Archive for the March 1, 2019
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The safe-haven dollar rose from a three-week low on Wednesday, as investors grew cautious about US trade talks with China after the country's trade representative said there are still serious issues to work through to
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The Australian dollar was on the defensive on Thursday after a disappointing reading on Chinese manufacturing overshadowed a solid report on domestic business investment. Not helping were comments from President Donald Trump's chief trade negotiator
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Most Asian currencies traded sideways on Thursday after cautious comments from a top US trade official spoiled hopes of a speedy end to the protracted US-China trade dispute, while dismal Chinese factory activity data added
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The South African rand fell on Thursday as fading hopes for a US-China trade deal and an unsatisfactory end to the US-North Korea summit subdued demand for emerging market currencies. At 1520 GMT the rand
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The pound edged lower on Thursday after this week's run as investors booked profits and assessed the continued uncertainty about when Britain will exit the European Union and on what terms. Sterling has surged to
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ICE Canadian canola futures fell for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, with the front three months recording life-of-contract lows on technical selling coupled with poor export prospects and ample domestic supplies, traders said. China
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Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, dropping to a five-month low ahead of the first notice day for deliveries against the March contract. CBOT May corn
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On Wednesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,719. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 10.536 billion and the number of lots traded 12,884. Major
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Dry conditions for up to six months in parts of Australia's east coast are set to curb wheat crop yields for a third straight year in the world's No.4 exporter of the grain, a private
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Coffee harvesting in Brazil's Minas Gerais and São Paulo states should start around 15 days earlier than normal this year after excessive heat in December and January accelerated the fruit ripening process, farm cooperative Cooxupé
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