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TN: Gas Prices Break 27-Day Rise
  06 Mar 19:02
 
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The nationwide average for gasoline prices eased Tuesday, marking the first decline after 27 straight days of increases, according to the motorist group AAA...
 
CNBC: Euro Slips, Dollar Lifts, Brazil Slows Down
  06 Mar 19:01
 
Growth worries hit the euro, Brazil's growth slows, and Australia holds steady - it's time for your FX Fix...
 
KH: Gold falls below $1,690/oz as euro slides
  06 Mar 19:00
 
LONDON - Gold prices fell more than 1 percent in Europe on Tuesday, pushing through support at $1,690 an ounce, as jitters over whether private creditors will agree to a Greek bond swap deal and wider euro zone growth pressured the euro versus the dollar...
 
CM: Euro Slipping Further
  06 Mar 19:00
 
The euro continued its slide into this morning and finds itself down once more against the dollar and Japanese yen...
 
KH: Copper falls for third day on dollar, China demand
  06 Mar 18:59
 
Copper fell for a third straight day on Tuesday, pulled lower by a stronger dollar and concerns that slower growth in China will curb demand from the world’s biggest consumer of the industrial metal...
 
FRX: Dollar remains higher vs. rivals on dim E.Z. outlook
  06 Mar 18:59
 
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MW: Gold drops for a third day on growth concerns
  06 Mar 18:57
 
By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Gold futures extended a decline Tuesday, as concerns about global growth intensified after China lowered its growth target the prior day...
 
MW: Dollar gains, euro falls on Greek worries
  06 Mar 18:57
 
Aussie falls as Reserve Bank of Australia holds rates steady


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RTRS: TSX to extend loss as economic worries weigh
  06 Mar 18:53
 
(Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index looked set to open lower on Tuesday, extending Monday's lossesas renewed worries over the prospect of a recession in Europe and a slowdown in growth in resource-hungry China rattled investors...
 
FRX: Silver Price Hurt by Chinese Growth Concerns
  05 Mar 19:45
 
Doubts over the Greek bond-swap deal and worries over Chinese growth have hit the markets this morning, with gold and silver prices suffering owing to “risk off” liquidity concerns...
 
SF: Stocks Fall on China, Europe Growth as Yen Gains; Copper Drops
  05 Mar 19:43
 
March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks fell for a second day after China announced the lowest economic growth target since 2004 and European services and manufacturing output was less than earlier estimated...
 
BN: Dollar trades steady at AR$ 4.365
  05 Mar 19:43
 
The US dollar stood at AR$4...
 
PRC: Gowest extends strike length at its Frankfield gold deposit
  05 Mar 19:42
 
Gowest Gold (CVE:GWA) said Monday that recent drilling at the Frankfield East gold deposit has extended the strike length to the east and west by 400 metres...
 
GL: Natural gas use down this winter
  05 Mar 19:41
 
Natural gas typically is used to heat furnaces and other appliances, like water heaters...
 
TRD: US Stock Futures Lower On Global Growth Concerns
  05 Mar 19:40
 
--Stock futures drop as evidence of slowing growth in China and Europe emerges

--Bank stocks slip amid news of bank clashes with Fed over stress-test disclosures

--Data on service-sector activity and January factory orders on tap for later Monday morning


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MW: Dollar turns down versus euro after 3-day gain
  05 Mar 19:39
 
By Deborah Levine

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The euro recovered from losses against the dollar by early Monday in U...
 
KH: Copper falls as China shaves growth forecast
  05 Mar 19:38
 
LONDON - Copper fell around 1 percent on Monday, undermined by news that top copper consumer China has shaved its economic growth outlook for this year, and by concerns over Greece’s progress on completing a huge debt restructuring deal...
 
RTTN: Yen Recovers Earlier Losses Against Majors
  05 Mar 19:37
 
(RTTNews) - In early New York trading on Monday, the Japanese yen recovered some of the losses it incurred across the board in the Asian and early European session...
 
TH: Dollar Gains on Eurozone Concerns
  05 Mar 19:36
 
NEW YORK (BBH FX Strategy) -- The dollar is posting modest gains against most of the major and emerging-market currencies to start what is likely to be among the most important weeks in the first quarter, with numerous central banks meeting, first-tier economic data and the deadline for the Private Sector Involvement in Greece...
 
MW: Treasurys slip fourth day in five
  05 Mar 19:35
 
By Deborah Levine, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices edged down Monday, pushing long-term yields up for the fourth day in five, as concerns about Greece’s ability to get private debt holders to sign off on a bond swap took center stage...
 
MW: European stocks add to losses after PMI data
  05 Mar 19:34
 
Miners decline as China cuts economic growth forecast


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LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stock markets pulled back Monday, led lower by banks and miners, as business activity in the euro zone slipped back into contraction in February...
 
MW: China growth, Russia vote, BP accord in focus
  05 Mar 19:33
 
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RTRS: US gold and copper fall on worries over China, Greece
  05 Mar 19:32
 
NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) - U...
 
RTRS:Gold slips below $1,700/oz as dollar firms
  05 Mar 17:50
 
(Reuters) - Gold prices slid below $1,700 an ounce in Europe on Monday as weaker-than-expected euro zone economic data lifted the dollar versus the euro, and as appetite for assets seen as higher risk, like stocks and commodities, suffered after China set its lowest annual growth target in eight years...
 
FX:Copper drops on weaker China growth outlook, Greece concerns
  05 Mar 17:50
 
Forexpros - Copper futures were down on Monday, amid concern of slowing consumption in China after the country lowered its economic growth goal, while renewed concerns over the handling of Greece’s debt crisis further weighed...
 
BLBG:Jiangxi Copper to Accelerate Rare-Earth Development in Sichuan
  05 Mar 17:50
 
Jiangxi Copper Co...
 
MC:Oil slips to $123 after China cuts growth target
  05 Mar 17:49
 
Oil slipped to around USD 123 per barrel on Monday as worries over a supply crunch eased after China lowered its economic growth target for 2012 and Iraq boosted production...
 
RTRS:VEGOILS-Palm oil eases ahead of key price outlook meeting
  05 Mar 17:49
 
* Palm oil traders await price forecasts seen as bullish
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm
oil futures slipped on Monday as traders await a key price
outlook meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week at which analysts are
expected to paint a bullish picture for the sector...
 
RTRS:Euro and growth currencies slip, yen firmer
  05 Mar 17:48
 
(Reuters) - The euro and growth-linked currencies fell on Monday, undermined by concerns over Greece's progress on completing a huge debt restructuring deal and poor euro zone economic data, although dealers said the dollar was ripe for some profit-taking...
 
FX:Euro mixed as Greece, growth outlook concerns weigh
  05 Mar 17:48
 
Forexpros - The euro was mixed against its global counterparts on Monday, as demand for the single currency was hit by concerns over the outcome of a Greek debt restructuring deal and mixed euro zone economic data...
 
WSJ:Key US Dollar, Sterling, Euro Libor All Fall
  05 Mar 17:48
 
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cost of borrowing dollars, sterling, and euros for three months in the London interbank market all fell Monday...
 
WSJ:Indian Rupee Pares Losses
  05 Mar 17:47
 
By SUDEEP JAIN And SOURAV MISHRA

MUMBAI -- India's central bank was seen in the market Monday, helping the rupee recover from a low of more than five weeks against the U...
 
WSJ:Australian Dollar Down Late As China Lowers Growth Target
  05 Mar 17:47
 


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BLBG:Foreign Investors Buy Net 6.02 Billion Rupees of Indian Stocks
  05 Mar 17:46
 
Overseas investors bought a net 6...
 
RTRS:Asia-Pacific Crude-April ESPO falls on weaker cracks
  05 Mar 16:48
 
SINGAPORE, March 5 (Reuters) - The Asia-Pacific crude
market softened on Monday after Russian ESPO crude fell on
weaker middle distillates and fuel oil cracks...
 
RTRS:Middle East Crude-April Murban steady, traders eye ADNOC OSPs
  05 Mar 16:47
 
SINGAPORE, March 5 (Reuters) - The Middle East crude benchmark Murban
was steady on Monday, with most traders not expecting to deal until the official
selling prices (OSPs) for Abu Dhabi was announced...
 
RTRS:METALS-Copper falls as China shaves growth forecast
  05 Mar 16:47
 
* China targets 2012 GDP growth of 7...
 
WSJ:WORLD FOREX: Dollar Falls Back Vs Yen, But Upward Trend Seen Intact
  05 Mar 16:46
 
-- Dollar slightly lower against yen after hitting nine-month high on Friday

-- Analysts say dollar's rising trend may stay intact as U...
 
WSJ:Australian Dollar Down Late As China Lowers Growth Target
  05 Mar 16:46
 

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WSJ:Singapore Dollar Weaker Late; Risk Appetite Wanes On China Growth
  05 Mar 16:45
 
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TI:Rupee drops by 31 paise vs dollar in mid-session
  05 Mar 16:45
 
MUMBAI: Moving in line with the equity market, the rupee dropped 31 paise to 49...
 
BS:Gold traders stay on sidelines as prices rise
  05 Mar 16:44
 
Gold traders in India, the world's biggest buyer of bullion, stayed on the sidelines as the spot prices extended its gains after the rupee dropped to its weakest level in more than a month, analysts said...
 
BLBG:Yen Strengthens, Aussie Declines as China Lowers Growth Target; Euro Drops
  05 Mar 16:27
 
The yen strengthened the most in a week against the euro after China said it will lower its target for economic growth, boosting demand for the relative safety of the Japanese currency...
 
BLBG:Treasuries Hold Gain as European Economic Data Increases Demand for Safety
  05 Mar 16:26
 
Treasuries held a gain from last week as reports showing the euro-area economy is struggling to recover increased demand for the safest assets...
 
MW:Euro-zone Feb. composite PMI falls to 49.3
  05 Mar 15:01
 
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BLBG:Buffett’s Immunity to Gold Bug Baffles State Street’s Gold Guy Goolgasian
  05 Mar 15:01
 
Warren Buffett is a great investor, says Christopher Goolgasian, a portfolio manager at State Street Global Advisors Inc...
 
FX:Gold futures ease down amid renewed euro zone concerns
  05 Mar 15:00
 
Forexpros - Gold futures eased down on Monday, adding to last week’s steep loss, as investors monitored developments surrounding Greece’s debt swap deal as well as growing geopolitical tensions between Iran and the West...
 
RTRS:PRECIOUS-Gold eases on firmer U.S. dollar; physicals support
  05 Mar 15:00
 
* Dollar index hits two-week high
* Asia physical gold buying continues, momentum slows
* Spot gold may rebound to $1,728/oz, technicals show
* Coming up: U...
 
RTRS:METALS-LME copper slips, China cuts growth outlook
  05 Mar 15:00
 
* China targets 2012 GDP growth of 7...
 
RTRS:Brent back near $124 on supply concerns over Iran
  05 Mar 15:00
 
(Reuters) - Brent crude climbed to near $124 on Monday, rebounding from a drop of 2 percent the previous session as another refiner announced cuts to Iranian imports, feeding fears of a supply crunch as the West presses ahead with sanctions on Tehran...
 
BLBG:Indonesia Crude Price Rises 5.4% in February on Iran Tension
  05 Mar 14:58
 
Indonesia’s average oil-export price rose 5...
 
LP:US Light oil price hangs near $107 as pipeline fire in US state reported
  05 Mar 14:58
 
US Light oil prices open the week’s trading session near $107 a barrel as Canadian energy company Enbridge reported a fire along an oil pipeline it operates in the US state of Illinois...
 
BLBG:Palm Oil Declines for Second Day on Concern Demand Is Slowing
  05 Mar 14:56
 
Palm oil fell for a second day in Malaysia on speculation that demand from importers, including Pakistan, may continue to slow in the near term...
 
RTE:World oil prices rise in Asian trade
  05 Mar 14:56
 
Oil prices rose in Asian trade on prospects for stronger US economic growth and jitters sparked by sabre-rattling over crude producer Iran's nuclear programme...
 
MC:Rupee falls more on import payments, shares
  05 Mar 14:56
 
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The rupee slipped on Monday afternoon to near six-week lows as dollar demand from importers, most likely for defence equipment purchases, remained strong while subdued shares clouded the outlook for inflows...
 
RTRS:Sterling hits 10-day low vs firmer dollar; PMI awaited
  05 Mar 14:55
 
* Sterling falls to 10-day low vs dollar of $1...
 
RTRS:Euro falls to 2-week low versus dollar
  05 Mar 14:55
 
(Reuters) - The euro fell to its lowest in two weeks versus the dollar on Monday after a weaker-than-expected survey of the euro zone services sector added to concerns that a recession is likely to hit the bloc...
 
RTTN:Australian And New Zealand Dollars Extend Slide As China Cuts Growth Target
  05 Mar 14:55
 
(RTTNews) - In early European deals on Monday, the Australian and New Zealand dollars are extending their decline against other major currencies as investors sold higher-yielding assets after China cut its target for 2012 economic growth...
 
BLBG:E-Land Said to Sign Offshore Yuan, Hong Kong Dollar Facility
  05 Mar 14:54
 
E-Land Fashion China Holdings Ltd...
 
BLBG:Pound Declines Versus Dollar as Business Lobby Cuts Growth U.K. Forecast
  05 Mar 14:54
 
The pound weakened for a second day against the dollar after the British Chambers of Commerce cut its growth forecast for the U...
 
MW:Dollar edges up against major currencies
  05 Mar 13:04
 
By V...
 
MW:Oil futures edge higher in electronic trading
  05 Mar 12:49
 
By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Benchmark U...
 
BLBG:Euro Falls Against Yen Before European Retail-Sales Data; Aussie Declines
  05 Mar 12:48
 
The euro slid for a fourth day against the yen before data economists say will show the region’s retail sales dropped for a third month, adding to signs the currency bloc’s debt woes are hurting the economy...
 
BLBG:Treasuries Snap Advance Before Reports on U.S. Services Industry, Jobs
  05 Mar 12:48
 
Treasuries snapped a gain before a private report that analysts said will show the U...
 
BLBG:Euro Falls Against Yen Before European Retail-Sales Data; Aussie Declines
  05 Mar 12:47
 
The euro slid for a fourth day against the yen before data economists say will show the region’s retail sales dropped for a third month, adding to signs the currency bloc’s debt woes are hurting the economy...
 
BLBG:Myanmar Said to Be Nearing Currency Float in Biggest Shift Since Opening
  05 Mar 12:46
 
Myanmar is nearing a decision to dismantle its fixed exchange rate, which risked holding back trade and investment as the country seeks economic ties with western nations after five decades of military rule...
 
BLBG:Oil Rebounds From Weekly Loss on Iran Tension, Enbridge Pipeline Shutdown
  05 Mar 12:46
 
Oil rose from a three-day low in New York after President Barack Obama said the U...
 
BLBG:Nikkei Slips From Seven-Month High as Oil Prices Weigh on Energy Companies
  05 Mar 12:46
 
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average (NKY) retreated from a seven-month high as a strengthening yen clouded the earnings outlook for exporters to Europe and falling oil prices weighed on energy companies...
 
BLBG:Australian, N.Z. Dollars Fall Versus Yen as Stock Drop Damps Risk Demand
  05 Mar 12:45
 
The Australian dollar fell from a nine-month high against the yen as Asian stocks declined, sapping demand for riskier assets...
 
BLBG:Speculative Wagers on Agriculture Surge to a Five-Month High: Commodities
  05 Mar 12:45
 
Speculators increased bets on higher agricultural prices to a five-month high on mounting concern that a South American drought will curb supplies of soybeans, corn and sugar at a time of record global demand...
 
BLBG:Asia Currencies Drop on Concern Global Slowdown to Hurt Regional Exports
  05 Mar 12:45
 
Asian currencies weakened, led by Indonesia’s rupiah, as concern the global economy is slowing dimmed the outlook for the region’s exports...
 
BLBG:Palm Oil Seen Rising 7% to Year High as Drought Wilts South American Crops
  05 Mar 12:44
 
Palm oil may advance 7...
 
BLBG:Saudi Aramco Raises Oil Premium for April Sales to Asia, U.S.; Cuts Europe
  05 Mar 12:43
 
Saudi Arabian Oil Co...
 
BLBG:BP Shares Seen Gaining With Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Cost Below Estimates
  05 Mar 12:43
 
BP Plc (BP/) is poised to gain at least 5 percent this week after a $7...
 
BLBG:Intervention Sought on Strong Asia Currencies
  05 Mar 12:42
 
Asian exporters, battling a slump in demand, are calling for their central banks to intervene after capital inflows contributed to the best start to the year on record for the region’s currencies...
 
MW:Oil windfall boosts Gulf spending
  03 Mar 12:24
 
Gulf News reported that the windfall from oil exports in recent months may have given the Gulf Cooperation Council states enough cushion to enable them to carry on with their development projects and investment ventures for months in the likely event of another recession hitting the global economy...
 
SG:Regency Mines announces Mambare nickel laterite project drilling results
 
 
Regency Mines Plc, the mining exploration and mineral investment company with interests in nickel and other minerals in Western Australia, Queensland, Papua New Guinea and Pakistan, has announces continued positive assay results from recent drilling at the Mambare Nickel Laterite Project in Papua New Guinea...
 
MW:Treasurys rise on U.S. data, technicals
  03 Mar 12:22
 
By Wallace Witkowski, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices rose on Friday, pushing yields lower, as investors rethought the strength of the U...
 
SG:US copper and gold gain after improved US jobs data
  03 Mar 12:22
 
Reuters reported that US copper futures raced up after two reports showed improvement in the US jobs sector and in persona income, adding to the view that a pick up in growth will help metals demand...
 
SG:Copper tentative as China data may lessen easing
  03 Mar 12:22
 
Reuters reported that London copper edged lower in a cautious session on Thursday as investors shrugged off data that showed top copper consumer China's manufacturing sector grew faster than forecast, waiting for greater motivation to take the market higher...
 
SG:Indian copper gains on global cues
  03 Mar 12:22
 
PTI reported that buoyed by firming global trends, copper prices rose by INR 2...
 
SG:India never halts buying Iran oil - Mr Reddy
  03 Mar 12:19
 
Tehran Times cited Mr S Jaipal Reddy oil minister of India as saying that government is not facing any external pressure on buying crude oil from Iran and will abide by UN sanctions only not those imposed by any bloc of nations...
 
BLBG:Canadian Currency Strengthens Most Since January on Global Growth Outlook
  03 Mar 12:18
 
Canada’s dollar strengthened the most since January versus its U...
 
BLBG:Treasuries’ Yield Difference Widens on Bernanke Stance, Economic Strength
  03 Mar 12:18
 
The difference between yields on two- and 10-year notes increased for the first time in three weeks amid better-than-forecast economic data and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S...
 
BLBG:Euro Declines After ECB Approves Record Loans; Dollar Gains Versus Yen
  03 Mar 12:18
 
The euro fell against most of its major counterparts after a liquidity injection by the European Central Bank failed to convince investors that the region’s crisis is abating...
 
BLBG:Brazil Taxes Loans to Exporters in Effort to Stem Rally Amid Currency War
  03 Mar 12:17
 
Brazilian exporters will start paying a 6 percent tax on some foreign loans as the government tries to stem a rally in the real that Finance Minister Guido Mantega says is being fueled by a currency war...
 
BLBG:Asian Currencies Rally a Third Week as U.S. Data Boosts Investor Sentiment
  03 Mar 12:17
 
Asian currencies advanced for a third week after reports signaled a pickup in U...
 
BLBG:Commodities Cap Biggest Weekly Drop Since January on Oil, Silver, Cotton
  03 Mar 12:17
 
Commodities fell, capping the biggest weekly decline since mid-January, as easing tensions in the Middle East sent oil lower and a stronger dollar eroded the appeal of raw materials...
 
BLBG:Dollar Rises to 9-Month High Versus Yen
  03 Mar 12:17
 
The dollar rose to a nine-month high against the yen before U...
 
BLBG:Soybean, Corn Futures Climb on Speculation China Will Boost U.S. Purchases
  03 Mar 12:16
 
Soybeans gained for a 10th straight session, and corn rose on speculation that China, the world’s biggest pork producer, will increase purchases from the U...
 
BLBG:Crude Oil Drops Most Since December as Obama Comments Reduce Iran Tension
  03 Mar 12:15
 
Oil fell the most this year as President Barack Obama said a pre-emptive strike on Iran might generate “sympathy” for the Persian Gulf country, easing concern that an attack would take place...
 
BR: Asian markets lifted by US data, European moves
  02 Mar 20:31
 
HONG KONG: Asian markets' upward trend since the start of the year continued on Friday as optimism was boosted by a fresh set of upbeat US data and positive news from the eurozone...
 
WSJ: Comex Gold, Silver Wilt As Dollar Climbs
  02 Mar 20:30
 
--Comex April gold down $9...
 
BR: Gold dips on dollar gains, heads for weekly fall
  02 Mar 20:27
 
LONDON: Gold fell on Friday, under the weight of the stronger dollar, and was set for its largest weekly decline since mid-December after an aggressive sell-off earlier in the week, although investors showed no loss of appetite for the metal...
 
IBT: Asia Buys Gold After Massive Single Trade Sell Off During Bernanke's Testimony
  02 Mar 20:26
 
Gold's London AM fix this morning was USD 1,714...
 
IOL: European shares hit 1-week high
  02 Mar 20:25
 
European shares edged up to their highest level in more than a week on Friday, with the European Central Bank's ultra-cheap funding this week helping the euro zone debt market and further reducing risk within the battered banking sector...
 
GB: TSX lower as GDP growth comes in as expected, greenback pressures commodities Read it on Global News: Global BC | TSX lower as GDP growth comes in as expected, greenback pressures commodities
  02 Mar 20:24
 
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market moved slightly lower as economic growth data met expectations while commodity prices weakened...
 
IOL: Gold headed for weekly fall
  02 Mar 19:54
 
Gold fell on Friday, under the weight of the stronger dollar, and was set for its largest weekly decline since mid-December after an aggressive sell-off earlier in the week, although investors showed no loss of appetite for the metal...
 
MD: TSX set for lower open at end of positive week; greenback pressures commodities
  02 Mar 19:53
 
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market looked set to move lower on Friday morning as economic growth figures for the fourth quarter met expectations...
 
FB: Comex Gold Weaker Amid Bearish "Outside Markets"
  02 Mar 19:53
 
(Kitco News) - Comex gold futures prices are trading modestly lower in early, quieter trading Friday morning...
 
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