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GRAINS-Wheat falls ahead of Zelenskiy, Trump weekend peace talks
By Heather SchlitzCHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures tipped lower on Friday after Ukraininan President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday for continuing talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Wheat futures had gained earlier in ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
CBOT soybeans down on profit taking
CHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ticked lower on Friday as traders booked profits ahead of the year's end.Plentiful global supply of soybeans have kept a lid on prices, particularly as a bumper soybean crop is expected from Brazil.Trade has been light following ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
CBOT corn ticks lower amid light trade
Dec 26 - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures inched down on Friday amid light trade following Thursday's Christmas holiday and ahead of the weekend.Strong demand for U.S. corn has kept a bottom on prices.A lack of fresh news has given market players little information to trade on. Dryness is a c...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
GRAINS-Wheat falls ahead of Zelenskiy, Trump weekend peace talks
By Heather SchlitzCHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures tipped lower on Friday after Ukraininan President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday for continuing talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Wheat futures had gained earlier in ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights due to winter storm warnings
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Airlines in the United States have canceled or delayed thousands of flights during peak holiday travel on Friday due to severe winter storm warnings, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.A total of 1,097 flights were canceled and 3,608 delayed as of 12:00 p.m. ET, the ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
More rain expected in drenched California before drier weekend
By Rich McKayDec 26 (Reuters) - Storm-hit Southern California was at risk on Friday of more floods hampering millions of motorists traveling after Christmas, but the National Weather Service predicts a drier weekend.The holiday deluge that started in earnest on Christmas Eve was spawned by the regio...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak jailed for 15 more years in 1MDB saga's biggest trial
Najib fined $2.8 billion, to serve sentences concurrentlyJudge says Najib had clear link with fugitive financier Jho LowNajib to appeal ruling, calls for Malaysians to be calm and rational Funds received by Najib 'staggering', judge saysRuling could test PM Anwar's government By Rozanna ...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
CBOT Calls-Wheat up 2 cents, corn up 1, soybeans steady-up 1
CHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CST (1430 GMT) on Friday. NOTE: Markets were closed on Dec. 24 for the Christmas holiday.WHEAT - Up 2 cents per bushelWheat up on thin post-holid...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
US natural gas futures headed to snap two-week losing streak on colder weather outlook
Front-month contract up 8.5% so far this weekMeteorologists see drop in temperatures through January 10Freeport LNG resumes all liquefaction trains after feed gas disruptionBy Anmol Choubey Dec 26 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures rose on Friday in thin-volume trading and were on track for a w...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
BREAKINGVIEWS-Renewables turn LNG glut into a sinkhole
By Antony CurrieMELBOURNE, Dec 26 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Solar, wind power and batteries are set to make life a misery for the liquefied natural gas market. Some fossil fuel executives already think the push by incumbents like Exxon Mobil XOM.N, Shell SHEL.L and Woodside Energy WDS.AX to hike glo...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
LG Energy Solution cancels 3.9 trillion won battery order with Freudenberg
SEOUL, Dec 26 (Reuters) - South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) 373220.KS has cancelled a 3.9 trillion won ($2.7 billion) contract with Freudenberg Battery Power Systems, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. LG Energy Solution said it has mutually agreed with Freudenberg...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
Singapore fuel oil stockpiles rise to two-week high
SINGAPORE, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Onshore fuel oil stockpiles in Singapore rose to a two-week high, as both imports and exports rose from the previous week, data showed on Friday. Inventories STKRS-SIN gained 4.3% week-on-week to 25.72 million barrels (about 4.05 million metric tons) in the week to Dece...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Revises Taqa outage
Dec 26 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.The table is arranged by outage start date.Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.OPERATORLOCATIONOUTAG...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
TECHNICALS-CBOT soybeans may consolidate below $11.07-1/4 in Q1
For more technical analyses, please click SINGAPORE, Dec 26 (Reuters) - CBOT soybeans Sc1 may consolidate below resistance at $11.07-1/4 per bushel or retrace toward $9.44 in the first quarter of 2026.A retracement analysis on the uptrend from $4.15-1/2 to $17.99 marks key support at $9.44 and resis...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
Blaze at Russia's Temryuk is put out after drone attack
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) - A blaze sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack at Russia's Azov Sea port of Temryuk has been put out, a local task force said on Friday.It also said the fuel reservoirs are being cooled down. Two oil product tanks caught fire on Thursday at the southern Russian port of Te...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - December 26
Dec 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government,...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
Global producers raise Q1 aluminium premium offers to Japan buyers, sources say
Top aluminium producers have raised their premium offers to Japanese buyers for January-March primary metal shipments to $210-$225 per metric ton from initial offers of $190-$203, two sources involved in quarterly pricing talks said.Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
REFILE-Gold hits record high on safe-haven demand, Fed rate-cut bets
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Gold prices surged to a record high in early Asian trading on Friday, buoyed by safe-haven demand and rising expectations of further interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve.Spot gold XAU= rose 0.5% to $4,501.44 per ounce by 0209 GMT, after touching a record peak of $4,530.6...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
