Euro weiter über 1,20 US-Dollar
FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) – Der Euro hat sich am Dienstag über der Marke von 1,20 US-Dollar gehalten. Am Morgen kostete die Gemeinschaftswährung bis zu 1,2030 Dollar und damit so viel wie letztmalig im September vergangenen Jahres. Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hatte den Referenzkurs zuletzt am Freitag auf 1,1993 Dollar festgesetzt. Während der amerikanische Dollar schon in […]
LME copper starts 2018 firmer on strong China demand
SYDNEY, Jan 2 (Reuters) – London copper was pushed higher on Tuesday on bets that demand in top consumer China will improve in 2018, keeping prices near four-year highs at the start of trading in the new year. China is the world’s largest consumer of industrial metals and accounts for nearly half of global copper […]
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Gold breaks above $1,300/oz on way to best year since 2010
LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Gold hit its highest in 2-1/2 months on Friday and remained on track for its biggest annual rise since 2010 as a wilting dollar, political tensions and receding concerns over the impact of U.S. interest rate hikes fed into its rally. The dollar, in which gold is priced, is sliding […]
Bosnia’s Aluminij to raise output after import tax scrapped
SARAJEVO, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Bosnian aluminium smelter Aluminij Mostar said on Friday it expects to boost its annual output by 15 percent to 184,000 tonnes of metal and raise exports by $55 million after the government scrapped import taxes on unalloyed aluminium in 2018. Aluminij, which is among Bosnia’s top exporters, has narrowly avoided […]
Euro steigt erstmals seit September über 1,20 USD
FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) – Der Eurokurs hat am Freitag erneut zugelegt und ist über 1,20 US-Dollar gestiegen. Am Nachmittag lag der Kurs bei 1,2001 Dollar. Dies ist der höchste Stand seit September. Im frühen Handel hatte der Euro noch rund einen halben Cent niedriger notiert. Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat den Referenzkurs auf 1,1993 (Donnerstag: 1,1934) […]
Commodities End 2017 With a Bang in Longest Rally on Record
(Bloomberg) Commodities started the end-of-year party early. The Bloomberg Commodity Index, which measures returns on 22 raw materials, closed up 11 days in a row — a repeat on Friday would result in the longest run in records dating back to 1991. It climbed 0.3 percent at 9:43 a.m. in New York. While the index has […]
China key to copper, aluminium holding multi-year highs
LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – China’s war on polluting industries, its supply reforms and robust demand growth have this year combined to create a bonanza for copper and aluminium which are heading for their biggest rises since the turn of the decade. However, prices slid on Friday as traders and funds took profits and squared […]
Copper soars to 4-year high as funds bet on shortages
LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Copper prices jumped to a four-year peak on Thursday as funds bet on strong demand in top consumer China and supply disruptions in top producer Chile leaving the market short of the metal used widely in power and construction. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.3 percent […]
