Commodity Markets

By Sarah McFarlane and Nigel Hunt LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - CME Group, the dominant exchange in global grains and oilseeds trading but not prominent in coffee, cocoa and sugar, said on Friday that it has hired two soft commodity specialists. Peter...

April 26 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, posted a 4.5 percent decline in quarterly profit on Friday, pinched by weaker oil prices and work at its U.S. refineries. First-quarter net income fell to $6.18 billion, or $3.18 per...

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. said Thursday that energy prices will rise $6 a month for the typical residential electricity customer who doesn't use an outside power supplier, the first jump in energy prices in four years. That rise in costs, running...

LONDON (Reuters) - This month's plunge in commodities may reinforce a benign growth outlook that will encourage investors to keep taking on risks rather than signalling an imminent collapse in the global economy. Although the speed and scale of the...

By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, April 26 (Reuters) - Africa's brisk economic growth over the past decade has been consumer driven, a much-hyped trend that masks the uncomfortable fact that the region remains far too reliant on commodities. Sub-Saharan...

* CRB index up 1.5 pct, largest daily rise since Nov 19 * Syria chemical weapons scare boosts oil, weak dollar rest * Damage to crops from weather and US stocks rally also help By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - Oil and gold prices...

* U.S. gasoline stocks down sharply last week -EIA * Support seen from global monetary stimulus * Disappointing Chinese, German data limits oil price gains By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) - Brent crude rose to a more than one-...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan up 0.3 pct, Nikkei hits fresh near five-year peak * Dollar index falls after weak U.S. durable goods orders data * Euro resilient despite poor German business survey, rate cut views * Gold, oil recover By Chikako Mogi TOKYO,...

* U.S. data shows slump in motor fuel inventories * U.S. crude rises more than 2 pct, gasoline more than 1 pct * Copper up more than 2 percent, session peak above $7,000 * Gold rises on as dollar falls against euro * Corn rebounds from 2-week low, sugar...

* C$ at $1.0256 vs US$, or 97.50 U.S. cents * Oil and gold prices rise; equity markets rally * U.S. durable goods record biggest drop in 7 months * Investors await announcement of next Bank of Canada chief By Solarina Ho TORONTO, April 24 (Reuters) - The...

* U.S. Treasuries prices briefly surge on "bogus" AP tweet * Wall St turns volatile but resumes uptrend shortly AP says report false * Crude oil prices fall as much as 70 cents following report, but quickly reverse losses By Angela Moon NEW YORK,...

* U.S. Treasuries prices briefly surge on "bogus" AP tweet * Wall St turns volatile but resumes uptrend shortly AP says report false * Crude oil prices fall as much as 70 cents following report but quickly reverse losses By Angela Moon NEW YORK, April...