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GRAINS-Soybeans fall for second session on supply pressure, wheat eases
Rapidly advancing U.S. harvest weighs as China remains absentWheat falls after gains driven by bargain-buying, corn firms SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Monday, as an advancing U.S. harvest and a lack of Chinese buying continued to weigh on the market.Cor...Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
PRECIOUS-Gold sails past $3,900/oz for first time on safe-haven bids
Gold hits all-time high of $3,924.39/ozYen sinks as Takaichi win spurs bets of fiscal easingFed's Miran wants aggressive rate cutsBy Brijesh Patel Oct 6 (Reuters) - Gold surged past the $3,900-an-ounce level for the first time on Monday, driven by safe-haven demand following a fall in the yen...Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
Freeport confirms all seven missing workers dead after Indonesia mine disaster
Oct 5 (Reuters) - Miner Freeport FCX.N said on Sunday that all seven workers who went missing after a mud-flow disaster at Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine have been confirmed dead, following the discovery of five more bodies.Around 800,000 metric tons of wet material flooded the mine o...Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
METALS-Copper hits more than 16-month high on supply worries
By Brijesh Patel Oct 6 (Reuters) - Copper rose to a more than 16-month high on Monday, supported by concerns about supply from top producer Chile and major supplier Indonesia.Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 was up 0.7% at $10,792 per metric ton by 0147 GMT, hitting its highe...Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
Gold edges higher to record high above $3,900 as US shutdown continues
Gold Price (XAU/USD ) attracts some buyers to a fresh record high around $3,920 during the early Asian session on Monday. Uncertainty surrounding a US government shutdown and expectations of the Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate cuts support the precious metal.
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Mon, Oct 6
PRESS DIGEST-British Business - October 6
Oct 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times - UK bookmaker Entain's boss Stella David said hitting the industry in next month's budget co...Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - October 6
Oct 6 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.Headlines- Monzo plots new push for US banking licence- Shell says Trump administration's attacks on wind projects harm investment- UK homebuye...Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
Australia's VHM gets US interest of up to $200 million for rare earths project
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Australia's VHM Ltd VHM.AX said on Monday that it had received a letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank (EXIM) of the United States for up to $200 million funding to develop its Goschen rare earths and mineral sands project.Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
GRAINS-Soybeans fall for second session on supply pressure; corn and wheat ease
SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Monday, as an advancing U.S. harvest and a lack of Chinese buying continued to weigh on the market.Corn slid for a second session, while wheat fell for the first time in four sessions.FUNDAMENTALS* The most-active soybean contr...Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
Trump says US hit another boat off Venezuela coast on Saturday
Strikes have killed 21 this month, according to the USTrump says US will now look to operations by landUS has not provided evidence of drug traffickingVenezuela seeks foreign support, sent letter to pope NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia, Oct 5 (Reuters) - U.S. forces hit another vessel allegedly ...Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
RPT-PRECIOUS-Gold smashes through $3,900/oz to notch record high
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Gold surged past $3,900 an ounce for the first time in early Asian trade on Monday, as safe-haven demand from a U.S. government shutdown added to the momentum from expectations of more Federal Reserve rate cuts.Spot gold XAU= gained 0.6% to $3,910.09 per ounce by 23:53 GMT on Sunda...Reuters
Mon, Oct 6
PRECIOUS-Gold smashes through $3,900/oz to notch record high
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Gold surged past $3,900 an ounce for the first time in early Asian trade on Monday, as safe-haven demand from a U.S. government shutdown added to the momentum from expectations of more Federal Reserve rate cuts.Spot gold XAU= gained 0.6% to $3,910.09 per ounce by 23:53 GMT on Sunda...Reuters
Sun, Oct 5
White House: Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks 'going nowhere'
Layoffs depend on shutdown negotiations with DemocratsDemocrats demand healthcare assurances in shutdown talksNext Senate vote on funding bill unlikely to passBy Andrea Shalal and Leah DouglasWASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if Preside...Reuters
Sun, Oct 5
COLUMN-Surging OPEC+ oil output leaves market with shrinking shock absorbers: Bousso
OPEC+ agrees to increase output by another 137,000 bpd in NovemberAs production increases, group's spare capacity dwindlesBut OPEC+ might not have as much spare capacity as thoughtBy Ron Bousso LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - OPEC+'s continued oil output increases are eroding the group's sp...Reuters
Sun, Oct 5
Oil prices open up around 1% after modest OPEC+ output hike
SINGAPORE, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose about 1% at the start of trading on Monday after OPEC+ announced it would raise production from November by 137,000 barrels per day (bpd), the same modest monthly increase as in October, amid persistent worries over a looming supply glut.Brent crude futur...Reuters
Sun, Oct 5
Russia condemns U.S. strike on alleged drug vessel near Venezuela
MOSCOW, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday condemned a U.S. strike on a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela and cautioned about the dangers of potential U.S. escalation in the entire Caribbean region. Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign minister, Sergei L...Reuters
Sun, Oct 5
Russia condemns U.S. strike on alleged drug vessel near Venezuela
MOSCOW, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday criticised the U.S. strike on a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela.He said in a phone call with his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil that Moscow strongly condemned the strike. "The min...Reuters
Sun, Oct 5
India Pilot Union Says Air Safety Regulator Must Thoroughly Check And Investigate Electrical System Of Dreamliners In India - Email To Civil Aviation Ministry
Oct 5 (Reuters) - INDIA PILOT UNION SAYS AIR SAFETY REGULATOR MUST THOROUGHLY CHECK AND INVESTIGATE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF DREAMLINERS IN INDIA - EMAIL TO CIVIL AVIATION MINISTRYSource text: [ID:]Reuters
Sun, Oct 5
OPEC+ opts for modest oil output hike as glut fears mount
OPEC+ will raise oil output from November by 137,000 bpdGroup has upped output targets by over 2.7 million bpd this yearShift in policy designed to regain market share from rivals such as U.S. shale producers By Olesya Astakhova, Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler LONDON/MOSCOW, Oct 5 (Reuters) - OPEC...Reuters
Sun, Oct 5
White House says layoffs will start if Trump sees shutdown talks 'going nowhere'
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats are "absolutely going nowhere," White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said.But Hassett told CNN...Reuters
Sun, Oct 5
