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Cotton prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday, to their highest level in over two weeks, as investors covered short positions, while unfavourable weather in crop planting areas across states supported prices. Cotton contracts for July settled up 1.08 cent, o
Copper prices slumped to the lowest in almost five months on Wednesday on fears an escalation in US-China trade tension will damage economic growth and curb metals demand. Reports in Chinese newspapers that the world's second biggest economy was ready to
Oil prices fell in volatile trade on Wednesday, weighed down by equity markets as China signalled readiness to escalate the trade war with the United States, stoking concerns that an ongoing stand-off could hurt demand.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures rose for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, with the benchmark contract for November delivery finishing 0.4 yen, or 0.2%, higher at 193 yen per kg. The most-active rubber contract on the Shanghai futures excha
Malaysian palm oil futures rose over 2% in evening trade on Wednesday, tracking gains in US soyaoil on the Chicago Board of Trade and supported by a weaker ringgit. The benchmark palm oil contract for August delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exch
Arabica coffee futures on ICE rose to 3-1/2 month high on Wednesday, extending their recent rebound from a 13-1/2 year low earlier in May, boosted by technically driven buying and a strengthening in Brazil's real currency. July arabica coffee was 2.0 cent
Gold on Tuesday slipped from the previous session's one-week peak, pulled down by a firm dollar as the currency was the preferred safe-haven amid uncertainty over US-China trade tensions. Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1,278.12 per ounce by 2 p.m. ET (1800 GMT),
Gold prices firmed on Wednesday as signs of an escalating trade war made investors risk averse, but a buoyant dollar capped the metal's upside. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,281.59 per ounce, as of 0607 GMT. In the previous session, the metal slipped from a
Gold prices rose alongside other safe-haven assets on Wednesday as the trade rift between the United States and China showed no sign of cooling, with investors fearing a global economic slowdown. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1,281.03 per ounce by 10:35 a.m. ED
US soyabean futures rose 2.2 percent on Wednesday, hitting their highest since mid-April on support from concerns that planting delays in the US Midwest will lead to a sharp cutback in acreage as well as harvest yields, traders said. Corn futures also wer
Gold prices rose alongside other safe-haven assets on Wednesday as the trade rift between the United States and China showed no sign of cooling, with investors fearing a global economic slowdown. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1,281.30 per ounce by 1:54 p.m. EDT
Saudi Arabian stocks dropped on Wednesday as falling oil prices and weak global sentiment pulled down banking shares on the market's first of trading as a member of the MSCI emerging markets index. Some investors also cashed in their holdings ahead of the
Wall Street's main indexes hit a near three-month low on Wednesday, as growing fears of a protracted trade war between the United States and China sent investors scurrying for the safety of government bonds. Chinese newspapers warned on Wednesday that Bei
US stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with initial gains giving way to declines as the likelihood of a prolonged trade war between the United States and China once again kept risk appetite in check. US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was "not yet re
Australian shares fell on Wednesday with commodity stocks weakening the most as global growth concerns hurt risk appetite, although rare earths miners gained on the possibility that Beijing could halt exports of these metals to the United States. The S&P/
Concerns about the US-China trade war and Italy's budget policy sent benchmark US Treasury yields to their lowest levels since September 2017 on Tuesday and helped fuel demand for Treasury Department debt auctions. US President Donald Trump said on Monday
Concerns about the US-China trade war and Italy's budget policy sent benchmark US Treasury yields to their lowest levels since September 2017 on Tuesday and helped fuel demand for Treasury Department debt auctions. US President Donald Trump said on Monday
Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday with worries growing again over trade as the United States and China show few signs of progress on their dispute. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.21 percent or 256.77 points to 21,003.37, while the broader Topi
Chinese blue-chip shares ended lower on Wednesday amid investor concerns over a slowing economy and Beijing's trade dispute with Washington while foreign investors sold shares, but bargain hunting lifted insurance firms and the benchmark Shanghai index. T
European shares slid on Wednesday as Chinese newspapers warned it could squeeze its supply of rare earth elements to hit the United States, sending jitters through the markets and prompting investors to flee for safer ground. While China has so far not ex
Indian shares inched lower on Wednesday, dragged down by State Bank of India and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, amid lingering concerns about a global economic slowdown. The broader NSE index was down 0.026% at 11,896.40 as of 0450 GMT, while the benc
Indonesian shares bounced back on Wednesday to close more than 1% higher, while weakness in oil prices and renewed political tensions sent Thai stocks lower. Consumer and telecom stocks helped the key Jakarta stock index post its fourth sessions of gains
British stock markets wobbled lower on Wednesday as signs of an escalation in the China-US trade conflict, coupled with growing worries of a no-deal Brexit, hurt demand for risk. The main index gave up 1.2%, while the more domestically focussed midcap mar
The global aviation association IATA expects Boeing's troubled 737 MAX 8 plane to remain grounded for at least 10 to 12 more weeks, director general Alexandre de Juniac said Wednesday. In March, an Ethiopian Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed killing all 15
Germany's unemployment figures rose in May for the first time in more than five years, official data showed Wednesday, amid signs of slowing growth in Europe's biggest economy. Five percent of people were out of work in Germany, up 0.1 percentage points,
Brazil aims to make its currency, the real, fully convertible within two to three years, central bank President Roberto Campos Neto said on Wednesday, in an effort to lower the cost of cross-border trade and investment.
Venezuela ended 2018 with inflation above 130,000 percent while its crisis-hit economy shrank by nearly half in the last five years, the central bank claimed Tuesday - a figure far below international estimates.
A growth slump that could be caused by rising trade tensions is the biggest risk to financial stability in the eurozone, the European Central Bank said Wednesday. "A potential trade war is perhaps the main risk, the main threat to the economic environment
Chinese telecom giant Huawei stepped up its legal battle on Wednesday to overturn US legislation barring American federal agencies from buying its products amid an escalating high-tech dispute. Huawei filed suit against the US bill in March, calling it "u
Qatar criticised the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday after the World Trade Organization agreed to investigate a complaint from Abu Dhabi over alleged trade restrictions on its goods. The UAE, whose complaint on Tuesday referred to a WTO dispute resoluti
China warned the United States on Wednesday not to "politicise" the exchange rate of its currency amid a festering trade war between the two economic giants. The US Treasury declined to label China a currency manipulator in its latest semi-annual report b