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GRAINS-Chicago soybeans rise on US-China trade hope; corn firm
BEIJING/HAMBURG, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures rose on Monday on renewed optimism over U.S.-China trade talks after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Beijing would agree to a soybean trade deal and will buy U.S. soy again. Chicago Board of Trade most active s...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Poland to seek offers to expand floating LNG terminal
WARSAW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Poland will seek binding offers for capacity that would be available in the expanded floating liquefied natural gas terminal near Gdansk following ample interest from shippers, the country's gas pipeline operator Gaz-System said on Monday.Gaz-System is building a term...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
FACTBOX-Major tech outages in recent years
Oct 20 (Reuters) - Amazon's AMZN.O cloud services unit AWS was hit by an outage on Monday that affected major websites and apps globally, the first major internet disruption since last year's CrowdStrike malfunction.Here are some of the biggest tech outages in recent years, in chronological ...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
EXCLUSIVE-Ukraine drone attack on Russian gas plant hits Kazakh output, sources say
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Orenburg gas plant has forced neighbouring Kazakhstan to reduce production at its Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field by 25% to 30%, two industry sources told Reuters on Monday.One of the world's largest gas processing pla...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD wobbles around $4,250, awaits fresh cues on US-China trade outlook
Gold price (XAU/USD) trades in a tight range around $4,250.00 during the European trading session on Monday. The precious metal stabilizes after Friday’s corrective move, which pushed it lower from the all-time high of $4,380 to near $4,200.
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Mon, Oct 20
RPT-COLUMN-Trump’s India squeeze to push Russian oil further into the shadows: Bousso
Trump says India pledged to cut Russian crude importsIndia bought 40% of Russian crude exports so far in 2025Halting purchases will hurt Moscow, but is unlikely to cut its exportsBy Ron Bousso LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is putting more pressure on India to slash its Russian oil p...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
RPT-Australia's weather bureau casts doubt on prospects for La Nina
CANBERRA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Australia's weather bureau is not convinced that a La Nina weather pattern is forming that could change rainfall patterns and bring wilder weather to parts of the Americas, Asia and Oceania, affecting crop production, a senior climatologist said. La Nina, and its ana...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Russia prepared to expand ties with Iran in all areas, the Kremlin says
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russia is prepared to expand cooperation with Iran in all areas, the Kremlin said on Monday.Moscow has close relations with Tehran and condemned U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites earlier this year that were carried out with the stated aim of preventing Tehr...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
Oct 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Monday: ** Holcim said it will buy German walling systems maker Xella for 1.85 billion euros ($2.16 billion), a move aimed at tapping the growing European building refurbishment...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Russia will boost ties with Iran, Kremlin says
Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russia is prepared to expand cooperation with Iran in all areas, the Kremlin said on Monday.Moscow has close relations with Tehran and condemned U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites earlier this year that were carried out with the stated aim of preventing Tehran from ...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD rebounds near $52.00 due to risk-off mood, dovish Fed tone
Silver price (XAG/USD) edges higher after registering more than 4.25% losses in the previous session, trading around $52.00 per troy ounce during the European hours on Monday. The price of the precious Silver plunged as investors booked profits after reaching a record high of $54.86 on October 16.
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Mon, Oct 20
Russian titanium producer VSMPO-AVISMA to cut working week for some staff
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russia's VSMPO-AVISMA VSMO.MM, the world's biggest producer of titanium, said on Monday that it plans to switch to a four-day working week for some employees not directly involved in production. "It is planned to transfer some employees who are not involved in ...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Russia continues oil shipments to India, TASS cites foreign ministry
MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said that Russian oil companies continue to ship oil to India, state news agency TASS reported on Monday.U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India will stop buying...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Ukraine prepares for record gas imports after Russian attacks, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine may import gas worth around $2 billion from Europe, the United States and Azerbaijan this winter, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after its gas infrastructure was severely damaged by Russian attacks.He did not specify how much gas Ukraine planned to purchase. Kyi...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
PRECIOUS-Gold consolidates after record rally; focus on U.S.-China talks
Focus on US CPI data due out on FridaySpot gold hit all-time high of $4,378.69/oz last weekGold still looks very bullish, analyst saysBy Anmol Choubey Oct 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices inched higher on Monday after a record rally, as expectations of more U.S. rate cuts and safe-haven demand from...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Australia's weather bureau casts doubt on prospects for La Nina
CANBERRA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Australia's weather bureau is not convinced that a La Nina weather pattern is forming that could change rainfall patterns and bring wilder weather to parts of the Americas, Asia and Oceania, affecting crop production, a senior climatologist said. La Nina, and its ana...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
Crude Oil price today: WTI price bearish at European opening
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil price falls on Monday, early in the European session. WTI trades at $56.82 per barrel, down from Friday’s close at $57.24.Brent Oil Exchange Rate (Brent crude) is stable, hovering around its previous daily close at $61.25.
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Mon, Oct 20
COLUMN-Trump’s India squeeze to push Russian oil further into the shadows: Bousso
Trump says India pledged to cut Russian crude importsIndia bought 40% of Russian crude exports so far in 2025Halting purchases will hurt Moscow, but is unlikely to cut its exportsBy Ron Bousso LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Donald Trump is putting more pressure on India to slash its Russian oil p...Reuters
Mon, Oct 20
