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Gasoline rises on refining and pipeline issues
Against a backdrop of rising supply and a murky economic backdrop, RBOB gasoline rises up out of the ashes. Ok maybe not ashes but rising on refining and pipeline issues...
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Natural gas drops most in 2 weeks as supply gain tops forecasts
Natural gas futures fell the most in two weeks in New York after a government report showed that a U.S. stockpile increase exceeded forecasts.
Grains
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USDA data turns bullish for corn, soybeans
Surprising USDA carryout estimate and planting expectations have given the bulls the upper hand in corn and soybeans.
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Corn: Late plantings risk falling yields
Concerns are that the late corn planting could result in some yield loss, and in some regions, the planting window could close completely, forcing farms to plant soybeans or cotton...
Metals
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Gold ETF outflows drag on metal as holdings drop to 4-year low
As inflation is low and equity markets are rising, gold-backed ETP investors have been rotating out of gold. The SPDR Gold Trust holdings dropped to a four-year low to 1,041...
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Gold risks testing $1,340 after recent losses
The gold market has had a lot of trouble staying below a key resistance area of $1,475-$1,480. A key level below the current price is $1,340.
Meats
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Is live cattle getting in a bullish posture?
Last week’s WASDE showed live cattle as short-term bearish, but longer-term bullish. And what do you know, look what “big money” is now doing in Live Cattle.
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Hog glut gains as U.S. exports drop most in decade
U.S. hog farmers are poised to produce a record amount of pork at a time when exports are slumping the most in more than a decade, prolonging a global glut...
More on Commodities
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Cocoa falls as concern grows over bean size and quality
The flow of cocoa from western Africa is down for seasonal considerations, and traders wonder about the quality and size of the mid crop after some hot and dry weather...
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Federal court orders Floridian to pay $28.4 million in Ponzi case
CFTC claimed defendants solicited 2,000 customers then misappropriated at least $9.6 million of pool funds for personal use.
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Sugar falls after Brazil triples sugar production
Sugar closed lower and made new lows for the move on reports of big production in April from Brazil, which crushed 41 million tons of sugarcane and produced 1.69 million...
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Tap into oil volatility using an options spread
Over the past week crude oil prices have been rocked by conflicting macroeconomic data and a suspected price-fixing scandal, leaving many investors questioning the validity of current price levels. Tap...
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Soros joins gold-stake cuts before bear market drop
Billionaire investor George Soros joined Northern Trust Corp. and BlackRock Inc. in cutting holdings of exchange-traded products backed by gold before a bear market in prices last month.
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Natural gas rises but storage report could erase gains
June Natural Gas moved to the upside for its third straight day of gains on Wednesday in its most narrow day of trading in almost a month as the short-covering...
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Oil falling as inventories continue to rise, weak demand
Oil prices are falling despite a late day surprising dead cat bounce as oil inventories and weak industrial data weigh on the market outlook.
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Sugar drops to 34-month low on Brazil crop; coffee, cocoa fall
Sugar futures fell as the outlook for the crop in Brazil, the world’s top producer, signaled ample global supplies.
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EU oil manipulation probe shines light on Platts pricing
Two weeks after Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Platts changed the way more than half of the world’s crude is valued, the companies along with BP Plc and Statoil ASA...
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Gold, equities and the real economy show signs of disconnectedness
Bubble talks about bonds and stocks have surfaced as have the concerns that the Fed will taper off its QE program sooner than expected. Strength in physical gold demand has...
