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Gold futures top $1,100 for first time
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gold futures in New York rose to a record above $1,100 per ounce on Friday as the dollar eased in the wake of disappointing U.S. employment data. Full Article
Gold futures top $1,100 for first time
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gold futures in New York rose to a record above $1,100 per ounce on Friday as the dollar eased in the wake of disappointing U.S. employment data. Full Article
Gold futures top $1,100/oz for first time
NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Gold futures in New York rose to a record above $1,100 per ounce on Friday as the dollar eased in the wake of disappointing U.S. employment data. Full Article
CFTC sheds new light on funds in commodities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Money managers were mostly net long on major U.S. commodities in the week to September 1, according to a government report issued on Friday to increase transparency on hedge fund bets in the markets. Full Article
New CFTC report may raise transparency, questions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More transparency or too much information? Full Article
El Nino weather menace looms for frail economies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A nascent El Nino weather cycle threatens to wreak more economic havoc and disrupt raw material production across a wide swath of the world, evoking memories of the killer edition of 1998. Full Article
Pensions pause on commodities as inflation ebbs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pension funds that helped fuel the commodities bull run for years with out-sized allocations have done little during this year's rally as subdued inflation made a less compelling case for them to raise their exposure. Full Article
Inflation a boon for gold, but frenzy unlikely
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Buying gold remains atop a short list of investment portfolio protection strategies against resurgent inflation as the Federal Reserve cranks up the printing press to jolt the economy out of recession. Full Article
Canada Liberals may seek changes to budget - paper
TORONTO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Canada's Liberal Party is likely to demand changes to the Conservative budget presented on Tuesday, in return for their support, the Globe and Mail newspaper said on Wednesday. Full Article
Canada fin min sees 6-12 mths for stimulus effect
TORONTO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A C$40 billion ($32 billion) economic stimulus plan from Canada's ruling Conservative Party should start having an impact in a year or less, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Canadian television hours after presenting ... Full Article
