Archive for the January 31, 2019
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Sterling fell on Tuesday as British lawmakers rejected most amendments seeking for Britain to avoid leaving the European Union without a deal, reviving worries of a chaotic withdrawal from the trading bloc that would damage
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The Australian dollar bounced on Wednesday after a reading on domestic inflation proved not to be as weak as bears had wagered on, forcing a spurt of short covering. The Aussie got a helping hand
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Most Asian currencies gained on Wednesday, on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will signal a slower approach to rate hikes, and on hopes that Sino-US trade talks this week will help de-escalate a trade
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Sterling recovered on Wednesday after declines triggered by the UK parliament's rejection of amendments to delay Brexit, as investors bet the government would still avoid exiting the European Union without an agreed divorce deal in
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ICE Canadian canola futures dipped on Tuesday, pressured by a lack of demand and as funds maintained short positions. Trading volume was light with selling mainly at the high end of the day's trading range,
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On Tuesday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,654. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 11.519 billion and the number of lots traded 19,741. Major
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Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures closed lower on Tuesday as traders shed risk and awaited news from US-China trade talks planned for this week in Washington, traders said. CBOT March soyabeans settled down 4-1/4
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European wheat futures in Paris were supported by a new export success by French wheat on Tuesday, but falling US markets in Chicago limited gains. March milling wheat, the most active contract on the Paris-based
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China's iron ore futures extended gains on Tuesday amid concerns about supply disruption in the wake of a deadly mining disaster in Brazil, but steel prices dropped in cautious trade ahead of US-China trade talks
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The Karachi Port handled 133,875 tonnes of cargo comprising 83,980 tonnes of import cargo and 50,895 tonnes of export cargo including 7,888 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours
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