Corn conditions moved slightly higher while soybean conditions dipped in the last week, the latter likely because of crop damage inflicted by warmer-than-normal temperatures in the last week. Monday's USDA-NASS Crop Progress report shows ...
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The U.S. corn and soybean crops are developing at a pace ahead of normal despite the fact the last week's seen a slight dip in the condition of both as new forecasts hint at a continued shortage of rainfall in much of the Corn Belt through ...
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The U.S. corn and soybean crops are developing at a pace ahead of normal despite the fact the last week's seen a slight dip in the condition of both as new forecasts hint at a continued shortage of rainfall in much of the Corn Belt through ...
Tags: Slip, Agriculture, Food
THE Australian dollar has regained some ground after dropping below 91 US cents for the first time in almost three years. At 6.30am AEST, the local unit was trading at 90.75 US cents, up from 90.62 cents at yesterday’s local close. ...
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The Australian dollar gained as much as US1c in overnight trade after the US dollar fell against all the major currencies. The Aussie peaked at US96.71c in overseas trade overnight. By 7am AEST it was trading at US96.34c, up from ...
THE Australian dollar lost ground after commodity prices fell in overnight trade and as traders await tonight?s testimony to Congress by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 98.07 US ...
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The Australian dollar fell to a fresh two-month low during overnight trade, before recovering most of its lost ground amid gains on US share markets. The currency fell to 101.55 US cents early this morning as traders in Europe and the US ...
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Oil futures settled higher Wednesday, partially rebounding from Tuesday's sharp selloff on uncertainty in Cyprus, after weekly inventory data from the US Energy Information Administration proved to be unexpectedly bullish. NYMEX April ...
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Crude futures settled higher Thursday, with the ICE April Brent contract bouncing off Wednesday's 2013 lows to expire 90 cents higher at $109.42/barrel. The May contract settled up 72 cents at $108.96/b. NYMEX April crude closed US ...
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The Australian dollar was a third of a US higher after US and European stocks made strong gains in overnight trade. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 102.73 US cents, up from 102.40 cents at yesterday’s local close.
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The Australian dollar fell to a four-month low after equities markets suffered heavy losses in overnight trade. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 102.25 US cents, down from 102.35 cents at yesterday’s local close. Early ...
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The Australian dollar was higher after rising to a two-week high, helped by a lift in metals prices and better local consumer sentiment data. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 103.45 US cents, up from 103.39 cents at ...
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The Australian dollar was half a US cent higher after the US dollar lost ground against the euro and the yen in overnight trade. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 103.05 US cents, up from 102.55 cents at yesterday’s local ...
The Australian dollar has hit a two week high after US politicians succeeded in passing legislation to avoid a potential economic crisis. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading at $US1.0490, up from $US1.0473 yesterday. In ...
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