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Gold Comes Off One-month Low on Dollar Pause; Hawkish Fed Caps Gains
Gold rose on Thursday after briefly touching a more than one-month low, as a pause in the U.S. dollar rally offered support, but gains were capped by a hawkish Federal Reserve, which limited hopes for near-term rate cuts.
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ROI-Iran war rattles the global aluminium supply chain: Andy Home
By Andy Home LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now in its third week and its impact on Gulf aluminium production and exports is accelerating disruption across an already fragmented physical supply chain. Two Gulf smelters are curtailing capacity, and the continued clo...Reuters
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Saudi Red Sea port Yanbu targeted in aerial attack, minimal impact, source says
DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu, currently the only export outlet for its crude, was targeted in an aerial attack on Thursday, an industry source said, adding there was minimal impact.It was not immediately clear what specifically was targeted in Yanbu.Saudi Aram...Reuters
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TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Adds UGS Bergermeer outage
March 19 (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.OPERATORLOCATIONOUT...Reuters
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Asia's Russian fuel imports poised to hit all-time high due to Middle East disruption
Imports rise to meet shortfall in Mideast supply High-sulphur markets ease after waiver but still strongForward curve structure holds firmly in backwardationBy Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - Asia is expected to import a record volume of fuel oil from Russia in March after the U.S. ea...Reuters
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CORRECTED-WRAPUP 1-Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field after it 'violently lashed out'
Trump warns Iran not to attack neighbours over Israel's South Pars strikeIran strikes hit Qatar gas facilities, target RiyadhIslamic foreign ministers condemn Iran attacks on neighboursTrump considering sending more troops to Middle EastBy Andrew Mills and Timour Azhari DOHA/RIYADH, March 19 ...Reuters
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Oil rises after Iran strikes Middle East energy facilities
Brent gains as much as $5, WTI rises more than $3Qatar, Saudi Arabia hit by Iran missile attacksUS Fed holds rates steady, sees higher inflation amid warBy Sam Li and Emily Chow BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday, with benchmark Brent rising as much as $5 a barrel, after Ir...Reuters
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Qatar says Iran attacked LNG hub; UAE shuts gas facilities
Iranian missile attacks cause extensive damage to Qatar's LNG facilitiesTrump warns of massive response if Iran attacks Qatari LNG againUAE shuts gas facilities after intercepting missiles, no injuries reportedQatar expels Iranian attaches, condemns attack as national security threatBy Yomna Eha...Reuters
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TECHNICALS-CBOT corn may test support at $4.61
SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - CBOT corn CK26 may test support at $4.61 per bushel, a break below which may trigger a drop into the $4.54-3/4 to $4.58-1/4 range.The contract failed to break a resistance at $4.67-1/4. The failure triggered a pullback toward a falling trendline, which establishes sup...Reuters
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TECHNICALS-CBOT soybeans may retrace into $11.48-1/4 to $11.52-3/4 range
For more technical analyses, please click SINGAPORE, March 19 (Reuters) - The CBOT soybean May contract SK26 may retrace into a range of $11.48-1/4 to $11.52-3/4 per bushel, as suggested by the channel technique. The contract has appeared to fail to climb above the channel. The failure increases the...Reuters
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REFILE-Who are the top international representatives attending China's Boao Forum?
BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Several countries will send representatives to attend the Boao Forum, an international summit sometimes referred to as Asia's answer to the World Economic Forum's meetings in Davos, Switzerland, the organisers said on Thursday.The summit is usually also addresse...Reuters
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Trump says Israel attacked Iran gas field without US and Qatari involvement, warns against attacks on Qatar
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Wednesday the attack on Iran's South Pars gas field was carried out by Israel, and the U.S. and Qatar were not involved in it. Trump also said Israel would not make any more attacks on Iranian faci...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST-British Business - March 19
March 19 (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- Administrators of UK mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions have obtained a worldwide freezing order against...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold rises off one-month low on softer dollar; hawkish Fed caps gains
Fed and BoC keep interest rates on hold amid inflation concernsTrump considers deploying troops to Middle EastOil rises over $110 a barrel after Iran strikes Middle East energy facilitiesBy Noel John March 19 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Thursday after briefly touching a more than one-month lo...Reuters
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PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - March 19
March 19 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines- Britain to protect steel industry with new import tariffs- KPMG and Harvey Nichols among employers found to have paid less than ...Reuters
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