Archive for the January 12, 2019
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Iran on Friday said the United States is suffering from "hysteria" over its inability to find alternatives to the landmark nuclear deal it walked away from last year. Washington "pulled out of a comprehensive and
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The United States and Poland will hold an international meeting on the Middle East that will seek to build pressure on Iran next month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday. Pompeo made the announcement
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Copper prices rose on Friday on hopes for a thaw in a trade dispute between Washington and Beijing, as the two sides prepared for more talks to resolve their issues. US officials expect China's top
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Iraq plans to raise output from its southern Majnoon oilfield to 290,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of 2019 and to 450,000 bpd by the end of 2021 from a current 240,000 bpd,
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Oil prices fell nearly 2 percent on Friday as investors worried about a global economic slowdown, snapping a nine-day winning streak spurred by US-China trade hopes, but clung to some gains from that rally to
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Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures inched higher on Friday, helped by stronger oil prices and aggressive buying from Chinese investors, ending the week with a more-than-three-percent gain. "A recovery in oil prices certainly supported to boost
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Malaysian palm oil futures rebounded from a one-week low on Friday, tracking rises in crude oil prices. The market earlier fell on concerns of oversupply and overnight soyaoil weakness on the Chicago Board of Trade
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Raw sugar futures on ICE rose on Friday, boosted by speculative buying and expectations that India will export less sugar to the global market, while arabica coffee slid as Brazil's currency weakened. March raw sugar
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Gold slipped in New York close on Thursday, holding below $1,300 an ounce as the dollar bounced up off lows as investors pared back bearish positions on the US currency. Spot gold fell 0.4 percent
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Gold prices climbed on Friday as the dollar retreated on expectations the Federal Reserve may pause interest rate hikes if the US economy slows this year, while investors awaited news on progress in the Sino-US
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