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By Whitney McFerron and Luzi Ann Javier, Bloomberg |
May 14, 2013
Corn fell in Chicago and soybeans swung between gains and losses on speculation that drier weather will allow U.S. farmers to speed up planting after a report showed fieldwork is progressing the slowest since the 1980s.
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By Debarati Roy and Maria Kolesnikova, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
Gold climbed to a three-week high after reports in the U.S. and Europe revived concern that economic growth will slow, boosting demand for the precious metal as a haven asset.
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By Rudy Ruitenberg and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Bloomberg |
December 27, 2012
Wheat futures declined to the lowest since July, extending a three-week decline after a storm brought snow cover in the U.S. Plains for next year’s crop and as import demand slowed.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
June 27, 2012
U.S. corn supplies are declining at the fastest pace since 1996 as a Midwest heat wave damages the world’s largest harvest for a third consecutive year.
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By Ayesha Daya, Bloomberg |
June 26, 2012
Oil was little changed in New York after a storm avoided the Gulf of Mexico’s energy-producing area and amid speculation European leaders will fail to stem its debt crisis that threatens to curb fuel demand.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 13, 2012
Yesterday’s “Fedspectations” turned down a notch as market participants had somewhat bigger news this morning; specifically, the story out of China that there has been a sharper-than-expected slow-down in that country’s economy.
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By Jon Nadler |
April 11, 2012
The midweek trading session in precious metals opened to the downside in New York this morning despite a 0.31% drop in the US dollar on the trade-weighted index and a 0.30% gain in crude oil values.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 16, 2012
This morning’s New York trading action started off on the downside once again for the metals. Gold practically erased yesterday’s gains and dipped to near the $1,640.
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By Ross Norman |
March 16, 2012
London Gold a.m. fixing price fell 3.1% during the week as of March 15, the second worst week since the week of Dec. 16.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 9, 2012
The mere mention in the same sentence of the words “Fed” and “bond purchases” gave rise to a fresh, albeit somewhat hesitant spree of risk asset purchases.
