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Commodities
31 Jan
Commodities: Energy, metal prices softer on Trump's address, China PMI

Base metals edged lower on Tuesday, although the US President Donald Trump called for $1. 5trn infrastructure spending in his first State of Union address.

30 Jan
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Commodities: Metals gain before Trump’s Union of State address

Base metals gained ahead of US President Donald Trump’s first State of Union address on Tuesday.

29 Jan
Commodities: Industrial metals gain with zinc, gold steady

Three-month zinc futures on London Metal Exchange surged 3. 1% to $3’584 a ton, the highest level in more than a decade, after LME inventories slumped to the lowest levels since 2008.

26 Jan
Commodities: Base metals pare gains on stronger US dollar, rising inventory  

The bounce in the US dollar pulled commodity and metal prices down from multi-year highs on Thursday, amid the US President Donald Trump revealed his preference for strong US dollar in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

25 Jan
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Commodities: Weaker dollar boosts metals in 'best time for decades'

The weaker US dollar boosted metal and other commodity prices on Wednesday, after US treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin endorsed the weaker dollar in a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

24 Jan
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Commodities: Oil rally stalls on surprise rise in US crude inventories

West Texas Intermediate futures rose by 1. 8% to $64. 88 per barrel on Tuesday, to the highest level since December 2014. Brent crude futures topped at $70. 24 per barrel, for a gain of 1. 6%.

22 Jan
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Commodities: Base metals find slight bid

Commodities found a slight bid at the start of the week, centred on base metals and agriculture futures.

21 Jan
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Commodities: IEA forecasts "explosive" growth in non-OPEC oil supplies

Energy futures came under pressure from slight profit-taking on Friday after the International Energy Agency forecast a big supply-side response to crude oil futures hovering near $70 a barrel.

18 Jan
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Commodities: Oil futures decline after DoE inventory data

Commodities were trading on a mixed note come Thursday, despite data showing a much-larger-than-forecast decline in US crude oil stockpiles and a slightly stronger than expected reading on Chinese gross domestic product in the fourth quarter.

15 Jan
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Commodities: Prices approach highest levels in nearly a year

Commodities were higher almost across-the-board and trading at their dearest in almost a year as the Greenback gave back ground.

10 Jan
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Commodities: Traders eyeing multiple risks in 2018, including from US policy

Commodities were little changed on Wednesday despite the generally risk-off tone in other markets on the back of a report that China might be mulling reducing or stopping its purchases of US government debt.

06 Jan
BP, oil, gas
Commodities: Analysts eye downside risks for WTI, even as spot natural gas hits triple digits

Commodities were unwanted at the end of the week, amid heavy selling in the energy and agricultural space, as analysts eye the downside risks for crude oil futures from current levels.

05 Jan
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Trump proposes massive expansion of offshore drilling

The Trump administration is planning a massive expansion of offshore drilling by opening up protected areas in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

04 Jan
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Commodities: WTI futures gain after DoE inventory data

Commodities were little changed on Thursday, with some analysts pointing to an apparent lack of conviction following the previous month's sharp gains as a factor dampening activity in markets.

04 Jan
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US oil inventories fall sharply as refineries ramp-up production

US crude oil inventories dropped sharply sharply last week, albeit alongside big increases in product stockpiles as refineries ramped-up production.

03 Jan
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Commodities: Energy futures jump on US inventory data, winter freeze

Bullish US weekly oil inventory data amid record-low temperatures across the eastern half of the States boosted energy prices almost across the board, helping to buoy the entire commodities complex.

02 Jan
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Commodities: Oil dips as Forties pipeline resumes full operations, base metals weaker

Commodities began the year on a higher note alongside a dip in the greenback towards its 52-week lows.