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PH:Oil prices mixed in Asia on US debt fears
  29 Jul 13:42
 
New York\'s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September, fell 34 cents to $97...
 
FX:Commodities Fundamental: Gold, Natural Gas, Oil
  29 Jul 13:41
 
Gold Daily Fundamental Analysis
Gold prices were slightly lower on Thursday, as investors locked in their profits after gold prices hit a record high on Wednesday, however, gold prices remained supported as U...
 
BS:Oil near $97 as US debt limit deadline nears
  29 Jul 13:40
 
SINGAPORE—Oil prices fell to near $97 a barrel Friday in Asia as U...
 
RTRS:WRAPUP 1-European oil majors hit by weak dollar, Libya
  29 Jul 13:40
 
* Eni Q2 comparable earnings 1...
 
SG:Southern Copper sees copper prices at USD 5 per lb next year
  29 Jul 13:39
 
Mr Oscar Gonzalez Rocha CEO and President of Southern Copper Corporation predicted that the copper prices would be at around USD 4...
 
SG:Chile Escondida strike worsens world copper shortage
  29 Jul 13:38
 
Reuters reported that a prolonged strike at Chile\'s Escondida copper mine could push a global shortfall of copper concentrate deeper into deficit this year, driving smelting and refining charges lower...
 
MW:Strong copper and coal prices boost Teck's Q2 net income
  29 Jul 13:37
 
Teck Resources Ltd (TCKb...
 
MW:Centerra Gold Q2 profit more than doubles
  29 Jul 13:35
 
Canadian gold miner Centerra Gold Inc\'s quarterly profit more than doubled driven by higher gold prices...
 
AFX:Euro Slips On Heightened Eurozone Debt Contagion Fears
  29 Jul 13:30
 
The US dollar continues to weaken against a basket of currencies as there is still no sign that US policymakers will reach an agreement on the US debt ceiling...
 
FX:Tokyo Gas 1Q Group Net Profit Y8.97 Billion, Down 64.4% On Year
  29 Jul 12:26
 
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Tokyo Gas Co...
 
SC:Commodities: Oil ekes out gain on jobs data
  29 Jul 12:23
 
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Oil prices settled a touch higher on Thursday after upbeat jobs data however gains remained thin, as markets grow increasingly uneasy about the continued stalemate on the US debt ceiling...
 
RTE:Oil prices mixed in Asia on US debt fears
  29 Jul 12:16
 
Crude prices were mixed in Asian trade today, with the US debt stalemate continuing to roil markets as a vote in the House of Representatives on a Republican debt plan was postponed...
 
MW:Oil drops amid ongoing U.S. debt woes
  29 Jul 12:08
 
By Virginia Harrison, MarketWatch
SYDNEY(MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures slipped in electronic trading Friday, as U...
 
MC:Rupee to drop tracking Asian peers, shares
  29 Jul 11:17
 
The rupee should weaken early on Friday against the backdrop of weak regional currencies and stocks...
 
BLBG:India Rupee Set for Best Month Since March After Rate Increase
  29 Jul 11:14
 
India’s rupee is set for its biggest monthly gain since March after foreign funds pumped cash into the nation’s assets to take advantage of its yield advantage over developed countries...
 
TH:Rupee down by 4 paise against dollar in early trade
  29 Jul 11:13
 
The Indian rupee lost 4 paise to Rs...
 
BA:Euro slides further against dollar
  29 Jul 11:10
 
TOKYO - The euro fell further against the dollar in Asia on Friday as concern lingered over the eurozone debt crisis, but its downside was supported by the standoff in US debt ceiling negotiations...
 
MC:Oil prices rise on US jobless claims data
  29 Jul 11:09
 
World oil prices rose today, extending earlier gains, as better-than-expected US jobless claims data helped dispel worries about the ongoing debt-ceiling row in Washington, traders said...
 
PAIV:Oil prices pull back ahead of US inventories data
  29 Jul 11:09
 
Oil prices fell sharply this afternoon amid weakness in equity markets and expectations of a substantial increase in US oil supplies...
 
MC:Oil prices down in Asia on US debt fears
  29 Jul 11:08
 
The US debt stalemate continued to roil crude markets in Asian trade today as a vote in the House of Representatives on a Republican debt plan was postponed...
 
OG:World Oil Prices Decline on U.S. Debt Crisis
  29 Jul 11:07
 
The price of oil on world commodity exchanges was falling Friday morning as U...
 
BLBG:Pemex Posts Biggest Profit Since 2008 on Higher Crude Prices
  29 Jul 11:06
 
Petroleos Mexicanos, Latin America’s largest oil producer, posted its biggest profit since 2008 in the second quarter as crude prices surged and Mexican oil traded with a premium over the U...
 
RTRS:METALS-Copper up on Chilean supply problems; debt worries eyed
  29 Jul 11:06
 
* Copper at its highest since April 11
* Chile copper output tumbled 8...
 
PAIV:Mithril Resources high grade copper hit points to economic potential at Huckitta Project
  29 Jul 11:03
 
Mithril Resources (ASX: MTH) has intersected the first significant higher grade copper along the Basil Trend at the Peaks Mineralised Zone, highlighting the economic potential of its Huckitta Project in the Northern Territory...
 
MC:Commodity calls: Top trading bets for the day
  29 Jul 11:01
 
Ashok Mittal of MD Vertex expects to see resistance for gold around USD 1,620...
 
BLBG:BofA, Goldman Sachs Find State Mortgage-Securities Cases Hard to Shake
  29 Jul 10:56
 
Investors suing Bank of America Corp...
 
BLBG:Emerging Stocks Fall Second Day on U.S. Debt; Currencies Weaken
  29 Jul 10:54
 
Emerging stocks fell for a second day as signs of slowing economic growth and the political stalemate on the U...
 
BLBG:Canadian Dollar Is Little Changed as U.S. Debt-Limit Voting Gets Started
  29 Jul 10:53
 
Canada’s dollar was little changed as crude oil prices declined and U...
 
BLBG:Aussie, Kiwi Dollars Decline as Vote on U.S. Debt Ceiling Delayed Further
  29 Jul 10:52
 
The Australian and New Zealand dollars dropped as the U...
 
BLBG:South African Daybook: Anglo American Earnings, Gold Strike, Credit Data
  29 Jul 10:50
 
Anglo American Plc (AAL), the biggest investor in South African mining, releases first-half earnings at 8 a...
 
BLBG:Amplats, Anglo, AngloGold, Oando, Remgro: South African Equity Preview
  29 Jul 10:44
 
The following stocks may rise or fall in South Africa...
 
BLBG:Corn Imports by China May Gain to Record on State Re-Stocking, Hog Herds
  29 Jul 10:43
 
China, the second-biggest corn consumer, may boost imports of the grain to a record 6 million metric tons in the year beginning Oct...
 
MW:Dollar skids vs. euro, hits 4-month low vs. yen
  29 Jul 10:43
 
By Lisa Twaronite
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar fell to a fresh four-month low against the Japanese yen and dropped against the euro Friday, after the U...
 
MW:Dollar drops after U.S. debt-bill vote cancelled
  29 Jul 10:40
 
By Lisa Twaronite, MarketWatch
TOKYO (MarketWatch) — The dollar fell to a fresh four-month low against the Japanese yen and dropped against the euro Friday, after the U...
 
BLBG:Oil Edges Up as U.S. Jobless Claims Fall Near Four-Month Low
  29 Jul 10:40
 
Crude oil edged higher in New York after U...
 
BLBG:Crude Oil Falls, Heads for Weekly Decline, on U.S. Debt Ceiling Dispute
  29 Jul 10:39
 
Oil fell, headed for the first weekly decline in five, on concern a failure to reach a deal on raising the U...
 
BLBG:Gold Set for Monthly Gain as U.S. Lawmakers Wrangle Over Debt-Ceiling Deal
  29 Jul 10:39
 
Gold, trading within 0...
 
BLBG:China’s Gold Demand May Surpass India’s This Year, Goldcorp’s Jeannes Says
  29 Jul 10:38
 
Demand for physical gold in China may exceed consumption in India by the end of this year, said Chuck Jeannes, chief executive officer of Goldcorp Inc...
 
BLBG:Nickel Surplus to Narrow on China’s Demand for Steel, Sumitomo Metal Says
  29 Jul 10:37
 
A global nickel surplus may narrow on increasing stainless-steel demand from China and as new mining projects have stalled, limiting a decline in prices, said Sumitomo Metal Mining Co...
 
BLBG:Lagarde Says U.S. Dollar May Lose Reserve-Currency Status Amid Debt Crisis
  29 Jul 10:35
 
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the dollar’s standing as the world’s main reserve currency may be diminished as U...
 
MW: Oil futures extend loss on U.S. debt fears
  28 Jul 19:30
 
By Virginia Harrison, MarketWatch
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Benchmark crude-oil futures extended declines in electronic trading Thursday, as the unresolved U...
 
MW: Pending home sales up 2.4% in June
  28 Jul 19:30
 
By Steve Goldstein
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Pending home sales rose 2...
 
BLBG: U.S. Consumer Confidence Fell Last Week
  28 Jul 19:21
 
Consumer confidence dropped last week as Americans’ views of the economy plunged to the lowest level since the recession...
 
MW: Gold, silver futures slip in electronic trading
  28 Jul 19:21
 
By Virginia Harrison, MarketWatch
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Gold futures slipped in electronic trading Thursday as the dollar strengthened slightly and investors awaited a resolution of the U...
 
AP: Oil futures extend loss on US debt fears
  28 Jul 18:59
 
Crude for September delivery (NMN:CL1U) lost 60 cents, or 0...
 
BLBG: Yen Rises as U.S. Debt Impasse Encourages Demand for Refuge; Euro Slumps
  28 Jul 18:56
 
The yen rallied against most of its major counterparts and the Swiss franc touched a record high against the dollar as the U...
 
BLBG: Gold prices whipsaw on debt uncertainty
  28 Jul 18:47
 
By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD

Gold prices were whipsawed Wednesday as traders try to make sense of the impasse in Washington over raising the country\'s borrowing limit...
 
MW: Oil, gold diverge after jobless claims data
  28 Jul 18:42
 
By Claudia Assis
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures lost some steam and oil futures added to their advance after the Labor Department said Thursday workers filing for unemployment benefits fell below 400,000 last week for the first time since early April...
 
BLBG: Crude Oil Trades Near Lowest in Week on U.S. Economy, Rising Stockpiles
  28 Jul 18:42
 
Oil traded near its lowest in a week in New York as investors bet that rising crude supplies and signs of a slowing economy in the U...
 
AFP: Gold Moves Higher As Silver Slides Ahead Of Debt Ceiling Vote
  28 Jul 18:42
 
By Murray Coleman

Gold futures are trading slightly higher this morning in electronic trading on the Comex as House Republicans press ahead with a vote on a revised plan to avoid an unprecedented government default next week...
 
MW: U.S. jobless claims hit three-month low of 398,000
  28 Jul 18:22
 
Applications for benefits below 400,000 for first time since April

By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The number of people who filed for jobless benefits fell below 400,000 last week for the first time since early April, a decline likely aided by manufacturing workers returning to their jobs after plants were retooled...
 
BLBG: Canada Dollar Set for 2nd Monthly Advance on Crude, Haven Flows
  28 Jul 18:15
 
July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Canada\'s dollar was headed for its second straight monthly gain versus the greenback as crude oil, the nation\'s largest export, climbed and investors ratcheted up expectations for interest-rate increases...
 
MW: Treasury prices extend gains after jobless-claims
  28 Jul 18:15
 
By Sara Sjolin

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices rose Thursday after U...
 
FX: Gold prices struggle beneath resistance at 1624-1640
  28 Jul 18:07
 
Gold prices struggle beneath resistance at 1624-1640...
 
RTRS: Euro falls as debt worries resurface
  28 Jul 18:06
 
By Nia Williams
LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - The euro fell on Thursday as
high borrowing costs at an Italian debt auction intensified
concerns about the euro zone debt crisis spreading, though
deadlocked U...
 
RTRS: Jobless claims fall below 400,000
  28 Jul 18:04
 
New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, dropping below the key 400,000 level for the first time since early April, according to a government report on Thursday that pointed to some labor market improvement...
 
BLBG: Claims for U.S. Jobless Benefits Decreased Last Week to Three-Month Low
  28 Jul 18:01
 
Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level since April, a sign the weakness in the labor market is abating...
 
MW:Weekly U.S. jobless claims fall 24,000 to 398,000
  28 Jul 18:01
 
By Jeffry Bartash
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The number of people who filed for jobless benefits fell below 400,000 last week for the first time since early April, a decline likely aided by manufacturing workers who were temporarily laid off returning to their jobs after plants were retooled...
 
BLBG:Exxon Mobil Profit Rises to Highest Level in Three Years on Oil-Price Gain
  28 Jul 17:59
 
Exxon Mobil Corp...
 
MW:Suncor profit rises on higher oil prices, margins
  28 Jul 17:56
 
By Judy McKinnon
Suncor Energy Inc...
 
BLBG:South Africa Oil Companies, Unions Sign Wage Deal, Ending 18-Day Strike
  28 Jul 17:50
 
South African oil companies and labor unions signed a wage agreement that ends an 18-day strike over pay, Solidarity Deputy General Secretary Dirk Hermann said...
 
BLBG:Consol Energy Misses Analyst Estimates as Gas Prices Decline
  28 Jul 17:49
 
Consol Energy Inc...
 
BLBG:Asia Gasoil Crack Rises as Glencore Buys Cargoes: Oil Products
  28 Jul 17:48
 
Asia’s gasoil crack spread widened as Glencore International AG bought more cargoes in Singapore...
 
BLBG:Taiwan CPC Said to Buy Cabinda, Antan Oil From Unipec, Sonangol
  28 Jul 17:48
 
CPC Corp...
 
BA:Global oil prices extended losses in Asian trade
  28 Jul 17:47
 
Global oil prices extended losses in Asian trade Thursday as US stalemate over debt ceiling continued to hit the black gold...
 
WSJ:Oil Market Watches Washington, Tropical Storm
  28 Jul 17:42
 
LONDON—Oil futures were mixed as investors followed developments in the Gulf of Mexico, where the watch area for tropical storm Don was extended, and Washington, D...
 
BLBG:Rubber Supply Growth May Slow in Third Quarter as Vietnam Delays Tapping
  28 Jul 17:41
 
Natural rubber output in key growing countries will expand at a slower pace in the third quarter as a “severe” leaf disease delays tapping in Vietnam, according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries...
 
BLBG:Canada Dollar Set for a Second Monthly Advance on Crude Oil, Haven Demand
  28 Jul 17:41
 
Canada’s dollar was headed for its second straight monthly gain versus the greenback as crude oil, the nation’s largest export, climbed and investors ratcheted up expectations for interest-rate increases...
 
RTRS:Gold steadies as dollar firms, U.S. debt talks eyed
  28 Jul 17:01
 
(Reuters) - Gold steadied on Thursday, surrendering earlier gains, as the dollar rose against a currency basket, but prices were underpinned by concerns over a potential U...
 
BLBG:Middle East Oil Remains at Discount as Refiner Profits Decline
  28 Jul 16:33
 
Middle East oil for sale to Asia traded at discounts as refiners eased purchases amid declining processing profits...
 
BLBG:Pound Gains Versus Euro, Dollar on Debt Woes, U.S. Impasse; Gilts Advance
  28 Jul 16:33
 
The pound gained versus the euro and the dollar while gilts rose amid concern that the U...
 
BLBG:Gold May Rise Toward Record Price on U.S., Europe Debt Concerns
  28 Jul 16:31
 
Gold may rise toward a record set yesterday in London as concern that the U...
 
PAIV:Norseman Gold reveals updated resource statement for key Australian project
  28 Jul 16:31
 
Norseman Gold PLC (LON:NGL, ASX:NGX) revealed today an updated resource statement for its main Norseman Gold project in Western Australia...
 
PL:UK crude oil output fell 11% in May on month to 1 million b/d
  28 Jul 16:09
 
UK crude oil production fell 10...
 
MB:Copper retains gains in LME pre-market on Escondida force majeure
  28 Jul 16:00
 
Copper maintained gains in pre-market trading on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday and was hovering around $9,800 per tonne after the declaration of force majeure at Escondida

Copper maintained gains in pre-market trading on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday and was hovering around $9,800 per tonne after the declaration of force majeure at Escondida...
 
BS:Futures and Forex – Dollar Trends Higher vs Euro while Oil Gold and Silver Prices Fall – Yen was Higher
  28 Jul 15:55
 
(Best Syndication News) The dollar rebounded today while precious metals and energy prices declined (see forex and commodity tables below)...
 
BLBG:U.A.E. Central Bank Says Dirham Peg to Dollar Is ‘Steady and Consistent’
  28 Jul 15:55
 
The United Arab Emirates, the second-biggest Arab economy, said the dirham’s peg to the U...
 
RTRS:Euro falls sharply, dollar plumbs record low vs Swiss franc
  28 Jul 15:47
 
(Reuters) - The euro fell sharply on Thursday, tumbling to a one-week low versus the dollar while the Swiss franc rallied across the board, clocking a record high versus the dollar...
 
RTRS:GULF PRODUCTS-Gasoline supported, fuel oil remains tight
  28 Jul 15:41
 
* Iranian volumes drop

* Less Middle East inflows into East Asia

* Gasoline/naphtha spread narrows

By Humeyra Pamuk and Reem Shamseddine

DUBAI/Khobar, SAUDI ARABIA, July 28 (Reuters) - Gasoline premiums in the Middle East Gulf were supported this week, while traders expected fuel oil market to stay tight for at least another month on the back of weaker Iranian exports...
 
BLBG:Rand’s Rally the Longest in 16 Months as Gold Trades Near to a Record High
  28 Jul 15:33
 
The rand strengthened for an eighth day in the longest rally in 16 months as gold, a key South African export, traded near a record high on concern that the U...
 
RTRS:Brent oil tops $118, debt looms
  28 Jul 15:33
 
(Reuters) - Brent crude rose above $118 on Thursday as a storm heading toward the Gulf of Mexico raised the threat of supply disruption and wary investors waited for U...
 
WSJ:BASE METALS: Shanghai Metals Mostly Lower; Aluminum Up For 4th Day
  28 Jul 15:30
 
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--Copper edged lower on the Shanghai Futures Exchange Thursday, as an impasse on negotiations to raise the U...
 
BZ:Euro Edges Higher against U.S. Dollar on Falling Unemployment in Germany
  28 Jul 15:26
 
The euro edged higher against the U...
 
BLBG:Statoil Profit Rises More Than Expected
  28 Jul 15:24
 
Statoil ASA (STL), Norway’s largest oil and gas company, said profit rose more than expected in the second quarter as gains in crude prices compensated for lower production...
 
RTRS:PRECIOUS-Gold edges higher, debt dangers dominate
  28 Jul 15:23
 
* Gold investors take a breather after record high
* Fresh news awaited on U...
 
BLBG:Mauritius Rupee Weakens Most in Month as U.S., EU Debt Curb Risk
  28 Jul 15:22
 
Mauritius’s rupee weakened the most in a month against the dollar as concern that the U...
 
ET:Rupee recovers on exporter dollar sales, euro's bounce
  28 Jul 15:21
 
MUMBAI: The Indianrupee reversed intraday losses on Thursday aided by dollar sales of exporters and a marginal recovery in the euro...
 
RTRS:Yen gains as dollar plagued by debt worries
  28 Jul 15:20
 
(Reuters) - The yen rose on Thursday as worries that Washington was showing no signs of progress in reaching an agreement to raise the U...
 
BLBG:Stocks in South Africa Fall for Third Day; AngloGold, BHP Billiton Move
  28 Jul 15:19
 
The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index fell for a third day, dropping 139...
 
MC:Gold pauses after hitting records; US debt in focus
  28 Jul 15:18
 
Spot gold took a breather on Thursday after hitting record highs for two sessions this week, while sentiment remained supported by the deadlocked US debt ceiling talks...
 
AN:Raw sugar adds some gains in choppy dealings
  28 Jul 15:15
 
Raw sugar futures in New York ended mostly modestly higher as the market took a breather after several sessions of steep increases recently...
 
ZA:National Gas Co exports soar in H1, profit up 62%
  28 Jul 15:12
 
On the back of strong growth in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and high international prices, National Gas Company, a major supplier of LPG in Oman, reported a 62 per cent rise in net profit for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011...
 
WSJ:OIL FUTURES: Crude Mixed; Tropical Storm Don In Focus
  28 Jul 15:12
 
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Crude-oil futures were mixed in Asia Thursday, with prices off lows hit in early trading as the market turned its focus to Tropical Storm Don, which was heading towards the central Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday...
 
KN:Kuwaiti crude down to USD 111.25 pb
  28 Jul 15:11
 
KUWAIT, July 28 (KUNA) -- The price of Kuwaiti crude oil decreased USD 0...
 
BS:Crude palm oil down 1.77% on weak global cues
  28 Jul 15:08
 
Crude palm oil prices fell further by Rs 8...
 
EJ:Commodity export prices continued to fall in June
  28 Jul 15:06
 
Prices of Canada\'s major commodity exports eased further in June, falling 0...
 
SG:Gold retreats on global correction
  28 Jul 15:02
 
Most gold shops bought the metal at VND39...
 
BLBG:Pound Is Steady After Miles Says Rate Inreases May Harm the U.K. Recovery
  28 Jul 15:01
 
The pound was little changed against the dollar and the euro after Bank of England policy maker David Miles said attempts to slow inflation too quickly risk stalling the economic recovery...
 
MW:Shell profit surges on higher oil prices
  28 Jul 15:00
 
By Simon Kennedy
UK:RDSA RDS...
 
MW:Gold, silver futures slip in electronic trading
  28 Jul 14:57
 
By William L...
 
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