Commodity Chart Of The Day: Crude Oil

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                                     Five out of the last 6 sessions, crude oil has traded higher. As of this post, April futures are $4 off their lows from last week. Prices are currently above their 18 day MA -- identified by the, To be continue CLICK FOLLOWING,,, http://seekingalpha.com/article/1266391-commodity-chart-of-the-day-crude-oil?source=yahoo 
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Dollar down; triple-dip recession fears sink pound

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By William L. Watts and Carla Mozee, MarketWatch
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — The dollar slipped versus most major rivals Tuesday, while the British pound tumbled after dismal U.K. industrial production figures underlined fears of a triple-dip recession.
The ICE dollar index DXY -0.06% moved to 82.566 in recent trade, down from 82.601 in late North American action on Monday. It had posted gains earlier Tuesday, reaching as high as 82.791.
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Cross Assets Analysis Suggests That A Weaker EUR/USD Is A Done Deal

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The disconnect suggests that the EUR/USD should be around 1.28. The problem is, gold already sent several wrong signal in October and December 2012.
Any negative feelings on the EUR/USD should be accompanied by a similar vision (bearish) on the S&P 500. The correlation is good, as can be seen in the chart below, and the disconnect is only recent and limited.

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G20 exchange rate policies need to be better aligned: U.S. official

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - There is better understanding among Group of 20 nations that the foreign exchange rate systems of the world's largest economies need to be better aligned, a senior U.S. administration official said on Saturday after G20 finance leaders met in Moscow.
While the Group of Seven industrialized countries - the United States, Britain, Italy, Germany, Japan, France and Canada - have long-standing rules on exchange rates, the newer G20 of emerging and advanced economies, including China, India and Brazil, is still trying to develop a set of common standards, the official said.
The G20 meeting committed to move more rapidly toward more market exchange rate systems and to refrain from competitive devaluation.
The wording of the final statement was closely followed given concerns that Japan is targeting a weaker yen in its aggressive expansive monetary and fiscal policies, which have driven down its currency.
G20 currency tensions are not new. The United States has long pressed China to reform its exchange rate regime by allowing market forces to play a larger role in managing the economy.
The U.S. administration official said G20 discussions were focused more on currency frameworks than on a particular country's policies.
Meanwhile, the official said the United States was on target to meet a pledge by advanced economies at the G20 in Toronto in 2010 to halve their budget deficits by 2013. With the pact set to expire this year, some countries like Germany want the G20 to set new debt-cutting targets.
The U.S. official said the Moscow meeting wanted to avoid any commitment that there is a one-size-fits-all pace of fiscal consolidation. However, the official said the United States was comfortable with the way the fiscal consolidation effort was being discussed by the G20.
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Yen Falls 2nd Day as Abe Urges BOJ on Inflation Target

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The yen weakened for a second day and neared a 2 1/2 year-low against the dollar after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged Bank of Japan (8301) Governor Masaaki Shirakawa to double the central bank’s inflation goal.
Shirakawa said yesterday the BOJ was in close cooperation with the government, raising speculation policy makers will boost stimulus when they meet Jan. 21-22. Japan’s currency slid against all of its major peers before data forecast to show the nation’s trade deficit widened. The euro remained lower before the European Central Bank meets today CONTINUE READ CLICK, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-09/yen-weakens-for-second-day-as-abe-urges-boj-on-inflation-target.html?cmpid=yhoo 
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Shenhua Energy Leads China Coal Stocks Lower as Equities Swing

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Chinese stocks swung between gains and losses as declines by energy companies overshadowed gains by industrial companies.
China Shenhua Energy Co. and China Coal Energy Co. led coal producers lower. China Cosco Holdings Co. (601919), the world’s largest operator of dry-bulk ships, advanced 1.8 percent as better-than- estimated export data raised speculation demand for marine transport will rise.... CONTINUE READ, CLICK http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-10/china-s-stock-futures-rise-before-trade-data-baoshan-may-gain.html?cmpid=yhoo
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Noble to Lift Aspire Stake to Increase Mongolia Coal Shipments

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Noble Group Ltd. (NOBL), Asia’s biggest listed commodity supplier, agreed to boost its stake inAspire Mining Ltd. (AKM) and to help fund the explorer’s railway in northern Mongolia as seeks to expand coal shipments from the nation.
The Hong Kong-based trader will pay A$2.8 million ($2.9 million), or 8 cents a share, to increase its holding to 15 percent from 10 percent, Perth-based Aspire said today in a statement. Noble will also pay 10 percent of pre-development costs for a railway that will link Aspire’s coal mine to the existing Trans-Mongolian rail line, Aspire said.... CONTINUE READ,CLICK http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-10/noble-to-lift-aspire-stake-to-increase-mongolia-coal-shipments.html?cmpid=yhoo
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