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On May 24, 2013 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News Strat Grains trims EU wheat hopes, but ups barley Strat Grains trims EU wheat hopes, but ups barley. Strategie Grains raised its estimate for the European Union barley harvest, citing bigger spring sowings than it had thought, even as it reduced its forecast for the wheat crop for a seventh successive …See [...]

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On May 23, 2013 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News SOFTS HIGHLIGHTS: Top Stories of the Day NEW YORK–Arabica-coffee and raw-sugar prices tumbled to multiyear lows as outlooks for record supplies of the two commodities–largely from the world's biggest grower of each, Brazil–spurred selling. COCOA. Natra Sees 2013 Cocoa Grindings Higher at …See all stories on this topic » 3 surprising reasons [...]

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On May 22, 2013 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News Commodities traders acquire power stations The Swiss-based commodities traders are expanding into assets, buying or leasing anything from refineries to pipelines and terminals. Now Vitol, the largest oil trader, has bought a power station, signalling the return of the independent trading houses …See all stories on this topic » Citigroup Sees 'Death [...]

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On May 21, 2013 - 7:01 AM By

Today’s Futures News Riverstone leads talks on $1bn commodities venture David Silbert, the head of commodities at Deutsche Bank between 2007 and 2012, plans to launch TrailStone this year. He said the negotiations with Riverstone and other strategic investors had not been finalised, adding that “TrailStone will begin with …See all stories on this topic [...]

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On May 20, 2013 - 7:01 AM By

Today’s Futures News Tougher times for commodities trading titans After a decade of booming profits, the commodities trading titans are facing headwinds. That, in a nutshell, is one of the key takeaways of the 360-page maiden bond prospectus from oil trader Gunvor.See all stories on this topic » George Soros Moves Away From Commodities, Japanese [...]

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On May 17, 2013 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News Falling gold price sparks sell off – Sydney Morning Herald An overnight fall in the gold price below $US1400 ($1416) an ounce sparked a sell-off of local mining stocks, as commodities slipped on weak global economic data and a strengthening US dollar. A sharp drop in the gold price for the second [...]

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On May 16, 2013 - 7:01 AM By

Today’s Futures News Aussie Dollar Trades Near 11-Month Low After Commodities Decline The yield on Australia's benchmark three-year government note declined one basis point to 2.59 percent after the Standard & Poor's GSCI Index of 24 commodities extended its decline to a fourth day yesterday, the longest in a month. New Zealand's dollar …See all [...]

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On May 15, 2013 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News Asia Grains-Indonesia buys Canadian wheat, Thailand takes soymeal "We are simply running out of wheat," said Ole Houe, an analyst at Sydney-based brokerage IKON Commodities. "The Australian old-crop wheat is getting extraordinarily scarce and our domestic prices are rocketing higher. Traders are struggling to get …See all stories on this topic » [...]

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On May 14, 2013 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News Rain Commodities net dips in Q1 Rain Commodities Ltd's consolidated net profit declined 39.5 per cent at Rs 111 crore in the first quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared with Rs 185 crore in the same period last year. Total revenue, however, increased 91 per cent to Rs 2,794 crore …See all [...]

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On May 13, 2013 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News Rand weaker on commodities A commodities selloff due to the stronger dollar against other major currencies resulted in a weaker rand on Friday afternoon. Tony van Dyk‚ a currency dealer at the Iquad Group said : “We've seen the euro weakening and the rand moved on that.” The …See all stories on [...]

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On May 10, 2013 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News Chart: Divergence seen between commodities, equities Chart: Divergence seen between commodities, equities. Mecklai Financial has come out with its report on commodities vs equities. Ongoing easing program by central banks and global economic slowdown will continue the divergence between CRB and …See all stories on this topic » Moneycontrol.com TSX Ends Lower [...]

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On May 9, 2013 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News US targets commodities and corruption The commodities trading industry runs a high risk of dealing with corrupt officials in fragile states, according to a recent report by the Swiss government. “The awarding of public contracts, the granting of licences, the payment of royalties, the …See all stories on this topic » Druckenmiller [...]

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