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PRECIOUS-Gold breaks $4,100 to hit high on trade jitters, rate-cut optimism
Gold hits record high of $4,116.77/oz, silver at $52.12/ozBofA lifts 2026 gold forecast to $5,000/oz, sees silver at $65By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese and Noel John Oct 13 (Reuters) - Gold broke through $4,100 per ounce for the first time on Monday, hitting another record high on renewed U.S.-China...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Heavy rains flood Mexico towns, leave nearly 130 dead or missing
Hot-cold air fronts brought unexpectedly strong rainfallEmergency response was focused on tropical storms in PacificMany terrains, rivers already soaked by months of rainy seasonOver 100,00 homes affected, power knocked out across 5 states MEXICO CITY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Torrential rains that las...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Zelenskiy to meet Trump on Friday to talk air defence, new weapons
By Yuliia Dysa, Steve Holland and Gram Slattery KYIV/WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, where the two would discuss Ukraine's air defence and long-range strike capabiliti...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
CORRECTED-GRAINS-Soybeans steady as Trump, Bessent comments calm market
Soybeans gain support from Trump, Bessent's commentsCorn eases on hedge pressureWheat choppy amid global harvest pressureBy Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures firmed on Monday, as comments from U.S. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent c...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
PRECIOUS-Gold breaks $4,100 to hit high on trade jitters, rate-cut optimism
Gold hits record high of $4,116.77/oz, silver at $52.07/ozBofA lifts 2026 gold forecast to $5,000/oz, sees silver at $65By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese and Noel John Oct 13 (Reuters) - Gold broke through $4,100 per ounce for the first time on Monday, hitting another record high on renewed U.S.-China...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
North Sea Crude-Ekofisk falls
LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - North Sea Ekofisk crude differentials weakened on Monday after a lower offer, while buying interest eased for WTI Midland. PLATTS WINDOW* Indications are on a free-on-board (FOB) basis unless marked as cost, insurance and freight (CIF) or delivered at place (DA...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline cracks inch higher
LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline profit margins gained around 18 cents to $16.62 a barrel on Monday.A total of 5,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 barges traded, with Equinor and BP selling to Gunvor and Trafigura. No Eurobob E10 barges traded in the window. Russian Finance Ministe...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Silver hits record highs as US-China tensions, Fed rate cut bets fuel demand
Silver (XAG/USD) surges to unprecedented levels on Monday, extending its rally for a ninth consecutive week. The metal trades around $51.55 at the time of writing, up over 3% on the day, after reaching a new all-time high at $52.07 earlier in the day.
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Mon, Oct 13
METALS-Copper rises as US-China trade tension fears ease
By Pratima Desai LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Copper prices jumped on Monday as hopes of easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China and stronger Chinese imports of the industrial metal boosted sentiment, while momentum picked up after U.S. markets opened.Benchmark copper CMCU3 on the London M...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Exxon consortium's oil output in Guyana at 770,000 bpd, executive says
Exxon to start up fifth and sixth projects in 2026 and 2027, respectivelyExxon group about to complete environmental assessment for 8th project, permits would be ready next yearGuyana's operation is one of the most important of its portfolioBy Kemol KingGEORGETOWN, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Oil product...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Gold climbs above $4,100 as investors brace for deeper US–China rift
Gold price continues to print record highs now it passed the $4,100 milestone during the North American session, as US-China’s trade war escalated last week, boosting the safe-haven appeal of Bullion. XAU/USD trades at $4,095 up nearly 2%.
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Mon, Oct 13
PRECIOUS-Gold breaks $4,100 to hit high on trade jitters, rate-cut optimism
Gold hits record high of $4,103.58/oz, silver at $52.07/ozBofA lifts 2026 gold forecast to $5,000/oz, sees silver at $65By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese and Pablo Sinha Oct 13 (Reuters) - Gold broke through $4,100 per ounce for the first time on Monday, hitting another record high on renewed U.S.-Ch...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Trump to have working lunch with Ukraine's Zelenskiy on Friday-senior White House official
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will meet Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday for a working lunch, a senior White House official said on Monday.The two leaders spoke on both Saturday and Sunday as Zelenskiy presses for access to more U.S.-made weapons to counter Rus...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Gold tops $4,100/oz on U.S.-China trade tensions, Fed rate cut bets
Oct 13 (Reuters) - Gold surged past $4,100 an ounce for the first time on Monday, buoyed by safe-haven buying as U.S.-China trade tensions resurfaced and expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut later this month further lifted demand.Spot gold XAU= was up 2.1% at $4,099.59 per ounce by 1447 GMT. U...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
LMEWEEK-Sharp divide between copper bulls and bears at industry gathering
Price surge driven by mine disruptions, record highs predictedDisagreement over copper market balance between surplus, deficitRisks seen to demand in China and U.S. By Eric Onstad LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A yawning gap has emerged in views about copper between those counting on mine disruptions...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Exxon consortium's oil output in Guyana at 770,000 bpd, executive says
GEORGETOWN, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Oil production by a consortium led by Exxon Mobil XOM.N in Guyana rose to 770,000 barrels per day (bpd) following the start-up of the group's fourth floating output facility, the company's chief for the South American country said on Monday.Average output was 6...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Trump's latest China tariff brinkmanship clouds IMF, World Bank meetings
US-China trade tensions certain to dominate IMF, World Bank annual meetingsBessent walks back tariff rhetoric, promises China meetings this weekFinance ministers, central bankers from more than 190 countries coming to WashingtonG7 to discuss sanctions on Russia, Ukraine aid optionsBy David Lawder ...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
Torrential rains, flooding leave at least 64 dead, 65 missing in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Torrential rains that lashed Mexico last week have left at least 64 people dead and 65 missing, the government said Monday, after downpours triggered landslides, cut off power in some municipalities and caused rivers to burst their banks.Mexican authorities have deplo...Reuters
Mon, Oct 13
