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BLBG:China’s Non-Conventional Gas Output May Climb to 100 Billion Cubic Meters
  08 Aug 10:43
 
China’s non-conventional natural gas output may reach 100 billion cubic meters by 2020, accounting for about a third of the nation’s total natural gas output, the Economic Information Daily reported, citing Jia Chengzao, president of the Chinese Petroleum Society...
 
BLBG:Gold Futures Surge to Record as Investors Seek Haven After U.S. Rating Cut Q
  08 Aug 10:43
 
Gold futures surged to a record $1,697...
 
BLBG:Investors Reduce Bullish Commodity Bets
  08 Aug 10:37
 
Funds trimmed bets on rising commodity prices for the first time in four weeks amid mounting concern that the global economy is faltering...
 
BLBG:Crude Oil Tumbles in New York and London After S&P Downgrades U.S. Rating
  08 Aug 10:36
 
Oil plunged in New York after Standard & Poor’s lowered the U...
 
BLBG:Dollar Weakens Versus Euro, Yen, Franc After S&P Downgrades U.S.’s Rating
  08 Aug 10:35
 
The dollar dropped to a record low against the Swiss franc and fell for a second day versus the yen after Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U...
 
BLBG:Australian, New Zealand Dollars Weaken as Asian Equities Extend Declines
  08 Aug 10:35
 
The Australian and New Zealand dollars declined as Asian stocks extended last week’s biggest slide since 2008 on concern the U...
 
BLBG:Asian Stocks, Oil Slide; Gold, Franc Advance
  08 Aug 10:34
 
Asian stocks dropped, extending the worst global slump since the bull market began in 2009, while U...
 
BLBG:U.S. Stocks Rise on Optimism Over European Debt as Treasuries, Dollar Drop
  06 Aug 12:39
 
Treasuries fell, sending two-year yields up from a record low, and the dollar weakened as stronger-than-forecast jobs growth eased concern the nation will slip into a recession...
 
BLBG:Western Leaders Seek to Contain European Debt Crisis, Turmoil in Markets
  06 Aug 12:38
 
Western leaders huddled on preventing the debt crisis from spreading to the core of the euro area after the biggest weekly decline in global stocks since 2008...
 
BLBG:Emerging-Market Stocks Tumble, Currencies Weaken on Global Recession Risk
  06 Aug 12:37
 
Emerging-market stocks sank for a fourth day, sending the benchmark index to its largest weekly rout since May 2010, amid concerns about Europe’s debt crisis and slower growth in the U...
 
BLBG:Canadian Currency Declines for Second Week on Global Slowdown Speculation
  06 Aug 12:36
 
Canada’s dollar fell for a second week versus its U...
 
BLBG:Asia Currencies Complete Worst Week This Year
  06 Aug 12:34
 
Asian currencies posted their biggest weekly decline since November, led by Malaysia’s ringgit and India’s rupee, as regional stocks plunged on concern the global economic recovery is stalling...
 
BLBG:Gold, Silver Decline as Equity Rout Spurs Sales to Raise Cash
  06 Aug 12:34
 
Gold fell for the second straight day on sales by some investors to cover losses in other markets...
 
BLBG:Wheat Drops for Third Day as Russia, Romania Undercut U.S. Export Prices
  06 Aug 12:34
 
Wheat futures fell for the third straight day on lingering concern that cheaper grain from Eastern Europe will erode demand for supplies from the U...
 
BLBG:Oil Curbs Biggest Weekly Drop Since May on U.S. Jobs, Italian Measures Q
  06 Aug 12:33
 
Oil rose for the first time in six days in New York and curbed the biggest weekly drop in three months as the U...
 
BLBG:Copper Falls, Caps Biggest Weekly Drop Since June 2010 on Growth Concerns
  06 Aug 12:33
 
Copper futures fell in New York, capping the biggest weekly slump since June 2010, on concern that the faltering global economy will curb demand for industrial metals...
 
BLBG:Canadian Dollar Falls on Slowing Global Economy, Crude Oil Price, Equities
  06 Aug 12:33
 
Canada’s dollar fell for the second week as stocks were pummeled and oil, the nation’s largest export, declined to the lowest level since February, signaling less demand for risky assets...
 
BLBG:Dollar Climbs Versus Most Peers as Risk Appetite Ebbs on Economic Outlook Q
  06 Aug 12:32
 
The dollar rallied versus 15 of its 16 most-traded counterparts as concern the world’s largest economy is stalling and Europe’s debt crisis is worsening damped demand for higher-risk assets...
 
MF: S&P Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating From AAA
  06 Aug 12:13
 
The United States has lost its sterling credit rating...
 
ENM: S&P credit rating: Asia moves to calm US debt downgrade fears
  06 Aug 12:13
 
HONG KONG: Japan led Asian governments in seeking to calm fears over the American debt downgrade on Saturday, saying Tokyo\'s trust in US Treasuries remained unchanged...
 
CM: Gold rally: Time to snatch up the languishing gold miners
  06 Aug 12:12
 
It seems to defy logic: even though Gold prices are at historic highs, the stock in many junior gold companies has been languishing...
 
MW: S&P said to back away from U.S. downgrade
  06 Aug 12:10
 
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Standard & Poor’s has reportedly backed off a plan to strip the U...
 
MW: U.S. triple-A debt rating cut by Standard & Poor’s
  06 Aug 12:09
 
By Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The United States late Friday lost its triple-A debt rating from Standard & Poor’s for the first time in history, with the credit-rating agency saying the political system of the world’s top economy has become less stable and that budget cutting announced earlier this week didn’t go far enough...
 
RTRS: United States loses prized AAA credit rating from S&P
  06 Aug 12:09
 
(Reuters) - The United States lost its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor\'s on Friday in an unprecedented blow to the world\'s largest economy in the wake of a political battle that took the country to the brink of default...
 
MN: Market losses continue to grow on Friday
  05 Aug 21:34
 
Another day, another decline on the markets, as job creation numbers in Canada in the U...
 
MW: Gold futures hold to gains after jobs data
  05 Aug 21:33
 
Better-than-expected report calms market but bullion keeps rally


By Claudia Assis and Virginia Harrison, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures edged higher Friday, holding gains as a much-anticipated jobs report came in better than expected, but investors remained concerned about a double dip for the U...
 
MW: U.S. economy gains 117,000 jobs in July
  05 Aug 21:31
 
Private sector adds 154,000; unemployment rate falls to 9...
 
IRS: US markets reverse gains
  05 Aug 21:31
 
US stocks erased gains and the Standard and Poor\'s 500 Index extended its worst slump since 2009 as stronger-than-forecast growth in American jobs failed to ease concern the nation will slip into another recession and Europe\'s debt crisis will spread...
 
CM: TSX down 2.5% in early trading
  05 Aug 21:30
 
The TSX took the briefest of breathers early this morning before resuming the plunge that took it down 3% yesterday...
 
CN: Oil rises as investors weigh hiring, slow economy
  05 Aug 21:23
 
NEW YORK — Oil dropped nearly 2 percent Friday as investors shrugged off U...
 
RTTN: Australian Dollar Edges Down Against Major Rivals
  05 Aug 21:22
 
(RTTNews) - The Australian dollar traded lower further against major opponents during New York late morning trading on Friday...
 
BS: Oil plunges to lowest level in six months
  05 Aug 21:22
 
U...
 
BLBG: Oil in New York Fluctuates Between Gains and Losses After Jobs Increase
  05 Aug 21:22
 
Crude oil fluctuated between gains and losses in New York as U...
 
MW: Gold futures hold to gains after jobs data
  05 Aug 21:21
 
Better-than-expected report calms market but bullion keeps rally


By Claudia Assis and Virginia Harrison, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures edged higher Friday, holding gains as a much-anticipated jobs report came in better than expected, but investors remained concerned about a double dip for the U...
 
RTRS: UPDATE 9-Brent oil rebounds above $108, US jobs help
  05 Aug 21:20
 
* U...
 
MSN: Gold rebounds as fears persist
  05 Aug 21:20
 
Prices perk up as a better-than-expected US jobs report isn\'t enough to offset investors\' growing concerns about a global slowdown...
 
MW: U.S. Silver, union workers reach agreement
  05 Aug 21:19
 
By William Spain
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
FX: Oil futures trade higher; gold pares gains
  05 Aug 21:19
 
This is a Real-time headline...
 
MW: Treasurys extend decline after positive payrolls
  05 Aug 21:18
 
Bonds retrace some part of the massive rally this week


By Deborah Levine, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices extended declines Friday, cutting into some of the week’s massive rally, after the U...
 
AP: Silver Miners Oversold for No Good Reason
  05 Aug 19:27
 
As most investors are aware the markets have been extremely volatile this past month...
 
RTRS: Wall St jumps 1 percent after open
  05 Aug 19:26
 
U...
 
MW: Jobless aid cut as high unemployment reigns
  05 Aug 19:26
 
By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Despite the weak employment environment, six states so far this year have approved cutting jobless benefits to less than the 26-week duration that had prevailed for decades across the nation...
 
PTI: Gold records new highs on global trend, silver tumbles
  05 Aug 18:56
 
MUMBAI: Gold prices soared to a new high at the domestic bullion market here today amid all-round bullishness, as investors and traders resorted to hectic buying...
 
MW: Dollar pares loss after U.S. jobs report
  05 Aug 18:56
 
By Deborah Levine and William L...
 
BLBG: Oil Rebounds on Report U.S. Employers Add More Jobs Than Forecast in July
  05 Aug 18:50
 
Oil pared losses in New York after a report showed the U...
 
MW: ECB’s bond buying: How not to intervene
  05 Aug 18:49
 
Analysis: Bid to quell market anxiety is only leading to confusion

By William L...
 
RTRS: EU leaders in crisis talks, ECB offers only limited help
  05 Aug 18:48
 
By Ben Deighton and Andreas Framke

The leaders of Germany, France and Spain will hold crisis talks about Europe\'s spiraling debt crisis on Friday after China and Japan called for global policy cooperation following a market rout...
 
BLBG: Bernanke Models Tested as Forecasts Fail
  05 Aug 18:47
 
Chairman Ben S...
 
BLBG: Dollar Falls as Payrolls Expand More Than Forecast, Damping Refuge Demand
  05 Aug 18:45
 
The dollar fell from almost a two- week high against the currencies of major U...
 
MW: Jobs report knocks the wind out of the bears
  05 Aug 18:43
 
Commentary: 117,000 jobs created, but that’s not nearly enough
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Global markets were relieved by the stronger-than-expected growth in U...
 
MW: U.S. economy gains 117,000 jobs in July
  05 Aug 18:42
 
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Unemployment rate fell slightly to 9...
 
MW: Impact of jobs report fades quickly
  05 Aug 18:42
 
A somewhat better than expected U...
 
MW:Treasurys decline, dollar recovers after payrolls
  05 Aug 18:08
 
By Deborah Levine
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices extended declines and the dollar recovered a bit Friday after the U...
 
MW:U.S. economy gained 117,000 jobs in July
  05 Aug 18:04
 
By Jeffry Bartash
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U...
 
FX:UK Oil, Mining Equities Falling Faster Than FTSE 100
  05 Aug 17:57
 
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U...
 
RTRS:NYMEX-U.S. crude dips, Iran pipe blast curbs loss
  05 Aug 17:52
 
* Iran pipeline explosion, fire lifts Brent, supports WTI
* OPEC to meet if prices keep falling - Iran
* Coming up: CFTC positions data, 3:30 p...
 
BLBG:Dollar Falls Before Payrolls, ‘Absurd’ Franc Weakens on Hildebrand Warning
  05 Aug 17:45
 
The dollar fell, trimming weekly gains against the euro and yen, before data that’s forecast to support the case for low borrowing costs and show U...
 
RTRS:Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Price down on crude; timespreads firm
  05 Aug 17:41
 
SINGAPORE, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Asia\'s naphtha price ended the
week at a five-week low on Friday, with cracks falling to their
lowest in about two weeks but physical timespreads remained firm
to reflect healthy fundamentals compared with end-May to
second-half July...
 
BLBG:U.S. Commodities Day Ahead: Raw Materials Decline for Eighth Day
  05 Aug 17:39
 
ECONOMIC EVENTS, AGRICULTURE REPORTS:
Forecast Prior Time
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WSJ: Nymex Oil Bounces Off Lows
  05 Aug 17:36
 
By SELINA WILLIAMS

LONDON—Nymex crude-oil futures bounced off Friday\'s early lows, but remained in negative territory as fears of another economic downturn roiled commodities markets...
 
BLBG:Crude Oil Heads for Biggest Weekly Decline Since May Amid Rout on Economy
  05 Aug 17:35
 
Oil fell to the lowest in eight months in New York, set for the biggest weekly decline since May, on speculation fuel demand will falter as U...
 
CO:MCX Silver regains on festive demand
  05 Aug 17:33
 
MUMBAI (Commodity Online): Silver futures in India gained today tracking firm trend in the overseas market...
 
BLBG:India Stocks, Rupee Drop, Bonds Climb as Global Recession Fears Cause Rout
  05 Aug 17:33
 
Indian stocks tumbled, rupee fell and bonds climbed on concern the global economy may lapse into recession even as accelerating inflation prompts the central bank to extend interest-rate increases...
 
MW:Canada July jobless rate off to 7.2% vs June 7.4%
  05 Aug 17:06
 
By Mike Maynard
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Canada\'s unemployment rate dipped to 7...
 
BLBG:Canada Added 7,100 Jobs in July With Unemployment Rate Declining to 7.2%
  05 Aug 16:57
 
Canada added jobs for the fourth straight monthly in July as gains in construction and transportation offset losses in government employment and education, while the unemployment rate fell to the lowest since 2008 as the labor force shrank...
 
BLBG:Canadian Dollar Little Changed After Employers Add Jobs in July
  05 Aug 16:43
 
Canada’s dollar was little changed after a government report showed the economy added jobs for a fourth-consecutive month in July...
 
BLBG:Sensex, Rupee Slide, Bonds Climb as Global Recession Fears Spark Selloff
  05 Aug 16:39
 
Indian stocks tumbled, rupee fell and bonds climbed on concern the global economy may lapse into recession even as accelerating inflation prompts the central bank to extend interest-rate increases...
 
RTRS:Uganda shilling steady against dollar
  05 Aug 16:38
 
KAMPALA , Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Ugandan shilling held
its ground against the dollar on Friday, one day after the
country\'s central bank stepped in to stop the currency from
hitting a new record low...
 
TT:Blast hits Iranian pipeline, oil jumps
  05 Aug 16:30
 
* Official clarifies that pipeline not Iran\'s biggest

* Sabotage, technical fault are possible, official says

* Oil jumps as terrorism feared (Adds official, oil price reaction)

By Ramin Mostafavi

TEHRAN, Aug 5 (Reuters) - An explosion hit a oil pipeline in west Iran near the border with Iraq on Friday, causing a jump in oil prices as officials said they were probing whether the blast was caused by a technical fault or terrorism...
 
BLBG:Portugal’s New Austerity Fails to Bring Down Borrowing Costs: Euro Credit
  05 Aug 16:30
 
Two months into the job, Portugal’s Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho is deepening the budgetary pain without feeling any gain...
 
BLBG:Wheat Falls for Third Day as Commodities Plunge; Corn, Soybean Prices Drop
  05 Aug 16:15
 
Wheat fell for a third day in Chicago, extending the biggest drop in five weeks, as commodities and equities plunged on concern a faltering global economy will curb demand...
 
BA:Crude Oil prices will come down to $80 in the near-term
  05 Aug 16:14
 
For the intra-day commodity trade, it can be expected that the markets would rebound, said Renisha Chainani, Manager, Research Edelweiss Comtrade Limited...
 
AS:US Precipitates India, Iran Oil Crisis
  05 Aug 16:13
 
Last week, India’s Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals managed to make a US$100 million payment for Iranian oil – by transferring it through a third party bank in Istanbul...
 
BLBG:Mideast Crude Falls on Speculation Global Recovery Is Faltering
  05 Aug 16:13
 
Middle East crude oil for sale to Asia fell on speculation demand will decrease amid signs a recovery in the global economy is faltering...
 
BLBG:Asia Naphtha Slumps $63 a Ton; Total Buys Gasoil: Oil Products
  05 Aug 16:12
 
Asia naphtha cargoes traded $63 a metric ton lower on the Platts window on concern that global fuel demand may fall...
 
WSJ:Commodities Slide As Recession Fears Take Their Toll
  05 Aug 16:10
 
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Commodities are sliding steadily lower Friday in the worst pan-asset class sell-off since October 2008, as fear of another severe downturn tightens its grip on the financial markets...
 
BLBG:Mauritian Stocks Fall Most in 22 Months, Rupee Slips on Risk
  05 Aug 16:09
 
Mauritius’s stocks index fell the most in 22 months and the rupee headed for its biggest weekly decline in seven as concern economic recoveries in the U...
 
EN:Pound and Euro vs US dollar
  05 Aug 16:08
 
Standard Chartered see the US dollar picking up more momentum towards the end of the year...
 
BLBG:Russian Equity Movers: Norilsk Nickel, Polymetal, Rosneft Move
  05 Aug 16:07
 
The 30-stock Micex Index (INDEXCF) lost 2...
 
MS:OPEC oil drops below 110 dollars
  05 Aug 15:51
 
Vienna - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Friday that its oil price plummeted to 107...
 
WSJ:OIL FUTURES:Nymex Oil Bounces Off Lows As Market Awaits US Job Data
  05 Aug 15:50
 
--Nymex crude bounces off lows, retraces earlier rout in Asia trade

--Investors await US nonfarm payrolls data at 1230 GMT for direction on US economy

--Crude seen stabilizing unchanged to slightly up ahead of US job report


By Selina Williams
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Nymex crude oil futures Friday bounced off lows, retracing the over 4% drop in prices seen in early Asia trade as investors settled in to await U...
 
RTRS:Brent oil rebounds on Iran pipeline explosion
  05 Aug 15:42
 
(Reuters) - Brent crude oil rose to $108 a barrel on Friday, erasing an earlier decline, as reports of an explosion on an oil pipeline in Iran helped counter concern about weakening economic growth and oil demand...
 
ET:Rupee near 5 week low as local shares plunge
  05 Aug 15:41
 
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee was near its weakest level in over five weeks in afternoon trades on Friday as domestic equities stayed deep in the red, tailing the global shares rout, fuelling concerns of outflows...
 
ET:Effect on currencies and commodities markets around the world
  05 Aug 15:27
 
NEW DELHI: Global stock markets tumbled on Friday amid fears the U...
 
EN:British Pound Sterling: Currency holding the upper ground vs EUR
  05 Aug 15:26
 
The pound to euro exchange rate is 0...
 
RTRS:Sterling slips vs broadly rising euro, euro risks seen
  05 Aug 15:23
 
Aug 5 (Reuters) - Sterling slipped against the euro on Friday, tracking the single currency\'s rise against the dollar, but supported by concerns that the euro zone\'s debt problems are set to engulf two of its larger economies...
 
RTRS:Economy, euro zone crisis batter stocks
  05 Aug 15:22
 
(Reuters) - World stocks sank for an eighth straight session of losses on Friday, with investors racked by worries about the slowing global economy and the dangerous spread of euro zone debt anguish into Italy and Spain...
 
EE:Euro dollar exchange rate sent lower as interest rate rise looks unlikely
  05 Aug 15:14
 
The euro dollar exchange rate is 0...
 
WSJ:China Yuan Down Late On Dollar's Broad Strength, PBOC Guide
  05 Aug 15:09
 
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USD/CNY Central Parity 6...
 
CO:Apache Oil Q2 earnings jump 40% on high oil prices
  05 Aug 15:00
 
NEW YORK (Commodity Online): Apache Corporation reported a 40% jump in their Q2, 2011 earnings, primarily due to high oil prices and higher production...
 
FB:Oil near $85 as outlook for crude demand dims
  05 Aug 14:45
 
SINGAPORE -- Oil prices extended sharp losses, falling to near $85 a barrel Friday in Asia amid expectations a slowing global economy will weaken demand for crude...
 
BLBG:Rand Heads for Worst Week to Dollar Since May Amid Global Growth Concerns
  05 Aug 14:45
 
The rand headed for its worst week versus the dollar since May as weaker U...
 
BLBG:South Korea Should Raise Interest Rate, Allow Stronger Currency, IMF Says
  05 Aug 14:42
 
South Korea should raise its benchmark interest rate to at least 4 percent over time and allow its currency to appreciate further to better fight inflation, the International Monetary Fund’s staff said...
 
BLBG:Asian Currencies Complete Worst Week Since November as Stocks Plummet
  05 Aug 14:42
 
Asian currencies posted their biggest weekly decline since November, led by Malaysia’s ringgit and India’s rupee, as regional stocks plunged on concern the global economic recovery is stalling...
 
BLBG:Commodities Post Worst Run Since December 2008, Erasing Advance for Year
  05 Aug 14:41
 
Commodities declined for an eighth day, the longest losing streak since December 2008, and erased their gains for the year as concern deepened that the global economic slowdown would reduce demand for raw materials...
 
RTRS:METALS-Copper tumbles over 2 pct in London, 4 pct in Shanghai
  05 Aug 14:03
 
* Uncertainty over economies of U...
 
BLBG:Stocks Tumble for Eighth Day as Commodities Drop
  05 Aug 13:58
 
Stocks dropped for an eighth day, the longest losing streak since January 2010, and commodities fell, erasing the Standard & Poor’s GSCI index’s gains for the year, on concern the U...
 
IBL:Gold bounces as Asian stocks dive
  05 Aug 13:47
 
Singapore: Gold edged up on Friday as investors used bullion to shelter from the storm engulfing financial markets on concerns that the United States may be facing another recession and Europe\'s debt crisis is spreading to some of its largest economies...
 
ET:Gold hits record high on global markets, rupee
  05 Aug 13:47
 
MUMBAI: India gold futures extended gains for a fourth session on Friday to hit a new peak following a rally in overseas markets and a weaker rupee, which traded at its lowest level in five weeks, pushing physical traders to the sidelines ahead of a slew of festivals starting later next week...
 
BLBG:SEB’s Jha Predicts Rupee Will Bottom at 44.90/45.10 in Near Term
  05 Aug 13:46
 
Sailesh K...
 
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