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By Catherine Bosley and Maria Kolesnikova, Bloomberg |
March 27, 2013
Switzerland rejected calls for tougher regulation of commodity traders, including Vitol SA, Glencore International Plc and Trafigura Beheer BV, in favor of a voluntary industry code.
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By Mike Cohen and Ilya Arkhipov, Bloomberg |
March 26, 2013
The biggest emerging markets are uniting to tackle under-development and currency volatility with plans to set up institutions that encroach on the roles of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
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By Rudy Ruitenberg, Bloomberg |
March 22, 2013
Commodity-future price moves rather than news are increasingly driving trade in oil, sugar and grain futures, which may make finding a fair price less efficient, according to a Swiss study.
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By Phil Flynn |
March 20, 2013
Oil is up a tad as the EU seems to not to be in a real hurry to pull the plug on Cyprus. The EU did promise to provide liquidity based on the existing rules, which is providing liquidity in the energy markets.
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By Luzi Ann Javier, Bloomberg |
March 19, 2013
Farmers from Australia to Europe to the U.S. are poised to reap the second-largest wheat crop on record as fields recover from drought and heat waves, boosting global stockpiles for the first time in four years.
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By Luzi Ann Javier and Supunnabul Suwannakij, Bloomberg |
March 5, 2013
Farmers are preparing to plant a record rice crop that will boost inventories held by the world’s biggest exporters to the highest ever.
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By Toni Hansen |
March 3, 2013
This week, traders will keep a close eye on employment data, labor costs, productivity figures and natural gas inventories.
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By Moming Zhou and Mark Shenk |
February 20, 2013
West Texas Intermediate tumbled the most in three months following declines in metals on speculation that a commodity fund is selling positions.
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By Toni Hansen |
February 18, 2013
This week, the markets will move to the tune of new housing market data, inflation reports and leading economic indicators.
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By Phil Flynn |
February 15, 2013
A surge on talk of refining issues and tight gasoline blending components sent prices flying. Yet the lack of follow-through with crude oil and heating oil may mean that this run on gas may soon be coming to an end.
