By CME Group
July soybeans were trading 13 1/4 cents lower near 7:30 am. China futures closed down 1.4% to near 5 month lows. Palm oil futures in Malaysia closed 2.9% lower. Asian shares were under pressure overnight with Hong Kong shares reaching the lowest levels since late January. (May 23)
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CHINA, ARGENTINA
By CME Group
A range down extension was seen in gold prices overnight, with global slowing fears seemingly present from almost all geographical regions. Apparently the markets have lowered their expectations of constructive results from the current EU summit and ... (May 23)
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GOLD, GOLD PRICES, COPPER, LONDON
By CME Group
A big range down extension overnight was largely deserved as fears of global slowing are present from a number of different sources. General trade expectations seem to be moving to price in a Greek exit from the EU and many global equity markets are ... (May 23)
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GOLD, COPPER, SILVER, LONDON
By Oil N'Gold
Comments from Former Greek Prime Minister Papademos damped market sentiment which had shown signs of improvement due to hopes of Chinese growth and absence of particularly bad news from the Eurozone. The Wall Street strengthened in early trading sess... (May 23)
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CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, CRUDE OIL, MANUFACTURING, JAPAN
By Comsec
Yesterday, the Australian share market improved for the second straight day, with The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up over 49 points to 4,173 points. But in morning trade today the market fell back into the red. (May 22)
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GOLD, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, GDP, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA
By GoMarkets
The U.S dollar resumed its north-bound run overnight with global markets remaining under the negative influence of Euro-region uncertainty. (May 22)
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JAPAN
By Reuters
Financial and housing shares nudged Wall Street higher on Tuesday after U.S. existing home sales rose in April to their highest rate in nearly two years, but gains were capped by investors' concerns about the global economic outlook. (May 22)
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GOLD, DOW JONES, BANK OF AMERICA, MORGAN STANLEY, NASDAQ OMX GROUP, CRUDE OIL
By Union Bank of California
The dollar is mixed this morning, falling lower against many East Asian and Scandinavian currencies while pushing back to the top of its recent ranges against its other major counterparts. Stocks and commodities have generally extended yesterday's rally even as economic data came in mixed. (May 22)
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GOLD, UNEMPLOYMENT, IMF, MANUFACTURING, JAPAN, COPPER