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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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Brazilian Real Rises, Stays Near 2 per Dollar
The Brazilian real rose today, but stayed near the 2 per dollar level as the impact of the European crisis on currencies of emerging markets sapped strength of the Brazilian currency.
The real is suffering from risk aversion sentiment among speculators and Brazilian policy makers are not likely to support the currency. On the contrary, the government may be glad to see a weaker currency as President Dilma Rousseff said that he considers the real “extremely overvalued”. Alfredo Barbutti, an economist at Liquidez DTVM Ltda., summarized:
Everything is favoring the depreciation of the real. The government supports it, and there’s an environment of crisis abroad.
USD/BRL fell from 2.0015 to 1.9967 as of 14:52 GMT today. The daily minimum was 1.9930 and the maximum was 2.0064.
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Euro slides on Greece, banking sector worries
The euro slid to a four-month low against the dollar on Thursday and was expected to remain under pressure as concerns grow about problems facing some periphery euro zone banks and the prospect of contagion if Greece exits the euro.
Growing aversion to risk drove investors towards the safety of the U.S. dollar, which rose to a four-month high against a basket of currencies, while the euro also dropped to a three-month low versus the yen.
Talk of possible Spanish bank downgrades pushed European equities .FTEU3 sharply lower. Shares in Spanish lender Bankia fell more than 20 percent following a report in the El Mundo newspaper that its customers had withdrawn more than 1 billion euros from their accounts over the past week.
This followed news on Wednesday that the European Central Bank ...
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Holiday in Europe Keeps Trading Subdued
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While the news flow emanating from Europe has slowed, proving a temporary respite from risky assets, the pressure on Greek banks is growing. After market chatter and media reports, the ECB confirmed that some Greek banks had turned to the Bank of Greece for Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) pending recapitalization. The recapitalization that was to be finalized 'soon', and in theory would allow troubled Greek banks to return to normal ECB funding channels. However, with the other story that massive deposits are being withdrawn from Greek banks (€700bn ins May 6th election) circulating, the erosion of core capital means the prospects of these institution quickly returning to ECB seem unlikely. The recent ECB 3 year LTRO operation was an attempt to build a firewall ...
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Wall Street Seen Green Before Jobless Claims, Manufacturing Reports
U.S. Stock-index futures pointed to a green start for Wall Street on Thursday, as traders await a governmental report that may show fewer jobless claims in the week ago and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region grew at a faster pace in May.
As of 06:07 a.m. New York Time, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures expiring in June 12 rose 0.16 percent to 12,594, Standard & Poor`s 500 index futures gained 0.25 percent to 1,325.80, and NADSAQ 100 Futures rose less than 0.1 percent to 2,559.50.
A convincing down turn in the U.S jobless claims would likely seal early expectations for a strong May employment report. Analysts expect a median estimate around 365 thousand last week, slightly down from 367 thousand in the week ended May 5.
The general business conditions index of the Philadelphia ...
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Brent crude steady ahead of Seaway pipeline reversal
Brent crude held steady above $109 on Thursday, supported by a rebound in U.S. oil prices on hopes that a reversal in oil flow for the Seaway pipeline will reduce a supply glut in the U.S. Midwest.
Investors cast aside worries about higher oil supply and the euro zone crisis that have dogged the market for the past few weeks and bought U.S. crude futures, allowing the front-month contract to rebound for the first time in five sessions.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 61 cents to $93.42 by 0641 GMT, after rising to an intraday high of $93.72.
Brent crude for July edged down 21 cents to $109.54 but recovered from a low of $109.01, the lowest intraday price since January 25. Brent-WTI spread for July also narrowed to $15.74 after widening to $19.46 on Wednesday, the widest ...
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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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Greece Fears Pressure, BoE Cuts Growth Forecast
Greece Fears Pressure, BoE Cuts Growth Forecast
The euro (EUR) recovered a little yesterday against the dollar edging higher to 1.2758 from 1.2681 as risk sentiment in the market improved slightly. Investors remain worried about Greece's ability to avoid bankruptcy and stay in the euro ahead of Greece's second election. Greece put a senior judge Panagiotis Pikramenos to be the leader of the Greek caretaker government until election on June 17. The single currency may remain under pressure on fears that a Greek exit from the euro may have a serious impact on countries such as Spain, Italy and Portugal. Some Greek banks were moved to an emergency funding assistance program due to the deteriorating quality of their capital.
The US dollar (USD) strengthened against a basket of currencies ...
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Most Asian stocks rise on Japan’s growth, yet fears over Europe persist
Most Asian stocks advanced on Thursday dragged by the better-than-expected growth in Japan and by ECB’s decision to limit its risk exposure by stopping lending to some Greek banks. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.7% at 13:42 in Tokyo.
Japan`s economy grew 1.0% during this year’s first quarter compared with -0.2% previous, while annually the economy grew 4.1% from -0.7% previous, on solid consumer spending, public investment and some improvement in exports.
Sentiment was also boosted by Japan’s industrial production which rose in March by 1.3% from 1.0% previous, and the Feds pledge to intervene and add stimulus if growth momentum slows and risks to the economic outlook increase.
Meanwhile the European Central Bank decided on Wednesday to limit its risk exposure and temporarily atop ...
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