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PRECIOUS-Gold holds losses after Fed decision, drops to over one-month low
Iran's huge Gulf gas field struck in major escalationFed calls inflation somewhat elevatedUS producer prices surge in FebruaryBy Ashitha Shivaprasad March 18 (Reuters) - Spot gold continued to trade lower after the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision on Wednesday, having hit a more t...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Ferrero agrees deal for Brazilian protein snacking company Bold Snacks
By Alexander MarrowLONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - The owner of Ferrero Rocher on Wednesday said it had agreed to acquire Brazilian protein snacking company Bold Snacks for an undisclosed sum, in a deal that gives the Italian group greater exposure to the growing number of consumers looking for high-pr...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis mostly steady as drought concern expands in Plains
CHICAGO, March 18 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat were unchanged in most markets in the southern U.S. Plains on Wednesday, though a rally in wheat futures had some farmers selling off the limited supplies they still had stored in bins, merchandisers said.Protein premiums for r...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
CBOT wheat climbs as dry weather forecast for Southern Plains
CHICAGO, March 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures jumped on Wednesday on concerns about dry weather in the U.S. Southern Plains, analysts said. Weather forecaster Vaisala said ongoing dry weather in the central and southern Plains would maintain low moisture for winter wheat over...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
CBOT corn futures ended higher as crude oil prices rose
CHICAGO, March 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ticked up on Wednesday as money flowed toward those markets and crude oil gave corn strength. Oil prices rose more than 5% on Wednesday after Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to attack several energy facilities across the Mi...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Prysmian eyes new Texas copper mill and deals, Bloomberg News reports
March 18 (Reuters) - Italian cable maker Prysmian PRY.MI is considering building a new mill in Texas as it pursues U.S. acquisitions, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.The company may pull the trigger in the next year or so on a second copper rod facility at its McKinney site near Dallas, with an...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Prysmian Eyes New Texas Copper Mill, Deals Amid Data Center Boom - Bloomberg News
March 18 (Reuters) - Bloomberg News:PRYSMIAN EYES NEW TEXAS COPPER MILL, DEALS AMID DATA CENTER BOOM - BLOOMBERG NEWSPRYSMIAN MAY PULL TRIGGER IN NEXT YEAR OR SO ON SECOND COPPER ROD FACILITY NEAR DALLAS WITH INVESTMENT OF $100 MILLION TO $200 MILLION - BLOOMBERG NEWSSource text: tinyurl.com/35wdz6n...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
US natural gas futures rise as output drops and demand climbs
Daily gas output drops due in part to likely freezing pipes in North DakotaRecord heat in Los Angeles boosts gas demand for power generationLNG export unit outage contributes to reduced gas flowsBy Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 1% on Wed...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
US airport security absences decline slightly as shutdown continues
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Absences by Transportation Security Administration security officers at airports fell slightly on Tuesday to 9.9% as a partial government shutdown hit its 33rd day and long lines were reported at a number of major airports, the government said on Wednesday.The fundin...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
POLL-US natural gas stockpiles likely rose by 31 billion cubic feet last week
March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms likely added 31 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas into storage last week as mild weather kept heating demand low, according to the average estimate in a Reuters poll released on Wednesday. It is somewhat unusual for energy firms to add to stockpiles this ...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
CBOT soybean futures firm on crude oil strength
CHICAGO, March 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rose on Wednesday as crude oil prices gave corn and soybeans a boost, and as money flowed toward commodities markets. Analysts said soybeans had tied themselves to rising oil prices through renewable fuels. GRA/Oil prices were up 5...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
US in talks with Brazil on critical minerals, US diplomat says at signing of Goias state deal
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Oliver Griffin SAO PAULO, March 18 (Reuters) - The United States is in talks with Brazil to reach a deal on critical mineral supply chains, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Gabriel Escobar said on Wednesday, amid diplomatic tensions with the Brazilian federal government, whic...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Fire in Qatar's Ras Laffan area after Iranian attack, interior ministry says
March 18 (Reuters) - Qatar's interior ministry said on Wednesday that civil defence personnel are dealing with a fire in the Ras Laffan area after an Iranian attack.Iran earlier issued an evacuation warning for several oil facilities across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, including the Ras La...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
From Texas to New Jersey, Middle East war sends traders on hunt for diesel storage
By Shariq Khan NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) - Demand for U.S. distillate fuel storage tanks has more than tripled since the start of the Iran war, as traders wager that a surge in European and Asian prices will bolster U.S. exports of diesel, jet fuel, and other distillates, storage broker Tank T...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Gold slides toward $4,880 as Fed hawkish hold crushes rate cut bets
Gold remains pressured on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve delivered a hawkish hold, with most Fed officials expecting just one rate cut in 2026, contrary to market expectations at the beginning of the year, which priced nearly 60 basis points of easing in mid-February.
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Wed, Mar 18
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline refining margins slide despite US stock draw
LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refinery profit margins fell by about $1.61 to $11.88 a barrel on Wednesday, even as U.S. gasoline inventories fell last week, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data.About 20,000 metric tons of E10 gasoline barges traded in ...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
US poised to waive summer gasoline regulations to ease prices, sources say
WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is expected to announce soon that it will temporarily lift federal smog-cutting restrictions on summer-blend gasoline to curb rising energy prices stemming from the Iran conflict, according to three sources familiar with the matter.Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
ADVISORY-Story on challenges to Trump decision on climate regulations withdrawn
March 18 (Reuters) - A story about U.S. states and cities challenging Trump's decision to revoke the basis of U.S. climate regulations was published in error and is being withdrawn. STORY_NUMBER: L1N4060XPSTORY_DATE: 18/03/2026STORY_TIME: 1735 GMTReuters
Wed, Mar 18
EU wheat regains ground with Chicago on Middle East war escalation
PARIS, March 18 (Reuters) - Euronext wheat rose on Wednesday, recovering from a two-day fall in step with Chicago futures as the targeting of energy sites in the Gulf increased investor worries about inflation resulting from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.Brent crude LCOc1 jumped around 5% after Ira...Reuters
Wed, Mar 18
Gold crashes below $4,900 as hot PPI, Oil spike fuel USD rally
Gold (XAU/USD) tumbles by more than 2.20% on Wednesday as tensions in the Middle East rise and US inflation edges up, which could deter the Federal Reserve from easing policy. At the time of writing, the XAU/USD trades at $4,878 after hitting a daily high of $5,016.Fxstreet
Wed, Mar 18
