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By John Detrixhe and Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
January 16, 2013
The yen strengthened against the dollar for a second day after its 5.7% drop over the past month prompted criticism from leaders around the world that recent exchange-rate moves have been excessive.
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By Joe Richter, Bloomberg |
January 8, 2013
Demand for palladium, last quarter’s best-performing precious metal, is exceeding supply for a second consecutive year as mine production stagnates while sales by automakers, the biggest buyers, reach record highs.
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By Phil Flynn |
December 27, 2012
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Not when it comes to oil. Once again it appears that oil is getting ready to ring in the New Year with an invigorated bull run. Happy Bull Year!
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By Sholom Sanik |
November 26, 2012
Corn demand has been very weak. The most striking evidence can be found in the U.S. export market.
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By Marina Sysoyeva, Bloomberg |
November 26, 2012
Russia, the world’s third-biggest wheat exporter last marketing year, shipped 17 percent fewer grains so far this season compared with a year ago, the Agriculture Ministry said.
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By Nicholas Larkin, Bloomberg |
November 13, 2012
Platinum and palladium will return to the biggest shortages in at least a decade this year as strikes and safety stoppages in South Africa and falling sales from Russia cut supplies.
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By Marina Sysoyeva and Yuriy Humber |
October 30, 2012
Russia’s biggest port operator reportedly is could counter Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.'s $2.8 billion bid for GrainCorp Ltd.
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By Whitney McFerron and Maria Kolesnikova, Bloomberg |
October 8, 2012
Grain prices that tumbled in recent weeks may rebound as demand stays robust while global stockpiles tighten after drought hurt crops from the U.S. to Russia.
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By Scott Rose and Olga Tanas, Bloomberg |
October 5, 2012
Russia’s central bank held back from raising interest rates after a surprise increase last month, a pause that may prove brief after inflation quickened past the target range to the fastest in 10 months.
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By Scott Rose, Bloomberg |
September 13, 2012
Russia’s central bank unexpectedly raised all of its policy rates by a quarter-point after inflation exceeded its target, splitting from policy makers in other major economies focused on bolstering growth.