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Copper falls as dollar firms, debt crisis weighs
(Reuters) - Copper fell on Tuesday as the dollar firmed and uncertainty about Europe's ability to resolve its debt crisis outweighed reports that top metals consumer China will fast-track infrastructure investment.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange touched a week-high of $7,816 a metric ton (1.1 ton) in the session, before erasing gains to $7,712 at 5:37 a.m. EDT (0937 GMT), down 0.2 percent from Monday's $7,731 close.
One of the price supports for copper on Tuesday was a report in the state-backed China Securities Journal that Beijing will fast track its approval of infrastructure investments to combat slowing growth and a sluggish property sector. Copper is used extensively in construction.
Premier Wen Jiabao has also called for additional efforts to support growth, ...
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Gold eases after failing to breach $1,600 an ounce
(Reuters) - Gold prices slipped on Monday after early buying failed to lift prices past $1,600 an ounce, with investors still cautious about the precious metal as they awaited clearer signals on the euro-zone debt crisis.
Last week, gold slid to its lowest level since December, then rallied 4.5 percent late in the week. Buying resumed early on Monday but ran out of steam, as mild technical selling set in around the session high of $1,599 an ounce -- gold's priciest level in a week and a half.
Spot gold was down 0.08 percent at $1,590.80 an ounce at 3:43 p.m. EDT (1910 GMT), while U.S. gold futures for June delivery settled at $1,588.70 per ounce, down 0.2 percent from Friday.
A close above $1,605 an ounce would trigger significant buying, traders said, but after last week's tumultuous ...
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Gold retreats as softer euro curbs rebound
(Reuters) - Gold eased a touch on Monday as a retreat in the euro arrested the metal's rebound from its 2012 lows, but prices remained supported near $1,600 an ounce as investors bet the metal's price correction had been overdone.
Spot gold was down 0.2 percent at $1,588.69 an ounce at 1220 GMT, while U.S. gold futures for June delivery were down $3.30 an ounce at $1,588.60.
Last week, gold fell to its lowest this year at $1,527 an ounce, before staging its biggest two-day rally since October as traders holding short positions rushed to cover.
"I suspect that what we saw last week was partly short covering, and that has helped us on the way up, with maybe a little bit of extra safe-haven interest," Mitsui Precious Metals analyst David Jollie said.
"In the next few weeks leading up to ...
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Gold steadies as softer euro curbs rebound
(Reuters) - Gold steadied in Europe on Monday as a retreat in the euro arrested the metal's rebound from its 2012 lows, but prices remained supported near $1,600 an ounce as investors bet the metal's price correction had been overdone.
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Spot gold was at $1,591.50 an ounce at 0932 GMT against $1,592.00 late on Friday. U.S. gold futures for June delivery were down $1.30 an ounce at $1,590.60.
Last week, gold fell to its lowest this year at $1,527 an ounce, before staging its biggest two-day rally since October as traders holding short positions rushed to cover.
"I suspect that what we saw last week was partly short covering, and that has helped us on the way up, with maybe a little bit of extra safe-haven interest," Mitsui Precious Metals analyst David Jollie said.
"In the next few weeks ...
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Market edges up, Wall Street awaits Facebook debut
Stocks rose in early trading on Friday but were gearing up to close their worst week of the year, while Facebook's market debut could help lift battered investor sentiment.
The S&P has fallen 6.7 percent so far in May, and while volatility is expected to continue, some analysts were forecasting a near-term rebound as valuations become more attractive.
Investors are awaiting Facebook's debut after the world's No. 1 online social network raised about $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in U.S. history. Facebook priced its offering at $38 a share on Thursday, and shares are expected to begin trading under the FB symbol on Nasdaq (FB.O) at around 11 a.m. New York time.(1500 GMT).
The large weekly decline in equities has come amid uncertainty over a political crisis in ...
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Gold off 4-1/2 month low on increased physical buying
Gold rose more than 1 percent on Thursday, bouncing off a 4-1/2 month low, as weaker prices attracted new physical buyers, but gains were likely to be limited as the euro was undermined by fears of a deepening debt crisis in Greece.
Spot gold rose 1 percent to $1,553.80 an ounce by 09.07 a.m. EDT, from $1,538.30 late in New York on Wednesday, when it plunged to $1,527 - its weakest since December 29.
The precious metal rose to a high of $1,557.56 earlier, helped by the approaching expiry of gold options in the COMEX futures market.
U.S. gold futures hit a high of $1,557.90 an ounce and were at $1,554.30, up 1.1 percent. The contract had plunged to a multi-month low of $1,526.70 on Wednesday.
Gold, traditionally a safe-haven asset, has been moving in tandem with riskier assets such as ...
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Aussie Mixed in Choppy Trading
Aussie is turning in a mixed performance today as choppy markets look for direction, and try to process all of the difficulties happening in the eurozone. On one hand, Aussie is lower against the US dollar as risk aversion makes an appearance. But, on the other, the Australia dollar is gaining against European currencies weighed down by difficulties.
Against the US dollar, the Australian dollar is losing ground. US dollar is considered a safe haven in times of economic turmoil, so it’s not much of a surprise that the greenback is in demand versus the Aussie. With concerns about bond yields in Spain and Italy, and worries that Greece will end up leaving the eurozone after its political difficulties are sorted, it’s not much of a surprise that many Forex traders seek safe haven in the US ...
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Copper rebounds from 4-month lows, Greek worries cap gains
Copper steadied on Thursday following hefty losses in the previous session that dragged prices to four-month lows, but gains were fragile as worries about the deepening political crisis in Greece kept investors cautious.
The metal used in power and construction snapped four sessions of falls but worries surrounding the euro zone debt crisis, a slowdown in top consumer China and the delicate state of the U.S. economy prevented further gains.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) traded at $7,665 in official rings, up 0.13 percent from a close of $7,655 on Wednesday.
Investors remained cautious about the risk that Greece could leave the euro zone as prolonged electoral uncertainty has put its economy into a state of deep freeze, meaning whoever finally emerges as the new ...
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Euro zone fears pressure global shares, euro steadies
The euro hovered near four-month lows and European shares extended their losing streak on Thursday, as investors avoided riskier assets due to the deepening turmoil in Greece and fears of contagion spreading to other stressed euro zone economies.
News that some Greek banks face emergency funding needs dealt a further blow to risk sentiment, already beaten down by worries about slower economic growth in China, a fragile U.S. jobs market and a shock trading loss at JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N).
But the downward momentum, apparent earlier in the week when the political turmoil in Greece sparkled a sharp rise in expectations it would leave the euro zone, has eased.
"There is a severe reluctance to take on additional risk in the European region, people are more likely to look at the U.S. and some ...
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