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Sulphur price surge creates windfall for China's struggling oil refiners
More than half the world's seaborne sulphur came from the GulfChina sulphur prices up by 33% since Iran war startedSinopec sees biggest jump in margins in four yearsRefiners still face serious challenges including refined product export banBy Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, March 27 (Reuter...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold rises on softer dollar, on track for fourth weekly drop
Trump pauses attacks on Iran's energy plantsGold falls over 1% so far this weekMarkets see no Fed rate cut this yearBy Noel John March 27 (Reuters) - Gold rose over 1% on Friday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and bargain hunting, but was on track for a fourth straight weekly decline as surging en...Reuters
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Australia’s biggest LNG plants suffer outages due to cyclone, straining global supply
Category 3 cyclone batters Western AustraliaChevron reports outages at Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG Production at Woodside's North West Shelf also disrupted SYDNEY, March 27 (Reuters) - A powerful tropical cyclone in Western Australia has disrupted production at the country’s two biggest liquefi...Reuters
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Oil prices on track for steepest weekly fall in 6 months
SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday and were on track for the steepest weekly decline in six months after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks to end the war with Iran were going well and that he would pause attacks on the country's energy plants for 10 days. Brent future...Reuters
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GRAINS-Chicago oilseed and grain futures wobble over Iran war uncertainty
BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chicago oilseed and grain futures fluctuated between gains and losses on Friday, as investors monitored developments in the Middle East amid mixed signals from the U.S. and Iran about efforts to end the war.The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CB...Reuters
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METALS-Copper on track for weekly gain as Trump pauses attack on Iran's energy plants
March 27 (Reuters) - Copper inched up on Friday and was on track to post its first weekly gain since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran began, following U.S. President Donald Trump's statements this week on pausing attacks on Iran's energy plants.The most-active copper contract SCFcv1 on the Shangh...Reuters
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Singapore sets out plans to build Asia gold trading hub
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters) - Singapore set out plans on Friday to turn the city-state into a gold trading hub for the whole of Asia, with regulators and industry players working together to strengthen the market's trading, clearing and storage infrastructure.Singapore is...Reuters
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GRAINS-Chicago corn falls, tracking losses in crude oil
BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Chicago corn futures fell on Friday, tracking a pullback in crude oil prices as investors assessed the market impact of the Middle East conflict.Wheat fell and soybeans stayed unchanged.FUNDAMENTALSThe most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade Cv1 fell 0.1...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold rises on softer dollar, but on track for fourth weekly drop
Trump pauses attacks on Iran's energy plantsGold falls over 1% so far this weekMarkets see no Fed rate cut this yearBy Noel John March 27 (Reuters) - Gold rose over 1% on Friday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and bargain hunting, but was on track for a fourth straight weekly decline as surging en...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold set for fourth weekly fall as Mideast war boosts rate-hike bets
March 27 (Reuters) - Gold prices held steady on Friday, but were on track for a fourth straight weekly decline, as surging energy prices from the Middle East conflict fuelled inflation concerns and bolstered bets on higher-for-longer global interest rates.FUNDAMENTALSSpot gold XAU= was little change...Reuters
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Oil prices fall as Trump pauses attacks on Iranian energy plants
PERTH, March 27 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early trade on Friday and were down over a volatile week after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran to end the war were going "very well" and announced he would pause attacks on the country's energy plants for 10 days. Brent futu...Reuters
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BREAKINGVIEWS-Pernod and Jack Daniel’s would be a stiff cocktail
By Jeffrey GoldfarbNEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Mixing anise liqueur and Tennessee whiskey would be a complex cocktail. There's some appealing logic to the idea of Paris-based Pernod Ricard PERP.PA swallowing Jack Daniel's distiller Brown-Forman BFb.N. Blending all the financ...Reuters
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Macquarie Raises 2026 WTI Forecast to $83/bbl on Supply Risks
March 26 (Reuters) - Macquarie on Thursday raised its 2026 oil price outlook, forecasting West Texas Intermediate (WTI) to average about $83 per barrel, up from around $58 previously, citing supply disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.It also lowered its 2026 U.S. natural gas price forecasReuters
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Inpex to give Japan firms priority in Central Asia oil sales, NHK says
TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Japanese oil and gas developer Inpex 1605.T has decided to give priority to Japanese companies when it sells oil from oil fields it develops in Central Asia, NHK reported on Friday.Inpex has stakes in the Kashagan oilfield in Kazakhstan and the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli proje...Reuters
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CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Corn, soy barge bids firm amid thin farmer offerings
CHICAGO, March 26 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals strengthened on Thursday, supported by a slow pace of farmer grain sales, traders said.Freight costs fell on the lower Ohio River, but empty barges remained scarce on the mid-Mississippi...Reuters
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EXPLAINER-Drones and mines: taking Kharg Island would pose risks for US troops
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has been weighing whether to use ground forces to seize Iran's strategic oil hub of Kharg Island, an operation analysts say could be achieved quickly, but leave U.S. troops in great peril and prolong rather than short...Reuters
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Thai ship hit in Hormuz runs aground off Iran's Qeshm Island, Iran's Tasnim says
March 27 (Reuters) - A Thai-flagged cargo ship that was hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month has run aground off Iran's Qeshm Island, Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Friday.Thailand said 20 crew members were rescued by the Omani navy, while three were missi...Reuters
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