter...
 
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