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Asian shares steady amid Greece caution
Thursday 03.30 BST. Asian stocks steadied after Wednesday's heavy sell-off as investors remained cautious amid concerns about Greece's debt crisis, although sentiment improved slightly thanks to Japan's stronger-than-expected economic growth. More...
Thursday 03.30 BST. Asian stocks steadied after Wednesday's heavy sell-off as investors remained cautious amid concerns about Greece's debt crisis, although sentiment improved slightly thanks to Japan's stronger-than-expected economic growth. More...
Greece fears leave investors wary
Wednesday 21.10 BST. Markets remained tainted by eurozone fears, with many growth-focused assets near multi-month lows as investors fear that political turmoil in Greece could hasten the country's exit from the euro and exacerbate the region's debt crisis. More...
Wednesday 21.10 BST. Markets remained tainted by eurozone fears, with many growth-focused assets near multi-month lows as investors fear that political turmoil in Greece could hasten the country's exit from the euro and exacerbate the region's debt crisis. More...
Turkey close to Azeri gas deal
Turkey says it is close to an agreement to bring gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe, a deal widely seen as marking the end of the road for a longstanding European plan to combine Azerbaijani with Central Asian gas and reduce the continent's dependence on Russian imports. More...
Turkey says it is close to an agreement to bring gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe, a deal widely seen as marking the end of the road for a longstanding European plan to combine Azerbaijani with Central Asian gas and reduce the continent's dependence on Russian imports. More...
Sample Commodity Prices
Data retrieved on May 17 05:10:12 GMT| Contract | Month | Last | Exchange | Time | |
| WTI Light Crude | Jun '12 | 93.4400 | ICE | 04:58:03 | |
| Brent Crude | Jul '12 | 109.3600 | ICE | 04:59:30 | |
| RBOB Gasoline | Jun '12 | 2.9209y | ICE | 19:54:19 | |
| Heating Oil | Jun '12 | 2.8976y | ICE | 19:54:26 | |
| Nat Gas (NBP) | Jun '12 | 54.9800y | ICE | 16:48:39 | |
| Soybeans | Jul '12 | 1427'2 | CME | 04:59:56 | |
| Robusta Coffee | May '12 | 2152s | NYSE Liffe | 16:31:03 | |
| Cocoa #7 (₤) | Jul '12 | 1541s | NYSE Liffe | 15:51:37 | |
| Sugar #11 | Jul '12 | 20.85 | ICE | 17:59:59 | |
| Wheat | Jul '12 | 643'2 | CME | 05:00:01 | |
| Corn | Jul '12 | 620'0s | CME | 18:42:50 | |
| Cotton | Jul '12 | 76.52 | ICE | 04:39:21 | |
| Palm Oil ($) | Jun '12 | 995.000000y | BMD | 18:56:15 | |
| ECX Carbon | Dec '12 | 6.6200y | ECX | 16:32:22 | |
| DJ UBS | Jun '12 | 134.5y | CME | 18:37:25 | |
| R/J CRB (TR) | Jun '12 | 289.30 | ICE | 18:58:20 |
Commodity Market Reports
New light on competitiveness of solar PV powerPower generated from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels is much closer to competitiveness with conventional electricity generation than many policy-makers and commentators have realised, according to a new working paper on the subject, released by research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance. More...
Base metal and gold acquisitions total $47.4 bn
According to Metals Economics Group’s recent Strategic Report, the 2011 dollar volume of significant acquisitions totalled $47.4 billion — down 4% from 2010’s $49.3 billion. In the context of an ongoing European economic crisis and lower growth expectations for China, 2011’s total spending... More...
According to Metals Economics Group’s recent Strategic Report, the 2011 dollar volume of significant acquisitions totalled $47.4 billion — down 4% from 2010’s $49.3 billion. In the context of an ongoing European economic crisis and lower growth expectations for China, 2011’s total spending... More...
Forgotten Lessons of Deregulation
Rolling Back Dodd-Frank’s Derivatives Rules Would Repeat a Mistake that Led to the Financial Crisis. More...
Rolling Back Dodd-Frank’s Derivatives Rules Would Repeat a Mistake that Led to the Financial Crisis. More...
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