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Glencore Canada Maintained Discussions With Québec Government On Horne Smelter & Canadian Copper Refinery
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Glencore Canada:GLENCORE CANADA: MAINTAINED ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH GOVERNMENT OF QUÉBEC ON HORNE SMELTER & CANADIAN COPPER REFINERYGLENCORE CANADA: CERTAIN KEY ELEMENTS OF HORNE SMELTER & CANADIAN COPPER REFINERY REMAIN UNRESOLVEDReuters
Fri, Jan 30
CBOT corn falls on profit-taking, dollar resurgence
CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended down as traders engaged in end-of-month profit taking and the dollar gained back ground after a slide earlier in the week. Market participants were adjusting positions at the end of the month and after a volatile trading week mark...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Demand on largest US power grid forecast close to winter record
Arctic temperatures should keep energy demand high through Feb 2PJM has navigated 10 frigid days without rolling blackoutsFreeze has driven up demand while limiting natural gas suppliesBy Tim McLaughlin and Laila KearneyJan 30 (Reuters) - Power demand on the largest U.S. electric grid is expected to...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Chevron can process another 100,000 bpd of Venezuelan crude at its US refineries, CEO says
Chevron processes 50,000 bpd Venezuelan crude at Pascagoula refineryPotential to increase Venezuelan output by 50% with U.S. government approvalChevron reviews new Venezuelan hydrocarbons law for potential expansionBy Sheila Dang and Vallari Srivastava HOUSTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chevron CVX.N C...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
US natural gas futures jump 11% on rising flows to LNG export plants, cold forecasts
Gas futures rise as LNG export flows increaseOutput rises after Arctic blast LSEG projects gas demand to fall, storage levels drop below normalBy Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures jumped 11% on Friday on forecasts for the weather to remain colder than normal...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Oil hovers near six-month high as investors track US-Iran tensions
Iran says defense capabilities not for discussionUS issues new Iran-related sanctionsTrump names Kevin Warsh for Fed chairOil benchmarks set for highest monthly gains in since 2022By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped a few cents per barrel on Friday, consolidating recen...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
US cattle herd dwindles to 75-year low, USDA says
CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. cattle herd dwindled to its smallest size since 1951, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday, signaling that beef prices could go higher for consumers after setting records last year.The nation had a total of 86.2 million cattle and calves as of Januar...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
EXCLUSIVE-Carlyle in talks with potential UAE partners on Lukoil assets, sources say
Mubadala, XRG and IHC in discussions with Carlyle, sources sayDeal includes assets from Iraq oilfields to Eastern EuropeLukoil still talking to other partiesBy Shadia Nasralla and Anna Hirtenstein LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Carlyle CG.O has begun exploratory talks with UA...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
PRECIOUS-Gold set for steepest daily drop since 1983; silver eyes worst day ever
Precious metals remain on course for monthly gainsTrump announces Kevin Warsh as new Fed Chair Gold hit record high of $5,594.82 on ThursdayBy Anmol Choubey Jan 30 (Reuters) - Gold fell on Friday and was headed for its steepest daily fall since 1983 after U.S. President Donald Trump announced...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Chilean authorities gear up to remove workers from Mantoverde plant as strike continues
SANTIAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A Chilean court on Friday authorized authorities to use force to remove striking workers from a desalination plant serving Capstone Copper's CS.TO Mantoverde copper and gold mine, escalating a labor dispute hours after workers voted to reject the company's latest...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
GRAINS-Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound
Grains pressured by profit-taking, dollar rebounds after four-year lowWheat supported by short-covering, cold weather in US and Black SeaArgentina's crops need rain, Brazil's soybean harvest tempers concernsBy Renee Hickman CHICAGO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chicago corn, soybean and wheat ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Citi sees gold supported by risks, with some fading expected later in 2026
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Gold investment allocations are being underpinned by a broad mix of overlapping geopolitical and economic risks, but around half of the risk may fade later this year, Citi said on Friday.Some of the core risks supporting gold demand - including U.S.-China tensions, China–Taiwan ri...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
EU wheat hits two-month high as euro and weather weigh
PARIS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Benchmark wheat prices on Euronext rose to a two-month high on Friday as the euro fell against a rebounding dollar, while intense cold forecast in Ukraine raised concern about crop losses, dealers and analysts said.March milling wheat BL2H6, the most-active position on Euro...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
US drillers add oil and gas rigs for second week in a row, Baker Hughes says
Rig count highest since December, despite being 6% below last yearOil rigs steady, gas rigs rise to highest since DecemberEIA projects crude output to ease, gas output to rise in 2026By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a se...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Gold tanks below $5,000 as Warsh Fed pick, US inflation weigh
Gold price (XAU/USD) extends its losses on Friday, plunges nearly 10% to sink below $4,900 after US President Donald Trump revealed his pick for Fed Chair, while a hot inflation reading in the US justified the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision on Wednesday to keep rates steady.
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Fri, Jan 30
WTO panel backs China in case against US clean energy subsidies
BERLIN/GENEVA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization panel on Friday backed a complaint by China, recommending changes to U.S. tax credits for clean energy that Beijing said discriminated against imports. The panel's report recommended the United States withdraw the measures under the In...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
US drillers add oil and gas rigs for second week in a row, says Baker Hughes
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a second week in a row for the first time since December, energy services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said in its closely followed report on Friday.Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
Imperial Oil shares fall on lower profit; still little impact from Venezuelan situation, CEO says
Imperial Oil's shares drop on lower earningsCEO Whelan confident despite Venezuela-related market fearsImperial's upstream production and net income decline year-over-yearBy Amanda Stephenson and Pooja Menon Jan 30 (Reuters) - Canadian oil producer Imperial Oil's IMO.TO share pri...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
