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GRAINS-Chicago soybeans fall on weak soyoil after US biofuels proposal; corn eases
BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures fell for a second straight session on Thursday, pressured by weaker soyoil after a U.S. biofuels proposal disappointed the market.Corn slipped on seasonal harvest pressure, while wheat traded flat. FUNDAMENTALS* As of 0136 GMT, the most active soy...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold slips as dollar gains after Fed rate cut, Powell comments
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Gold prices extended losses on Thursday due to an uptick in the dollar after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, as expected, and adopted a measured rhetoric on further policy easing.FUNDAMENTALS* Spot gold XAU= was down 0.2% at $3,653....Reuters
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Oil prices little changed after Fed rate cut
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on Thursday after the U.S. central bank lowered its key interest rate as widely expected, while an indication of more rate cuts before year-end raised the prospect of a demand boost spurred by falling borrowing costs.Bre...Reuters
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Gold falls after scaling record peak as markets digest Fed Chair Powell's comments
Spot gold scaled record high of $3,707.40/oz Fed delivers normal-sized rate cutDeutsche Bank raises average gold price forecasts for next year to $4,000/ozSilver, platinum, palladium each down over 2% By Ashitha Shivaprasad and Anjana Anil Sept 17 (Reuters) - Gold prices fell nearly 1% on Wednesd
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TECHNICALS-Commodities intraday targets/key levels
For more technical analyses, click SINGAPORE, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Contract Target Support/Resistance Brent oil (1st mth)$68.37/$68.77sup $67.73/$67.29/$66.77Palm oil (3rd mth)4,429/4,401 ringgitres 4,492/4,514 ringgitWTI* (1st mth)$64.35/$64.74/$64.99sup $63.71/$63.32Spot gold$3,650/$3,6...Reuters
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Top global meatpacker JBS prepares for drop in cattle for slaughter in 2026
By Roberto SamoraSAO PAULO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian meatpacker JBS Z98.F is prepared for a likely shift in the country's cattle cycle that could lead to reduced availability of animals for slaughter next year, an executive said on Wednesday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANTJBS is the world's...Reuters
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Brazil's beef exports to US to fall further in September after tariffs, industry group says
By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's beef exports to the United States are seen falling further in September from the previous months, the head of local beef lobby Abiec said on Wednesday, in a move linked to higher tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on goods from ...Reuters
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LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures fall on weaker beef prices, technical selling
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell on Wednesday on softening beef prices and declining profit margins for beef packers, analysts said.Some brokers also attributed the weakness to fund-driven technical selling. Commodity funds hold ...Reuters
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Brazil judge's ruling keeps soy moratorium in place
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge on Wednesday left in place a moratorium on trading in soy grown in recently deforested parts of the Amazon, according to a decision seen by Reuters, rejecting a request by a farmer group to reverse an injunction related to the ban.The s...Reuters
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Peru president signs contract allowing Chevron, Westlawn entry
LIMA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Peru's President Dina Boluarte said on Wednesday she had signed the modification of a hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation contract that would allow U.S. firms Chevron CVX.N and Westlawn to formally enter the country. The contract formalizes the companies' entry...Reuters
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US Cash Crude-Mars eases 10 cents as WTI/Brent spread narrows slightly
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Mars sour crude weakened on Wednesday as the spread between West Texas Intermediate and Brent narrowed for the third straight session. Mars weakened 10 cents, while WTI Midland and WTI at East Houston, also known as MEH, were unchanged. The spread between Brent and U.S. WTI crud...Reuters
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Trump climate panel not exempt from transparency requirements, judge rules
By Nate Raymond Sept 17 (Reuters) - A group of climate change skeptics the Trump administration convened behind closed doors to prepare a report that became a linchpin for its efforts to roll back rules on greenhouse gas emissions is not exempt from a law mandating that committees that advise age...Reuters
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Westlawn Americas Offshore Acquired 30% Non-Operated Working Interest In Z-61, Z-62, Z-63 Blocks
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N:WESTLAWN GROUP: WESTLAWN AMERICAS OFFSHORE ACQUIRED 30% NON-OPERATED WORKING INTEREST IN Z-61, Z-62, Z-63 BLOCKS OFFSHORE PERUWESTLAWN GROUP: OXY WILL REMAIN OPERATOR OF THE THREE BLOCKS, HOLDING A 35% WORKING INTERESTWESTLAWN GROUP: CHEVRON PERU ...Reuters
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Exxon pauses European plastic recycling plans over draft EU rules
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil XOM.N is pausing 100 million euros ($118.4 million) of investment in European plastic recycling because of draft EU rules that determine the recycled content in a final product.The U.S. energy producer has two projects for chemical rec...Reuters
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Brazil judge's ruling keeps soy moratorium in place
SAO PAULO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A Brazil federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by farmer group Aprosoja Mato Grosso to reverse an injunction related to Brazil's soy moratorium, in practice keeping the pact in place, according to a decision seen by Reuters.Brazil's soy moratorium, a priv...Reuters
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CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Soybean basis eases on weak autumn export demand
CHICAGO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast export terminals were steady to lower on Wednesday on below-normal demand for fall shipments and expectations for a bumper U.S. harvest, traders said.Basis bids for CIF corn were mostly steady on Wednesday, stab...Reuters
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GRAINS-US grains off highs with Fed in focus, soyoil down more than 2%
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Chicago corn and soybean futures sagged on Wednesday, retreating from multi-week highs on profit-taking and an uptick in the dollar, while a drop in soyoil futures added pressure, analysts said.Wheat futures followed the lower trend, with forecasts ...Reuters
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Holiday season imports have arrived early at busiest US port, executive says
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. retailers have wrapped up imports of holiday goods at least a month early in a bid to limit costs tied to President Donald Trump's evolving tariff policies, the top executive at the nation's busiest seaport said on Wednesday."Muc...Reuters
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Trump climate panel not exempt from transparency requirements, judge rules
By Nate Raymond Sept 17 (Reuters) - A group of climate change skeptics the Trump administration convened behind closed doors to prepare a report that became a linchpin for its efforts to roll back rules on greenhouse gas emissions is not exempt from a law mandating that committees that advise age...Reuters
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