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RUBBER-Japan futures gain on firmer oil prices
By Ruth Chai Jan 22 (Reuters) - Japanese rubber futures gained on Thursday, supported by firmer oil prices.The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for June delivery JRUc6, 0#2JRU: closed up 4.20 yen, or 1.2%, at 353.1 yen ($2.22) per kg.The rubber contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
TECHNICALS-CBOT corn may drop into $4.17-$4.19-3/4 range
SINGAPORE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - CBOT March corn CH26 may drop into a range of $4.17 to $4.19-3/4 per bushel as a bounce from $4.17 could have completed.The completion was confirmed by a break below a rising trendline and the two failures of the market to break resistance at $4.27-1/2.Under a scenario ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
WTI price steadies above $60.50 as geopolitical relief offsets oversupply concerns
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $60.60 during the early European trading hours on Thursday. The WTI price holds steady amid cooling geopolitical tensions over Greenland and oversupply concerns.
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Thu, Jan 22
TECHNICALS-CBOT soybeans may retest resistance at $10.62-3/4
For more technical analyses, please click SINGAPORE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The CBOT soybean March contract SH26 may retest resistance at $10.70 per bushel, a break above which could lead to a gain into $10.75-3/4 TO $10.81-1/2 range.A double-bottom or a flat pattern around $10.39 is taking shape. Given...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Revises Hatfield outage
Jan 22 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.The table is arranged by outage start date.Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.OPERATORLOCATIONOUTAG...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
RPT-ROI-US aluminium consumers pay the spiralling cost of tariffs: Andy Home
By Andy Home LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - American aluminium buyers are now paying an eye-watering 68% premium over the London Metal Exchange (LME) price CMAL3 to get physical metal. This is of course a direct of result of U.S. President Donald Trump hiking import tariffs from 10% to 25% in March a...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
Fire at port terminal in Russias's Krasnodar region put out after drone attack, authorities say
MOSCOW, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A blaze sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack at a port terminal in Russia's Krasnodar region has been put out, a local task force said on Thursday.The authorities said late on Wednesday that three people had been killed and eight injured as a result of the attack, four ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate AI, startups warn of compliance burdens
Human oversight required in high-impact AI such as healthcare, nuclear safety Products and services using generative or high-impact AI must be clearly labelledStartups complain the laws' language is vague By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) - South Korea introduced on Thursday what it sa...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
Goldman Sachs raises 2026-end gold price forecast by $500 to $5,400/oz
Jan 22 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has raised its end-2026 gold price forecast to $5,400 per ounce from $4,900/oz earlier, noting private-sector and emerging market central banks' diversification into gold.Spot gold XAU= climbed to a peak of $4,887.82 per ounce on Wednesday. The safe‑haven metal h...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
EXCLUSIVE-Valero, Phillips 66 buy Venezuelan oil cargoes as part of Washington's deal with Caracas
Venezuelan crude was purchased from Vitol, sources sayOil traded for delivery to the U.S. Gulf Coast at a discount of $8.50 to $9.50 a barrel to BrentBy Georgina McCartney and Arathy SomasekharHOUSTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Valero VLO.N has bought a cargo of Venezuelan crude oil, two sources said on We...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
PRESS DIGEST-British Business - January 22
Jan 22 (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- Fashion retailer Next NXT.L said it has purchased British footwear brand Russell & Bromley through ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
Oil edges up after Trump steps backs from tariff threats over Greenland
BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Thursday after the U.S. president stepped back from threats to impose tariffs in his effort to seize Greenland, reducing the risk of a U.S.–Europe trade war and supporting the global economy and oil demand. Brent crude LCOc1 was up 10 cents, or 0.15...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
TECHNICALS-US oil may retest resistance at $60.91
For more technical analyses, click SINGAPORE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. oil CLc1 may retest resistance at $60.91 per barrel, a break above which could lead to a gain into $61.17 to $61.63 range. The contract is riding on a wave c, which may either complete around resistance at $61.17 or extend into a ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
EXCLUSIVE-Valero buys Venezuelan oil cargo as part of Washington's deal with Caracas
By Georgina McCartney and Arathy SomasekharHOUSTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Valero VLO.N bought a cargo of Venezuelan crude oil, two sources said on Wednesday, the first deal by a U.S. Gulf Coast refiner struck as part of Washington's deal with Caracas to buy up to 50 million barrels of the South Ame...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
After vanishing from view, two US-seized Venezuela oil tankers reappear near Puerto Rico
Tankers have not been transmitting their locationsSeized tankers pose safety and environmental risks, industry experts sayLegal cases on ship seizures may take months to resolveBy Ricardo Arduengo and Arathy SomasekharPONCE, Puerto Rico/HOUSTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Two oil tankers seized this month b...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
EXCLUSIVE-Valero buys Venezuelan oil cargo as part of Washington's deal with Caracas
By Georgina McCartney and Arathy SomasekharHOUSTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Valero VLO.N bought a cargo of Venezuelan crude oil, two sources said on Wednesday, the first deal by a U.S. Gulf Coast refiner struck as part of Washington's deal with Caracas to buy up to 50 million barrels of the South Ame...Reuters
Thu, Jan 22
