| ETF demand pushes gold price higher |
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Gold resumed its upward momentum on Wednesday amid concerns over the eurozone debt crisis
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| Companies rush to hedge materials |
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The sharp drop in commodities prices has prompted companies to rush to hedge their exposure to raw materials at cheaper levels
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| Brent falls below $70 for first time since February |
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Faltering risk appetite across global markets keeps pressure on oil as iron ore drops to two-month low on lack of Chinese buying
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| China seals African platinum deal |
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China is set to commit $877m into South Africa's platinum industry, in a deal that marks one of its biggest ever African projects outside the energy industry
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| Debt crisis will cut global oil demand |
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Europe's sovereign debt crisis is likely to translate into a slowdown in global demand for oil this year says Francisco Blanch at BofA-Merrill Lynch
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| Iron ore prices drop below $150 a tonne |
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Physical market 'desperately short of buyers' as prices drop below $150 a tonne for the first time in two months
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| Commodity markets - a return to volatility |
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Nicolas Clavel at Scipion Capital answered readers' questions on the outlook for the commodities market on Monday, May 24
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| Energy position limits |
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US financial reform bill could have negative effect on prices
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| Australia's mining industry resists tax for pensions |
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Debate rages over the Australian government's proposal to fund changes to the pension industry via a super tax on the mining industry
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| Commodities stabilise after week of heavy losses |
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Late and small recovery in oil, metals and agricultural commodities does not prevent the index dropping 2.3 per cent on the week
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| Commodities |
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Industrial production is rising but commodity prices in a swoon, so perhaps this time the factories are the lagging indicator
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| Precious metals fall after stellar run |
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Prices for platinum and palladium fall sharply as sentiment turns and investors take profits
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| Agri swaps face prospect of central clearing |
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US Congress finalises legislation that would require most standard derivatives to be cleared
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| Markets fear supply disruptions as prices rise |
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Commodities markets are shaken by Thailand's unrest, on fears supplies of raw materials including rubber, rice and sugar, will be disrupted
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| Crude falls as inventories rise to record high |
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Oil prices slide to their lowest in seven months on the back of continuing risk aversion in global financial markets
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