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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...
 
MW: U.S. weekly jobless claims drop 27,000 to 341,000
  14 Feb 19:06
 
By Jeffry Bartash
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The number of Americans who applied last week for new jobless benefits fell sharply, though it's unclear whether part of the drop stemmed from the huge snowstorm that battered the Northeast...
 
BS: Pound Falls for Second Day Versus Dollar Before Gilt Sale
  14 Feb 19:05
 
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CNBC: Euro Zone Contracts, Pound Slides
  14 Feb 19:04
 
Overall euro zone output slid in the fourth quarter, with both France and Germany contracting more than expected, and the euro fell...
 
BIZ: Gas prices expected to remain near record levels this year
  14 Feb 19:03
 
Gas prices across the nation are expected to be near record levels this year, according to a new forecast from the federal government...
 
WSJ: Euro Slides After Weak Economic Growth Data
  14 Feb 19:02
 
By EVA SZALAY

The euro weakened to a three-week low against the dollar in European trading Thursday after figures showed the euro-zone economy contracted at the fastest pace in nearly four years and demand for the buck grew ahead of a meeting of global foreign exchange policy makers...
 
BK: Euro slides to three-week low as recession deepens
  14 Feb 19:01
 
The euro slid to a three-week low against the dollar after a report showed Europe’s recession deepened more than economists forecast last quarter, sapping demand for the region’s assets...
 
CN: Silver Stalls, Gold Rallies on Eurozone GDP; Japanese Buy Gold for 1st Time Since ’05
  14 Feb 18:59
 
Thurs 14 Feb, 07:50 EST

The PRICE of wholesale gold rallied from fresh 6-week lows at $1641 per ounce on Thursday morning, rising as European stock markets fell after much-worse than forecast economic data...
 
MSN:Euro zone economy falls deeper into recession
  14 Feb 18:02
 
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - The euro zone slipped deeper into recession in the last three months of 2012 after its largest economies, Germany and France, shrank markedly at the end of the year...
 
ET:Euro zone economy falls deeper than expected into recession
  14 Feb 18:01
 
BRUSSELS/BERLIN: The euro zone slipped deeper than expected into recession in the last three months of 2012 after its largest economies, Germany and France, shrank at the end of a wretched year for the region...
 
WSJ:Key Dollar, Sterling Borrowing Rates Steady; Euro Rate Falls
  14 Feb 17:57
 
By Tommy Stubbington

The cost of borrowing dollars or sterling for three months in the London inter-bank market was unchanged Thursday, while the euro rate declined...
 
RTRS:Oil falls on disappointing euro zone data
  14 Feb 17:55
 
* Euro zone Q4 contraction greater than expected

* IAEA, Iran fail to reach deal on new nuclear talks

* Coming Up: U...
 
TM:Euro zone economy falls deeper than expected into recession
  14 Feb 17:52
 
The euro zone slipped deeper than expected into recession in the last three months of 2012 after its largest economies, Germany and France, shrank at the end of a wretched year for the region...
 
RTTN:Crude Flat Amid Weak Euro
  14 Feb 17:52
 
The price of crude oil was ticking lower Thursday morning, with the US dollar trading firm versus a basket of currencies...
 
RTRS:Rupee weakens tracking shares
  14 Feb 17:49
 
(Reuters) - The rupee weakened on Thursday tracking losses in the domestic sharemarket but dollar demand from oil firms was largely met by supply from exporters, preventing a further slide...
 
ET:Rupee weakens tracking shares; seen ranged till budget
  14 Feb 17:41
 
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee weakened on Thursday tracking losses in the domestic sharemarket but dollar demand from oil firms was largely met by supply from exporters, preventing a further slide...
 
BS:European shares fall after euro zone economy data
  14 Feb 17:41
 
The euro and shares fell today after data showed the euro zone's two biggest economies shrank even more than expected late last year, throwing a first quarter recovery into doubt...
 
FT:Euro hit by dashed growth hopes
  14 Feb 17:40
 
The euro dipped below $1...
 
RTRS:Euro zone economy falls deeper than expected into recession
  14 Feb 17:40
 
(Reuters) - The euro zone slipped deeper than expected into recession in the last three months of 2012 after its largest economies, Germany and France, shrank at the end of a wretched year for the region...
 
FT:Eurozone economy shrinks 0.6%
  14 Feb 17:39
 
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BH:Euro zone economy falls deeper into recession
  14 Feb 17:35
 
The euro zone slipped deeper into recession in the last three months of 2012 after its largest economies, Germany and France, shrank markedly at the end of the year...
 
ET:Platinum widens spread over gold on supply concerns
  14 Feb 17:34
 
LONDON: Platinum climbed for a third day, widening its spread over gold to the biggest since August 2011, on concern that global supply will drop this year just as a recovery boosts industrial demand...
 
RTRS:Indian rupee weakens tracking shares; seen ranged till budget
  14 Feb 17:32
 
* Rupee ends at 53...
 
ICZ:Copper steady on China demand hopes
  14 Feb 17:31
 
London - Copper was steady on Thursday as investors held firm in the belief that purchases from top consumer China will be strong when it returns from a week long holiday...
 
BLBG:Pound Falls for Second Day Versus Dollar Before Gilt Sale
  14 Feb 17:30
 
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BLBG:Barrick Gold Takes $3 Billion Writedown on Zambia Copper Mine
  14 Feb 17:30
 
Barrick Gold Corp...
 
BLBG:Wheat Rebounds From Seven-Month Low as U.S. Exports May Increase
  14 Feb 17:30
 
Wheat rose for a second day in Chicago on speculation demand will rebound for U...
 
BLBG:U.S. Stock Futures Decline as Euro-Area Recession Deepens
  14 Feb 17:29
 
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BLBG:Russia Urges Stronger G-20 Stance on Currency Manipulation
  14 Feb 17:29
 
Group of 20 nations should take a stronger stance against currency manipulation at their meeting in Moscow, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said after conflicting statements on the weakening yen roiled markets...
 
BLBG:Euro Falls to Three-Week Low Versus Dollar as Recession Deepens
  14 Feb 17:22
 
The euro slid to a three-week low against the dollar after a report showed Europe’s recession deepened more than economists forecast last quarter, sapping demand for the region’s assets...
 
IV:Dollar rallies vs. euro, lower vs. yen
  14 Feb 17:21
 
Investing...
 
RTRS:Euro, global shares fall as euro zone recession deepens
  14 Feb 17:21
 
(Reuters) - The euro and shares fell on Thursday after data showed the euro zone's two biggest economies shrank even more than expected late last year, throwing a first quarter recovery into doubt...
 
RTRS:Euro falls after region sinks deeper into recession
  14 Feb 17:20
 
(Reuters) - The euro fell to a three-week low against the dollar on Thursday after data painted a grim picture of the euro zone economy as it struggles with the debt crisis now in its fourth year...
 
WSJ:Euro-Zone Economy Plunges
  14 Feb 17:20
 
By BRIAN BLACKSTONE

FRANKFURT—The euro-zone economy plunged last quarter at its fastest pace in nearly four years, as weakening global activity and deep recessions along the currency zone's southern border gripped powerhouses such as Germany and France...
 
ET:Swiss franc tracks lower against dollar on downside euro risks
  14 Feb 17:19
 
ZURICH: The Swiss franc fell sharply against the dollar in early trading on Thursday, tracking the euro lower ahead of the European Central Bank's monthly report seen flagging downside risks to euro zone economies...
 
RTRS:Euro extends losses, falls 1 percent on day versus yen
  14 Feb 17:10
 
Feb 14 (Reuters) - The euro fell more than 1 percent on the day against the yen on Thursday, pushed lower by concerns about a deepening recession in the euro zone...
 
ET:Gold prices fall on weak global trend
  14 Feb 17:10
 
NEW DELHI: Gold fell by Rs 75 to Rs 30,725 per ten grams in the national capital today on stockists' selling, in line with a weak global trend...
 
IV:Copper futures turn lower after dismal German, French GDP data
  14 Feb 17:08
 
Investing...
 
FX:Crude-Oil Futures Trade Higher in Asia
  14 Feb 17:08
 
Crude-oil futures were trading slightly higher in Asia Thursday, recovering part of their overnight losses, ahead of some U...
 
RTRS:Euro falls to three-week low versus dollar
  14 Feb 17:08
 
Feb 14 (Reuters) - The euro hit a three-week low against the dollar on Thursday, falling around 1 percent on the day after data showed the euro zone economy contracted more than expected in the final quarter of last year, leaving the bloc in recession...
 
RTRS:Euro, shares fall as euro zone recession deepens
  14 Feb 17:06
 
(Reuters) - The euro and shares fell on Thursday after data showed the euro zone's two biggest economies shrank even more than expected late last year, throwing a first quarter recovery into doubt...
 
RTRS:FOREX-Euro falls after region sinks deeper into recession
  14 Feb 17:06
 
* Euro drops as German and French economies contract in Q4
* Euro zone economy contracts more than expected
* ECB's Constancio says negative rates possible

By Anirban Nag
LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The euro fell to a three-week low
against the dollar on Thursday after data painted a grim picture
of the euro zone economy as it struggles with the debt crisis
now in its fourth year...
 
RTRS:Euro extends losses, falls 1 percent on day versus yen
  14 Feb 17:06
 
Feb 14 (Reuters) - The euro fell more than 1 percent on the day against the yen on Thursday, pushed lower by concerns about a deepening recession in the euro zone...
 
IV:Forex - Euro hits session lows vs. yen, pound after EZ GDP data
  14 Feb 17:05
 
Investing...
 
RTRS:PRECIOUS-Gold holds near $1,640 after euro zone data disappoints
  14 Feb 17:04
 
* Poor euro zone data hurts euro, European stocks turned lower

* Global gold demand down 4 pct last year at 4,405 T - WGC

* Coming up: U...
 
TI:Eurozone recession deepens sharply
  14 Feb 17:04
 
BRUSSELS: The recession in the 17-nation eurozone deepened sharply in the fourth quarter of 2012 as the debt crisis continued to sap growth and confidence as jobs are lost, with the outlook remaining uncertain and weak, official data showed on Thursday...
 
BLBG:Gold Demand Rose 3.8% in Fourth Quarter, Narrowing Annual Drop
  14 Feb 13:38
 
Gold demand rose 3...
 
BLBG:Platinum Widens Spread Over Gold as Supply Concern Drives Rally
  14 Feb 13:37
 
Platinum climbed for a third day, widening its spread over gold to the biggest since August 2011, on concern that global supply will drop this year just as a recovery boosts industrial demand...
 
BLBG:German Bonds Are Little Changed Before Euro-Area GDP Data
  14 Feb 13:37
 
Germany’s government bonds were little changed before a report that analysts said will show the euro region’s economy contracted in the fourth quarter...
 
BLBG:Yen Ends 2-Day Gain After BOJ Decision; Euro Declines
  14 Feb 13:36
 
The yen weakened, halting a two-day advance, as investors overlooked the Bank of Japan’s decision to keep its asset purchases unchanged and speculated it will add stimulus to turn around an economy in recession...
 
BLBG:Aluminum Climbs to One-Month High as Car Sales Rise, Oil Gains
  14 Feb 13:36
 
Aluminum rose for a third day to match a one-month high as demand prospects improved amid advancing car sales and rising fuel costs...
 
BLBG:Wheat Advances as 22% Slump From Last Year’s Peak Lures Buyers
  14 Feb 13:33
 
Wheat advanced for a second day in Chicago on speculation that a 22 percent slump from a four-year high through yesterday will boost demand for U...
 
RTTN:Euro Declines Amid Germany's Q4 GDP Report
  14 Feb 13:33
 
Germany's fourth quarter GDP report released at 2:00 am ET showed that the biggest euro area economy contracted 0...
 
RTTN:Euro Slips To 2-day Low Against Swiss Franc
  14 Feb 13:32
 
The euro reached a 2-day low of 1...
 
RTRS:Dollar, euro hold gains vs. yen after Bank of Japan stands pat
  14 Feb 13:31
 
(Reuters) - The dollar and euro held their gains against the yen on Thursday after the Bank of Japan kept policy steady as expected, with investors looking ahead to a meeting of Group of 20 nations in the coming days for signals on how long the yen's weak trend might last...
 
ET:Brent holds near $118 after euro zone data; G20 meet in focus
  14 Feb 13:30
 
SINGAPORE: Brent crude was steady near $118 per barrel on Thursday after positive euro zone data, although a subdued demand outlook by the International Energy Agency (IEA) may weigh on prices...
 
RTTN:Australian Dollar Trades Below 1.22 Against NZ Dollar
  14 Feb 13:30
 
The Australian dollar extended its recent sessions' downtrend against the New Zealand dollar in late Asian deals Thursday, falling below the psychologically important mark of 1...
 
LM:Rupee gains after lower-than-expected inflation data
  14 Feb 13:29
 
Mumbai: The Indian rupee gained after India’s inflation data showed a slower-than-expected rise in wholesale inflation in January...
 
RTTN:Euro Drops To 2-day Low Against US Dollar
  14 Feb 13:29
 
The European common currency drifted weaker against the US dollar on Thursday as Germany's fourth quarter GDP disappointed the market, with the pair falling to a 2-day low of 1...
 
BR:Dollar firm in Asia ahead of G20 talks
  14 Feb 13:27
 
TOKYO: The dollar was firm in Asia on Thursday ahead of the start of G20 talks where the forex market may top the agenda, while the yen was little moved as the Bank of Japan held off fresh policy action...
 
GB:Shekel gains against euro
  14 Feb 13:21
 
The shekel continued to strengthen against the dollar and euro in morning inter-bank trading...
 
BLBG:Kinross Gold Takes $3.1 Billion Writedown on Tasiast Mine
  14 Feb 11:50
 
Kinross Gold Corp...
 
BLBG:Sugar Price War Revived as U.S. Senators Seek Cheap Candy
  14 Feb 11:50
 
A group of lawmakers is using a day set aside for the exchange of Valentines to propose cuts in U...
 
BLBG:Obama’s Clean-Energy Fund Seen Gaining If Oil Drilling Expanded
  14 Feb 11:49
 
President Barack Obama’s proposal to fund clean-energy research with fees paid by oil and gas producers is renewing a debate over whether the promise of innovation tomorrow is worth expanding drilling today...
 
BLBG:Pound Tumbles on Bank of England Inflation Report
  14 Feb 11:49
 
The pound fell for a third day against the euro, dropping toward a 15-month low, after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said U...
 
BLBG:Yen Ends 2-Day Gain After BOJ Decision; N.Z. Dollar Rises
  14 Feb 11:49
 
The yen halted a two-day advance as investors overlooked the Bank of Japan’s decision to keep its asset purchases unchanged and speculated the central bank will add stimulus next month as the nation’s economy slows...
 
BLBG:Platinum Widens Spread Over Gold as Supply Concern Drives Rally
  14 Feb 11:48
 
Platinum climbed for a third day, widening its spread over gold to the biggest since August 2011, on concern that global supply will drop this year just as a recovery boosts industrial demand...
 
BLBG:Palm Oil Climbs on Speculation Malaysian Stockpiles to Decline
  14 Feb 11:48
 
Palm oil rebounded on speculation that stockpiles in Malaysia, the second-largest producer, may decline further this month as exports improve on the back of a zero tax on shipments compared with a levy in Indonesia...
 
BLBG:Indonesia’s Palm Oil Exports Seen Poised for 4-Month Low
  14 Feb 11:47
 
Palm oil shipments from Indonesia, the world’s largest grower, may decline to the lowest level in four months in February as more buyers turn to Malaysia after it extended duty-free shipments to clear record stockpiles...
 
BLBG:Aluminum Near One-Month High as Car Sales Rise While Oil Gains
  14 Feb 11:46
 
Aluminum traded near a one-month high as demand prospects for the light metal improve amid advancing car sales and rising fuel costs...
 
BLBG:N.Z. Dollar Rises to 2-Year High Versus Aussie After PMI Report
  14 Feb 11:44
 
New Zealand’s dollar gained to its highest in two and a half years against Australia’s after manufacturing in the smaller economy expanded last month, boosting prospects its Reserve Bank will raise interest rates...
 
BLBG:Wheat Gains, Corn Rebounds From Longest Slump on Demand Outlook
  14 Feb 11:40
 
Wheat advanced for a second day in Chicago, while corn rebounded from the longest losing streak in 32 years on speculation that slumps from last year’s peaks will boost demand for U...
 
BLBG:Euro Drops as Portugal’s Jobless Rate Climbs Before GDP Report
  14 Feb 11:37
 
The euro fell against most major peers as Portugal’s jobless rate rose to the highest in the shared currency’s history before a report forecast to show the region’s economy shrank at a faster pace last quarter...
 
BLBG:Chilean Peso Rises to Three-Week High After G7 Currency Comments
  14 Feb 11:34
 
Chile’s peso rose to a three-week high as emerging-market currencies appreciated after Group of Seven policy makers criticized market interventions...
 
BLBG:Colombia’s Currency Advances on Dollar Repatriation Speculation
  14 Feb 11:29
 
Colombia’s peso climbed to its highest level in a week on speculation companies will repatriate dollars to pay local taxes...
 
BLBG:Cameco Sees Japan Uranium Recovery: Commodities
  14 Feb 11:13
 
Two years after the Fukushima disaster caused some countries to abandon atomic power generation, Cameco Corp...
 
SF: Bond Traders Whip CPI Angst as India to Hungary Cut Rates
  13 Feb 21:58
 
Feb...
 
BD: JSE reverses losses, with miners leading
  13 Feb 21:56
 
THE JSE made a sharp reversal in late trade on Wednesday after the US released retail sales data...
 
MW: EIA data show small-than-expected oil supply climb
  13 Feb 21:55
 
By Myra P...
 
PR: Gold trades sideways as platinum shines again
  13 Feb 21:55
 
Gold continued to move sideways with traders suggesting there were few obvious catalysts to kick it out of its current torpor, though Deutsche Bank yesterday’s rally was a surprise...
 
WSJ: U.S. Stocks Mostly Higher Amid Comcast Deal, Data; Dow Lags Behind
  13 Feb 21:54
 
--Stocks mostly higher after European gains; Dow lags behind

--Europe turns up after better-than-expected December industrial-production data

--Retail-sales reading meets expectations


By Matt Jarzemsky

NEW YORK--The S&P 500 looked to surpass Tuesday's five-year high, buoyed by Comcast's multibillion-dollar deal to buy the rest of NBC's parent and upbeat European economic data...
 
GR: Gas Prices To Be Higher Than Expected In 2013, Says Energy Dept
  13 Feb 21:53
 
The price of gasoline will creep up faster than expected, the U...
 
INV: Dollar edges up vs. euro, yen higher ahead of G20 meeting
  13 Feb 21:51
 
Investing...
 
MW: Oil gains; traders weigh demand before supply data
  13 Feb 21:51
 
IEA cuts demand outlook after OPEC raises it; US supply data on tap
By Myra P...
 
MW: Treasurys fall ahead of bond auction
  13 Feb 21:50
 
By Saumya Vaishampayan, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasurys fell on Wednesday, pushing yields higher, as the Treasury Department prepared to sell $24 billion in 10-year Treasury notes at 1 p...
 
BLBG: Euro Erases Gains Versus Dollar in New York Trading
  13 Feb 21:50
 
The euro erased a gain versus to the U...
 
INV: Euro trims gains against dollar
  13 Feb 21:48
 
Investing...
 
IBT: Oil prices higher ahead of weekly inventory report
  13 Feb 20:16
 
The oil complex is starting the day with small gains ahead of this morning's EIA oil inventory report as the market digests the recently released IEA Monthly Oil report (see below for more details)...
 
CD: Oil gains on report showing lower US crude stocks
  13 Feb 20:14
 
The price of oil moved up closer to $98 a barrel Wednesday, spurred on by a report indicating a fall in U...
 
UPI: Crude oil prices inch higher
  13 Feb 20:13
 
NEW YORK, Feb...
 
DY: Crude Oil Aims Higher on Risk Appetite, Gold Awaiting Trigger
  13 Feb 20:11
 
Crude Oil, Copper Aim Higher Amid Broad Increase in Risk Appetite
Gold and Silver Look to US Dollar for Direction, Fed Chatter in Focus
Crude oil is shrugging off an overnight report from the IEA that saw the agency cut its 2013 demand outlook, pushing to a two-week high amid a swell in market-wide risk appetite...
 
TF: Gold and the US Dollar
  13 Feb 20:08
 
The printing of more paper money usually has the effect of debasing or diluting the strength of that particular currency...
 
MW: U.S. stocks open mostly up after retail-sales data
  13 Feb 19:54
 
By Polya Lesova
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
RTRS: Retail sales growth slows as higher taxes kick in
  13 Feb 19:53
 
(Reuters) - Retail sales barely rose in January as tax increases and higher gasoline prices restrained spending, suggesting the economy got little help from the consumer at the start of the year...
 
BLBG: U.S. Stock Futures Rise After State of the Union Speech
  13 Feb 19:51
 
U...
 
MW: Europe stocks rise after Europe, U.S. data
  13 Feb 19:51
 
By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stocks rose Wednesday, finding support in euro-zone industrial data and a U...
 
TP: Oil gains on report showing lower US crude stocks
  13 Feb 19:50
 
The price of oil moved up closer to $98 a barrel Wednesday, spurred on by a report indicating a fall in U...
 
MW: U.S. retail sales inch up 0.1% in January
  13 Feb 19:49
 
By Jeffry Bartash
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U...
 
MW: Europe stocks stay higher after U.S. retail sales
  13 Feb 19:49
 
By Sara Sjolin
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets held on to gains in afternoon action on Wednesday, after data showed U...
 
MW: U.S. import price index rises 0.6% in January
  13 Feb 19:49
 
By Ruth Mantell
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Prices paid for goods imported into the U...
 
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