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Postby IFX Gertrude » Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:21 pm

Gold Steady Near 2-Week Low as Dollar Strengthens

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Gold prices held steady near two-week lows early on Monday, weighed down by the rebound in the U.S. dollar following better-than-expected U.S. jobs data from last week.

Spot gold was flat at $1,257.31 an ounce. On Friday, it reached its lowest in over a week and recorded its first weekly drop in four.

U.S. gold futures for December delivery were down 0.1 percent to $1,263.00 an ounce.

SPDR Gold Trust, the world's biggest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings dropped 0.60 percent to 787.14 tonnes on Friday from 791.88 tonnes the previous day. The fund saw its holdings decline by over seven percent in July, as investors dumped bullion for other assets and propelled it to its largest monthly drop since April 2013.

Hedge funds and money managers raised their net long position in COMEX gold for the third consecutive time to the highest in seven weeks in the week to Aug. 1, and raised it to a record peak in copper, according to data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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Postby IFX Gertrude » Mon Aug 07, 2017 9:36 pm

ARGENTINA: Merval Falls 1.03% Amid Caution Before Primary Elections

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Merval, the main index of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, fell 1.03%, closing at 21,479.78 points Monday, with uncertainty rising as primary legislative elections draw near. Opinion polls in Buenos Aires point to a technical tie between the ruling party and the opposition led by the former President Cristina Kirchner.

Eduardo Fern?ndez, an analyst at Rava Burs?til, said that investors are reluctant to take new positions in risky assets before the primary election results.

The shares of Autopistas del Sol (-5.46%), Agrometal (-5.39%), Aluar (-4.42%), Transener (-4.28%), Central Puerto (-4.23% ) fell, while shares of TGS (+ 2.17%) rose in the eve of its quarterly financial result's release. Petrobras Brasil also posted gains (+ 1.55%).

The locally traded US dollar again showed an upward trend, hitting an intraday high of 17.72 Argentinean pesos, but the central bank intervened to prevent it from rising more, and the currency settled at 17.70 pesos (+0.17% ).

The Argentinean government is apparently comfortable with the steep greenback's rise but is trying to avoid that it exceeds the 18 pesos barrier or rise abruptly before the elections.

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Postby IFX Gertrude » Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:07 pm

Wall Street Gains as Dow Hits 9th Record Close in a Row

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U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, as corporate earnings and acquisitions propelled some of the largest moves in individual shares.

The Dow Jones industrial average touched intraday and closing records, as it contributed to the previous week's record-setting performance. The 30-stock index climbed 0.12 percent to 22,118.42 as Boeing and Goldman Sachs contributed most of the gains.

The S&P 500 rose 0.16 percent to 2,480.91, its first record close since July 26. The Nasdaq composite jumped 0.51 percent to 6,383.77.

The energy sector led declines with a 0.9 percent fall as oil prices slipped on a rebound in production from Libya's biggest oil field, along with concerns regarding higher output from OPEC and United States.

The S&P consumer staples index rose 0.7 percent while the technology index climbed 0.6 percent, both were the benchmark's leading sectors on the day. Tyson Foods, one of the consumer staple sector's largest boosts on the day, gained 5.7 percent to $66.90 after the company posted better-than-expected profit and revenue for the recent quarter. Shares of Wal-Mart rose nearly one percent.

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Postby IFX Gertrude » Tue Aug 08, 2017 9:59 pm

YPF: Revenue Increases 14% And Company Returns To Profit In Q2

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Argentina's state-owned oil company YPF reported a net profit of 272 million Argentinean pesos in the second quarter of 2017, reversing the 753 million pesos loss recorded in the same period of 2016. Revenue amounted to 60.162 billion pesos, a 14.0% growth.

YPF's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) reached 16,177 million pesos, a 5.8% fall compared to the same period of 2016. Investments decreased by 10.1% in the second quarter of 2017, to 13.029 billion pesos, compared with a year earlier.

YPF's total output reached 550.1 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in the second quarter, 4.2% lower than in the same period in 2016. Crude oil production declined by 10.1%, to 218.3 thousand barrels per day (bpd), while natural gas production reached 44.6 million cubic meters per day (Mm3d), 0.5% lower than the same period of 2016. Regarding Natural gas liquids, production increased by 3.7%, reaching 51.4 thousand bpd.

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Postby IFX Gertrude » Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:38 pm

Oil Continues to Retreat as Skepticism over OPEC Cuts Persist

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Oil futures slid for a third day in morning Asian trading as the market brushed off a bigger than expected decline in U.S. stockpiles by an industry group as skepticism remain over OPEC's ability to limit output as pledged.

Brent crude fell 21 cents or 0.4 percent, bringing it at $51.93 per barrel. In the prior session, the international benchmark finished 0.4 percent down.

U.S. WTI traded down 15 cents or 0.3 percent at $49.02 per barrel after ending down 0.4 percent on Tuesday.

U.S. crude stockpiles fell more than anticipated in the previous week as imports decreased and refinery runs rose, while gasoline inventories unexpectedly increased, according to API's latest report.

Crude stockpiles slid by 7.8 million barrels in the latest week to 478.4 million, compared with analysts expectations for a decline of 2.7 million barrels.

The U.S. EIA will publish its weekly fuel status report later today.

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Postby IFX Gertrude » Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:28 pm

ARGENTINA: Merval Closes Below 21,000 Points Due To Risk Aversion

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Merval, the main index of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, fell 1.22% to 20,995.17 points Wednesday amid caution ahead of Sunday's primary legislative elections.

YPF oil company closed stable after reporting yesterday night a net income of 272 million pesos in the second quarter of 2017, reversing the losses recorded in the same period of 2016. Meanwhile, the Group Financiero Galicia share fell 1.67% after the company presented a 33.5% increase in its net profit in the second quarter.

TGN closed higher despite reporting a 50.23% decrease in its net profit in the second quarter. San Miguel fell 2.60% after reporting net losses of 110 million pesos in the first half of 2017, and Holcim decreased 2.02% despite reporting a threefold increase in its second quarter net profit, to 194.7 million.

Meanwhile, the locally traded US dollar ended with a slight decline of 0.12%, at 17.70 pesos, amid successive interventions by the central bank on the foreign exchange market four days before the legislative primaries. The government is trying to avoid a possible electoral impact of a sudden dollar appreciation.

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Postby IFX Gertrude » Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:29 pm

Wall Street Drops Amid North Korea Tensions

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U.S. equities closed lower on Wednesday with mild declines as the market trimmed losses toward the end.

Growing tensions between the US and North Korea rattled markets around the world, which halted the rally in stocks that was spurred by corporate earnings and global economic expansion.

The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 0.17 percent to 22,048.70, as Walt Disney contributed the most declines. The S&P 500 ended below the flatline at 2,472.02. The index dropped as much as half a percent, with utilities leading losses. The Nasdaq composite was down 0.28 percent to 6,352.33.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, touched a one-month peak.

Politics raised U.S. defense stocks. Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman all advanced while the Dow Jones U.S. defense index rose 1.6 percent after notching a record peak.

Some weak corporate results contributed to the pressure on U.S. stocks.

Losses in Walt Disney trimmed nearly 28 points off the Dow industrials. The company lost 3.9 percent to $102.83 after it posted a lower-than-expected decline in operating income from its cable-networks business and also announced it will end a deal with Netflix after next year. Shares of Netflix shed 1.4 percent to 175.78.

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Postby IFX Gertrude » Thu Aug 10, 2017 9:41 pm

New Zealand Food Prices Fall 0.2% In July

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Food prices in New Zealand were down an unadjusted 0.2 percent on month in July, Statistics New Zealand said on Friday - following the 0.2 percent gain in June.

Fruit and vegetable prices fell 1.0 percent on month, while meat, poultry, and fish prices fell 0.8 percent.

Seasonally adjusted, food prices were flat on month.

On a yearly basis, food prices were up 3.0 percent for the second straight month.

Fruit and vegetable prices increased 8.2 percent on year, while grocery food prices increased 3.1 percent.

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Postby IFX Gertrude » Thu Aug 10, 2017 10:15 pm

Crude Prices Flat as Oversupply Worries Persist

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Oil prices were almost unchanged in early Friday Asian trading after pulling back in the prior session, pressured by the ongoing global oversupply concerns despite the bigger-than-anticipated drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles.

Brent crude futures rose by 1 cent and traded at $51.91 per barrel. Meanwhile, the U.S. WTI crude traded up 3 cents or 0.1 percent at $48.62 per barrel.

Oil prices hit a two-and-a-month high during the previous session, but ended down around 1.5 percent, with the U.S. benchmark falling back below the $50-per-barrel mark due to persistent global glut worries.

ANZ bank said crude prices failed to maintain its recent gains, as the anxious market began to question the recent decline in stockpiles. The supply fundamentals also affected prices, with data indicating Libyan production in July reaching its highest level for the year.

Official government data showed crude stockpiles in the U.S. steeply declined by 6.5 million barrels in the latest week, as refiners bolstered processing due to solid demand.

But there are persisting worries whether enough crude will be used to end a global oversupply after OPEC posted another increase in the producer cartel's production, despite lifting its outlook for demand in 2018.

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Postby IFX Gertrude » Sun Aug 13, 2017 10:00 pm

Japan GDP Jumps 1.0% In Q2

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Japan's gross domestic product expanded 1.0 percent on quarter in the second three months of 2017, the Cabinet Office said in Monday's preliminary reading.

That beat forecasts for a gain of 0.6 percent following the upwardly revised 0.4 percent increase in the three months prior (originally -0.3 percent).

On a yearly basis, GDP surged 4.0 percent - again topping expectations for 2.5 percent and up from the upwardly revised 1.5 percent jump in the first quarter (originally 1.0 percent).

Nominal GDP jumped 1.1 percent on quarter, beating forecasts for an increase of 0.7 percent following the 0.3 percent decline in the previous three months.

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