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Crude Turns Positive Ahead Of Oil Data

Oil prices swung wildly into the positive territory yesterday. The rally eventually came to a halt around the $50 handle for Brent and $48 for WTI, and both contracts have been trending lower from these levels until an hour or so ago.

China, Russia Plan Bullet Train Joint Venture

China and Russia are setting up a joint venture in Russia for making electromagnetic unit vehicles for the Moscow-Kazan high-speed rail project, railway equipment maker CRRC Corp Ltd said on Thursday.

Is It Time To Look Into Emerging Markets?

Many of the world’s greatest investors have been willing to buy at a time when the majority of the market was turning away from a particular sector.

NZDUSD Descending Triangle Aug 24, 2015

NZDUSD is forming a descending triangle on its 4-hour time frame, making lower highs and finding support around the .6500 major psychological level. Price just got rejected on its latest test of the triangle resistance and is making its way back towards the bottom of the triangle.

Oil Continues To Fall As OPEC Tightens The Screw

As speculative commodity traders, there are few occasions when it is hard not to make money, and certainly at present we have several stand out opportunities. These opportunities are rare, but when they occur, it’s time, as they say to ‘fill your boots’.

Crude Oil Falls Below $60 After Short Rally

This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured markets that the Russian economy could withstand the drop in prices despite the ruble’s recent fall.

Bumper Crops Continue to Drive Soft Commodities Markets

It was another week of falling prices for soft commodities (DBA, quote) once more, as over supply issues continue to dominate across all the major markets, and clearly evident from the weekly charts. It is the US which sets the price for world markets as the largest exporter, with the US Midwest corn belt set to produce a record harvest for a second year.  

Brent Nears $100 On Oversupply

Brent crude oil (BNO, quote) dipped below $101 on Monday morning after last week’s jobs data disappointed. The commodity traded at $100.81 at 4:50 GMT as investors worried about demand in an oversupplied market.

ECB Under More Pressure As PMI Slips

The euro remained below $1.32 on Tuesday morning as the European Central Bank’s (ECB) September policy meeting approached.

Euro

The euro dipped below $1.32 on Friday morning as investors kept a keen eye on the developing situation in Ukraine. The common currency traded at $1.3182 at 6:15 GMT after U.S. economic data helped the dollar rally.