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IT:Euro area exports fall
  16 Nov 16:26
 
Euro area exports fell in September as the region’s economy slipped into a recession for the second time in four years...
 
RTTN:Euro Declines Against Most Majors
  16 Nov 16:15
 
The euro fell against most major currencies in the early European session on Friday as traders cut holdings of riskier assets, ahead of talks between U...
 
RTRS:Gemdale brings new structure to dollar market
  16 Nov 16:15
 
* Bond addresses lack of recourse to assets

* Effective guarantee attracts investors

* Rating agencies still suspicious

By Nethelie Wong

Nov 16 (IFR) - Shanghai-listed Gemdale Corp made its debut in the US-dollar bond market this week, showing that Chinese companies are getting more creative in their quest for foreign capital...
 
SA:Dollar mixed after Fed minutes
  16 Nov 16:14
 
NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar traded mixed against other currencies Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting signaled that it will likely launch a new bond-buying program in December to boost the economy...
 
SG:Dollar Rises Before U.S. Talks; European Shares Little Changed
  16 Nov 16:13
 
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AT:Aussie dollar too high, says strategist
  16 Nov 16:06
 
THE Australian dollar is overvalued by as much as 10 US cents and is likely to stay that way for the next couple of years...
 
SM:Euro falling despite positive balance of trade data
  16 Nov 16:05
 
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YA:GREEK EXPORTS JUMP, SWELL EURO ZONE TRADE SURPLUS
  16 Nov 16:04
 
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Exports from Greece and Portugal, where years of credit-fuelled imports saddled the countries with huge debts, grew strongly in the first eight months of this year and lifted the euro zone's trade surplus, in a sign of hope for southern Europe...
 
RTTN:Eurozone Trade Surplus Rises In September
  16 Nov 15:59
 
The Eurozone trade surplus increased to EUR 9...
 
TS:Global slowdown blamed on slip in gold demand
  16 Nov 15:58
 
Global gold demand fell in the third quarter as investors bought fewer bars and coins and buyers in China held back because of an economic slowdown, an industry group says...
 
RTRS:Sterling steadies vs dollar, vulnerable to growth worries
  16 Nov 15:57
 
(Reuters) - Sterling edged up against the dollar on Friday but held within sight of a two-month low and looked vulnerable to further losses on speculation over more monetary easing by the Bank of England...
 
FX:Dollar broadly higher vs. rivals in risk-off trade
  16 Nov 15:49
 
Forexpros - The U...
 
RTRS:Greek exports jump, swell euro zone trade surplus
  16 Nov 15:48
 
(Reuters) - Exports from Greece and Portugal, where years of credit-fuelled imports saddled the countries with huge debts, grew strongly in the first eight months of this year and lifted the euro zone's trade surplus, in a sign of hope for southern Europe...
 
FX:Euro zone trade balance rises more-than-expected
  16 Nov 15:48
 
Forexpros - The euro zone’s trade balance rose more-than-expected in the last quarter, official data showed on Friday...
 
ET:Greece to clear 5 bn euro debt hurdle: Debt agency
  16 Nov 15:45
 
ATHENS: Greece on Friday was in the process of repaying a five-billion-euro treasury bill with money raised from another debt issue this week, thus avoiding a payment default, a debt management agency source said...
 
IBN:Sensex choppy; Rupee falls to 55.17 per dollar
  16 Nov 15:37
 
Mumbai: The 50-share NSE Nifty slipped below the 5600 level for the first time in November, dragged down by banking & financials, capital goods, FMCG and auto stocks...
 
RTRS:EURO GOVT-Bunds edge up as Greece stand-off jangles nerves
  16 Nov 15:37
 
* Bunds edge up highs with investor focus on Greece

* Risk aversion keeps futures near two-month highs

* Start of U...
 
RTTN:Eurozone Sep Current Account Surplus Declines
  16 Nov 15:33
 
The euro area current account surplus declined to EUR 0...
 
YA:Oil firmer at $108, Mideast violence stokes supply fears
  16 Nov 15:31
 
* Rockets hit near Tel Aviv as Gaza death toll rises
* Coming Up - Oct U...
 
HN:Oil prices flat as demand stays sluggish
  16 Nov 15:31
 
Oil prices swung between slight gains and losses Friday, barely budging despite an escalation in fighting between Israel and militants in Gaza, as demand for energy remains weak and supplies are ample...
 
WSJ:Crude-Oil Futures Steady in Asian Trading
  16 Nov 15:30
 
Crude-oil futures were steady in Asian trading Friday with markets balanced between a weak global economic outlook and the increased risk of Mideast supply disruptions...
 
MC:Australian oil imports set to soar
  16 Nov 15:30
 
The world's energy map is undergoing a historic shift...
 
TA:Brent steady at $108 amid ME tensions
  16 Nov 15:17
 
Brent futures held around $108 a barrel on Friday, as uncertainties surrounding the global economic outlook weighed on prices, while a showdown between Israel and the Palestinians stoked worries about supply...
 
BLBG:Oil Heads for Weekly Decline as Economy Counters Mideast Tension
  16 Nov 15:16
 
Oil headed for the fourth weekly decline in five in New York as signs of a slowing economy in the U...
 
BLBG:Treasuries Rise Before Industrial Output Data Seen Slower
  16 Nov 15:16
 
Treasuries headed for a fourth weekly gain before a central-bank report that economists said will show U...
 
BLBG:Asia Currencies Drop Most in Three Months on U.S., Greece Risks
  16 Nov 15:15
 
Asian currencies fell by the most in three months as concern budget deficits in the U...
 
BLBG:BP May Pay Billions More in Oil Spill Claims After Deal
  16 Nov 15:14
 
BP Plc (BP/), which has now agreed to pay more than $12 billion in government and private party settlements over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, still faces claims seeking billions of dollars more for the catastrophe...
 
BLBG:Palm Oil Drops as South American Soybean Crop Prospects Improve
  16 Nov 15:12
 
Palm oil declined to trim its first weekly advance in three weeks as forecasts for improving soybean crop conditions in South America eased concern that global oilseed supply will dwindle...
 
MW:Oil inches lower as dollar rises
  16 Nov 13:31
 
By Kristene Quan, MarketWatch
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures traded a touch lower during electronic trading Friday, helped by mild gains for the dollar...
 
IE:Copper futures prices rise on global cues
  16 Nov 13:30
 
Buoyed by a firming trend in global markets on China growth outlook, copper futures prices rose by 0...
 
ET:Crude palm oil shed 0.32 pc profit-booking
  16 Nov 13:30
 
NEW DELHI: Amid profit-booking by speculators at prevailing levels and sluggish domestic demand, crude palm oil prices shed 0...
 
ZA:Saudi would need $320 oil in 2030 unless curbs demand-report
  16 Nov 13:29
 
LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will need steadily higher crude oil prices to balance its budget, reaching $320 per barrel by 2030, unless it curbs domestic oil consumption, an economist and specialist on the kingdom said as reported by an industry newsletter...
 
ND:Crude-Oil Futures Steady in Asian Trading
  16 Nov 13:29
 
Crude-oil futures were steady in Asian trading Friday with markets balanced between a weak global economic outlook and the increased risk of Mideast supply disruptions...
 
AB:Oil price holds at $108 amid MidEast conflict fears
  16 Nov 13:28
 
Brent futures held around $108 a barrel on Friday, as uncertainties surrounding the global economic outlook weighed on prices, while a showdown between Israel and the Palestinians stoked worries about supply...
 
ET:Nickel futures up on global trend, spot demand
  16 Nov 13:16
 
NEW DELHI: Nickel prices gained 0...
 
MW:Gold futures dip to extend losses
  16 Nov 11:36
 
By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Gold futures dipped in Asian trading hours Friday, extending losses from the New York session as worries about demand trends played out in metal markets...
 
BLBG:Japan Election May Curtail Stimulus as Recession Looms: Economy
  16 Nov 11:36
 
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s decision to call an election in December may inhibit the government’s ability to stimulate an economy that’s sliding toward its third recession in four years...
 
BLBG:Palm Oil Drops as South American Soybean Crop Prospects Improve
  16 Nov 11:35
 
Palm oil fell, trimming a weekly advance, as forecasts for improving soybean crop conditions in South America cut concern global oilseed supply will dwindle...
 
BLBG:Yen Heads for a Weekly Drop as Election Spurs Bets of BOJ Easing
  16 Nov 11:35
 
The yen headed for its biggest weekly drop in almost five months on speculation Japan’s opposition party will take power after elections next month and increase pressure on the central bank to expand monetary easing...
 
BLBG:Fed Push to Tie Zero-Rate to Economic Goals Faces Doubts
  16 Nov 11:35
 
Two Federal Reserve regional bank presidents signaled opposition to a proposal to sharpen monetary policy by linking the Fed’s zero-interest-rate forecast to economic indicators...
 
BLBG:Oil Heads for Weekly Decline as Economy Counters Mideast Tension
  16 Nov 11:35
 
Oil headed for the fourth weekly decline in five in New York as signs of a slowing economy in the U...
 
BLBG:Treasuries Rise Before Industrial Output Data Seen Slower
  16 Nov 11:34
 
Treasuries rose, headed for the biggest gain in a week, before central bank data economists said will show U...
 
BLBG:Asian Currencies Drop as U.S., Greece Budget Risks Spur Outflows
  16 Nov 11:34
 
Asian currencies dropped this week as concern budget deficits in the U...
 
BLBG:China Cuts Fuel Prices 1st Time Since July as Crude Drops
  16 Nov 11:34
 
China cut gasoline and diesel prices for the first time since July, threatening to reduce processing margins for refiners in the world’s second-biggest oil-consuming nation...
 
BLBG:Citigroup Seeing FX Signals of Early End to Stimulus: Currencies
  16 Nov 11:33
 
The foreign-exchange market is signaling to Citigroup Inc...
 
BLBG:Yen Falls to 6-Month Low as Japan’s Abe Calls for Easing
  16 Nov 11:33
 
The yen slumped to the lowest in more than six months against the dollar on speculation Japanese elections next month will hand power to an opposition party that advocates more aggressive monetary easing...
 
BLBG:Australian Dollar Weakens as Central Bank Boosts Currency Sales
  16 Nov 11:33
 
Australia’s dollar declined against all of its major peers except the yen after the nation’s Reserve Bank said it increased sales of the currency last month to a category of buyers that includes foreign central banks...
 
BLBG:Natural Gas Futures Fall After Supply Decline Misses Estimates
  16 Nov 11:32
 
Natural gas futures fell from a one- year high in New York after a government report showed a stockpile drop that was short of analyst estimates...
 
BLBG:Oil Falls as Economic Data Weaken, Stockpiles Advance
  16 Nov 11:32
 
Oil retreated for the third time in four days as data showed weaker U...
 
BLBG:Gold Falls to One-Week Low as Global Physical Demand Ebbs
  16 Nov 11:30
 
Gold futures fell to a one-week low after a report showed that global demand ebbed in the third quarter...
 
PN:Rupee off lows on dollar sales by foreign banks
  15 Nov 15:33
 
The Indian rupee traded at 54...
 
TH:Rupee trading marginally lower at 54.93
  15 Nov 15:31
 
The rupee was trading marginally lower at 54...
 
ET:Dollar, euro soar on Japan easing hopes
  15 Nov 15:31
 
TOKYO: The dollar soared to seven-month highs against the yen on Thursday as the front-runner to become Japan's next prime minister said he would pressure the Bank of Japan embark on "unlimited easing" to stoke the economy...
 
RTTN:Pound Hit Multi-week Lows Against Franc And Euro
  15 Nov 15:31
 
In early European deals on Thursday, the pound slipped against the euro and the Swiss franc...
 
WSJ:GLOBAL MARKETS: European Stocks Fall; Euro Steady
  15 Nov 15:29
 
European stocks slipped Thursday, taking their cue from downbeat sessions on Wall Street and in Asia, the conflict in Gaza, jitters ahead of some key euro-zone and U...
 
RTRS:EURO GOVT-Bunds inch up on fiscal cliff, Greece worries
  15 Nov 15:28
 
* Bunds supported by fiscal cliff worries, Greek woes

* Potential for further rises seen

* France to sell up to 9 bln euros of debt

By Kirsten Donovan

LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - German government bonds held steady on Thursday, supported by concerns over protracted gridlock in talks to resolve the U...
 
FX:Crude oil gains with Mideast violence, U.S. supply data in focus
  15 Nov 15:08
 
Forexpros - Crude oil futures were modestly higher during European morning hours on Thursday, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East increased after Israel assassinated a senior Hamas commander on Wednesday...
 
FX:Brent Facing Pressure From Supply And Demand Sides
  15 Nov 15:08
 
Brent crude oil slid toward $107 on Wednesday morning, trading at $108...
 
WSJ:OIL FUTURES: Middle East Tensions, Demand Outlook in Focus
  15 Nov 15:08
 
Crude-oil futures rose slightly in Asian trading Thursday as market participants weighed competing concerns about demand and possible supply disruptions in the Middle East...
 
PJ:RBI fixes reference rate of Rupee for Dollar, Euro
  15 Nov 15:07
 
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Thursday fixed the reference rate of rupee for the US dollar at 54...
 
CT:Global sentiment pulls dollar down
  15 Nov 15:06
 
The Australian dollar has followed global share markets lower to finish the day down almost one US cent...
 
CNBC:Gold Tracks Equities Lower, Eyes on Middle East
  15 Nov 15:06
 
Gold slipped on Thursday as share prices fell, but tensions in the Middle East and worries about the U...
 
DN:Rupee 12 paise down against dollar
  15 Nov 15:05
 
The rupee fell by 12 paise to 55 against the American currency in the late morning trade on sustained dollar demand from banks and importers amid weakness in local equities...
 
RTRS:Kenya shilling firm vs dollar after c.bank tightens liquidity
  15 Nov 15:04
 
NAIROBI, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling edged
up on Thursday, helped by the central bank's tightening of
liquidity the previous day, but traders said importer demand for
dollars would weigh on the shilling...
 
FX:Gold inches lower with U.S. fiscal cliff, Middle East violence in focus
  15 Nov 15:02
 
Forexpros - Gold futures inched lower during European morning hours on Thursday, as renewed tension in the Middle East and mounting fears over the looming fiscal crisis in the U...
 
MSN:German economy grew 0.2 percent in third quarter: data
  15 Nov 15:00
 
Germany's economy grew a mere 0...
 
RTRS:Rupee off lows; foreign banks sell dollars
  15 Nov 14:51
 
Reuters Market Eye - The rupee trading at 54...
 
MC:Rupee 12 paise down against dollar
  15 Nov 14:47
 
The rupee fell by 12 paise to 55 against the American currency in the late morning trade on sustained dollar demand from banks and importers amid weakness in local equities...
 
BLBG:Best Metals Forecaster Smirk Sees China Recovering: Commodities
  15 Nov 14:38
 
Industrial metals will rally through the middle of next year as the economy strengthens in China, the biggest user of everything from aluminum to zinc, according to the most accurate price forecaster tracked by Bloomberg...
 
BLBG:Wheat Gains as Russian Shipments Begin to Slow; Soybeans Drop
  15 Nov 14:38
 
Wheat advanced for the first time in five days on signs supplies from the Black Sea region are drying up, boosting demand for U...
 
BLBG:Oil Trades Near One-Week High After Israeli Air Strikes on Gaza
  15 Nov 14:37
 
Oil traded near the highest level in more than a week after Israel attacked the Gaza Strip, raising concern Middle East unrest will disrupt supplies...
 
BLBG:South Africa’s Illovo Sugar Posts 29% Increase in Interim Net
  15 Nov 12:51
 
Illovo Sugar Ltd...
 
BLBG:Goldman Sachs Says Asian Bond Demand Surge May Cause Bubble
  15 Nov 12:50
 
Asia’s bond market is facing a possible bubble that could “destabilize economies where fundamentals are poor” after capital inflows surged this year, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co...
 
BLBG:Treasury Yields Are 20 Basis Points From Low Before CPI
  15 Nov 12:50
 
Treasury yields were 20 basis points from the record low before a U...
 
BLBG:Kiwi Bears Capitulate as Wheeler Surrenders to Flows: Currencies
  15 Nov 12:23
 
New Zealand’s dollar is crushing bears as strategists boost forecasts and the nation’s new central-bank chief says there’s little he can do to stem the gains...
 
MW:Oil holds steady after inventory data
  15 Nov 12:22
 
By Kristene Quan, MarketWatch
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Benchmark U...
 
MW:Gold retreats but remains near key level
  15 Nov 12:17
 
By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Gold futures slipped in Asia trading hours on Thursday to give back some of the gains made in the previous session, but U...
 
BLBG:China’s Bad Loans Rise for Fourth Quarter as Economy Slows
  15 Nov 11:08
 
Chinese banks’ bad loans increased for a fourth straight quarter, the longest streak of deterioration since the data became available in 2004, highlighting pressures on profit growth as the economy weakens...
 
BLBG:Oil Trades Near One-Week High After Israeli Air Strikes on Gaza
  15 Nov 11:07
 
Oil traded near the highest level in more than a week after Israel attacked the Gaza Strip, raising concern Middle East unrest will disrupt supplies...
 
BLBG:FTC Said to Ready to Back Hertz-Dollar Thrifty Deal
  15 Nov 11:07
 
The U...
 
BLBG:Yen Touches 13-Day Low on Election Risk; Euro Declines
  15 Nov 11:06
 
The yen touched its weakest level in 13 days on prospects Japanese elections next month will hand power to the opposition party that advocates more aggressive monetary easing...
 
BLBG:Treasury Yields Are 22 Basis Points From Low Before CPI
  15 Nov 11:06
 
Treasury yields were 22 basis points from the record low before a U...
 
BLBG:Aussie Dollar Holds Losses After Data Shows RBA Selling Currency
  15 Nov 11:06
 
Australia’s dollar held declines against most of its major peers after the nation’s Reserve Bank said it increased sales of the currency last month to a category of buyers that includes foreign central banks...
 
BLBG:Economy Has Green Shoots From China to U.S. as Data Surprise
  15 Nov 11:05
 
The U...
 
BLBG:Soybeans Advance on Rising Demand From China and U.S. Crushers
  15 Nov 11:05
 
Soybeans climbed for a third day, extending a rebound from the lowest in more than four months, on signs of rising demand from crushers in the U...
 
BLBG:Best Metals Forecaster Smirk Sees China Recovering: Commodities
  15 Nov 11:05
 
Industrial metals will rally through the middle of next year as the economy strengthens in China, the biggest user of everything from aluminum to zinc, according to the most accurate price forecaster tracked by Bloomberg...
 
BLBG:Zhou Seen Leaving PBOC as China Picks New Economic Chiefs
  15 Nov 11:04
 
China began installing a new economic leadership by indicating that central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan will step aside and Vice Premier Wang Qishan, the top finance official, will move to a new role...
 
BLBG:European Peripherals More Attractive Than Euro, John Taylor Says
  15 Nov 11:04
 
The krone, krona, koruna and sterling are the best alternatives for investors seeking exposure to Europe, according to John Taylor, founder of FX Concepts LLC one of the largest currency hedge funds...
 
BLBG:Dollar Weakens as Fed Minutes Suggest More Bond Buying
  15 Nov 11:04
 
The dollar fell the most versus the euro in two weeks after the minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed a number of officials favored additional monetary stimulus next year...
 
BLBG:Oil Advances in New York After Airstrikes by Israel
  15 Nov 11:04
 
Oil advanced after Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that killed the leader of Hamas’s militant wing, bolstering concern that unrest in the Middle East will intensify and affect supplies...
 
BLBG:Soybeans Rise on Signs Demand Improving; Corn Gains; Wheat Falls
  15 Nov 11:03
 
Soybean futures gained the most in a week after an industry report showed increased demand from makers of animal feed and cooking oil...
 
BLBG:Chavez Mulls Revamping Currency Controls as Bolivar Plunges
  15 Nov 11:03
 
Venezuela is weighing changes to a central bank system used to control the foreign-exchange rate after the bolivar fell to a record in black-market trading, fueling speculation the currency will be devalued...
 
BLBG:King Beaten by Pound Gains as Foreigners Buy Homes: Currencies
  15 Nov 11:01
 
At a time when Bank of England Governor Mervyn King could use a weaker pound to boost the economy, investors from Japan to Norway are propping up sterling by purchasing more U...
 
BLBG:Copper Falls on European Woes, U.S. Fiscal-Cliff Concerns
  15 Nov 11:01
 
Copper futures fell for the first time in three days on signs of a deepening slump in Europe and concern that the so-called fiscal cliff will hinder an economic recovery in the U...
 
KT:Euro factory output drop steepest in 4 years
  14 Nov 18:12
 
BRUSSELS - Output from euro zone factories in September took its steepest fall since January 2009, dragged down by German industry’s loss of resilience after three years of crisis in Europe...
 
BLBG:Yen Falls Most in Three Weeks Against Dollar on Election
  14 Nov 18:11
 
The yen fell the most in two months against the dollar after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he will dissolve parliament, paving the way for elections that polls show his Democratic Party of Japan will lose...
 
BLBG:Treasuries Drop as Stock Index Futures Rise
  14 Nov 18:11
 
Treasuries fell for the first time in five days on speculation U...
 
BLBG:Pound Weakens as BOE’s King Sees Risk of ‘Persistent Low Growth’
  14 Nov 18:09
 
The pound fell versus the dollar, erasing an earlier gain, after the Bank of England said the U...
 
 
 
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BLBG:Gas Prices Doomed to Stay Low as Producers Pump Faster
  14 Nov 18:08
 
Gas producers in North America including Chesapeake Energy Corp...
 
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