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U.S. nuclear power plant outages
April 15 (Reuters) - The following table lists total U.S. nuclear power generation capacity and the capacity offline due to planned and unplanned reasons, according to the daily data from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Total capacity EL-USTOTCAP-MW ......... 96,986 MW Tota...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
GRAINS-Soybeans slip after hitting seven-week top, wheat down on rain forecasts
PARIS/CANBERRA, April 15 (Reuters) - Chicago soybeans fell on Tuesday, a day after hitting a seven-week high, still pressured by signs of a drop in imports from top buyer China amid an escalating trade war between the two countries.Wheat futures edged lower for a second day after weather forecasts p...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
Philippines, China accuse each other of dangerous moves in disputed South China Sea shoal
Both accuse each other of dangerous manoeuvres in shoalChinese vessel blocked Philippine vessel - Manila coast guardPhilippines challenges 'unauthorized' Chinese research vessel BEIJING/MANILA, April 15 (Reuters) - China and the Philippines accused each other on Tuesday of dangerous manoeuvr...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
RPT-COLUMN-China's Q1 key commodity imports were soft, outlook mixed: Russell
By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 15 (Reuters) - China's imports of major commodities were weak in the first quarter, but the challenge is working out whether the soft outcomes are mainly the result of temporary factors or signs of deeper economic malaise.The big four commodity im...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
PRECIOUS-Gold rises as investors seek safety amid uncertainty on Trump tariffs
Gold hit record high of $3,245.42 on MondayFed's Bostic calls for U.S. central bank to hold off until tariff clarityEconomic slowdown, political uncertainties likely to fuel gold demand, analyst saysBy Anmol Choubey April 15 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Tuesday as investors continued to fl...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
China plans to import more Russian LNG in 2025, ambassador says
MOSCOW, April 15 (Reuters) - China plans to increase its imports of Russian liquefied natural gas this year, China's ambassador to Russia, Zhang Hanhui, told reporters on Tuesday.He also said that the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline project from Russia to China had been under discussion, but tha...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
FACTBOX-HSBC trims Brent crude oil price forecasts for 2025 and 2026
April 15 (Reuters) - HSBC revised down its Brent crude oil price forecasts for 2025 and 2026, following the announcement of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump and the decision by OPEC+ to increase production, the bank said in a note on Tuesday.The bank's forecast for 2025 has been reduced to...
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Tue, Apr 15
HSBC lowers Brent price forecasts on trade tensions, sluggish oil demand
April 15 (Reuters) - HSBC revised down its Brent crude price forecast on Tuesday, citing rising trade tensions and an expected reduction in global oil demand.The bank cut its Brent price forecast to $68.5 per barrel for 2025 and $65 per barrel for 2026.It also trimmed its global demand growth to 0.7...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
CORRECTED-India's government, sugar industry face off over jute bags
India law sets quota for jute bags for sugar packagingIndustry challenges the law, flagging risks Indian government says protecting jute industry is keyBy Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, April 15 (Reuters) - In India, the world's largest consumer of sugar, the federal government and producers have lo...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
Indonesia to propose $10 billion US energy imports increase in tariff talks
JAKARTA, April 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia will propose increasing its imports of crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas from the United States by around $10 billion as part of its tariff negotiations, energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia told local media on Tuesday.Indonesian officials are set to leave for...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
OPEC lowers its demand forecast only slightly – Commerzbank
OPEC revised its forecast for global oil demand slightly downwards in its monthly report published yesterday due to the expected impact of US tariffs. It now expects an increase of 1.3 million barrels per day for both this year and next.Fxstreet
Tue, Apr 15
Russia declines to say if it would accept Iran's enriched uranium as part of a US-Iranian deal
MOSCOW, April 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday declined to comment when asked if Russia was ready to take control of Iran's stocks of enriched uranium as part of a possible future nuclear deal between Iran and the United States.The Guardian reported that Tehran was expected to reject a U.S....Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
Brent forward curve flattened significantly over the first 12 months – Commerzbank
In the wake of the sharp fall in oil prices, the time spreads, i.e. the price differentials along the forward curves, also narrowed significantly last week, Commerzbank's commodity analyst Carsten Fritsch notes.Fxstreet
Tue, Apr 15
New north-south German power line expected in mid-2027
FRANKFURT, April 15 (Reuters) - Germany's grid regulator has approved the A-Nord power link, its head said on Tuesday, meaning it should go into operation in the middle of 2027 as part of an infrastructure upgrade to transmit wind energy from the north to the south of the country.Klaus Mueller, ...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
Gold continues to enjoy a tailwind – Commerzbank
The exemption of some electronics products from the reciprocal US tariffs has provided some relief on the stock market, although expectations were quickly dampened again by the threat that the products would soon be subject to sectoral tariffs, Commerzbank's commodity analyst Thu Lan Nguyen notes.
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Tue, Apr 15
Philippine coast guard vessel 'dangerously' approaches Chinese ship, Xinhua says
BEIJING, April 15 (Reuters) - A Philippine coast guard vessel "dangerously" approached a Chinese coast guard vessel near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Monday, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. The Philippine ship left after the Chinese coast guard...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
Kremlin declines comment on Russia's readiness to take Iran's uranium as part of any US nuclear deal
MOSCOW, April 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday declined to comment when asked if Russia was ready to take Iran's stocks of enriched uranium as part of a possible future nuclear deal with the United States.The Guardian reported earlier on Tuesday that Tehran is expected to reject a U.S. prop...Reuters
Tue, Apr 15
