Yen hits one-week high vs dollar, two-week high vs euro
* BOJ eases policy, but some had expected more
* Euro up versus dollar as Spain Q3 GDP less bad than feared
* Italy debt auctions also help euro
* Volumes thin as giant storm closes U.S. market
By Nia Williams and Anooja Debnath
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The yen rose broadly on Tuesday
after monetary easing steps...
Chile's Collahuasi copper mine taps Codelco exec as new CEO.
Oct 30 (Reuters) - The world's No.3 copper mine,
Chile's Collahuasi, said on Tuesday it has appointed as its new
chief executive Codelco's vice president for central-south
operations, Jorge Gomez Diaz, in a push to turn around the
troubled operation.
Last year Collahuasi was dragged to its lowest copper output
since 2007 and has been hit this year by a combination of work
stoppages, heavy rains...
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Yen rallies broadly as BOJ easing underwhelms
* Yen hits one-week high vs dollar, two-week high vs euro
* Euro climbs vs dollar, but outlook clouded
* U.S. markets stay closed as storm Sandy batters U.S.
By Nia Williams
LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The yen rose broadly on Tuesday
after monetary easing steps from the Bank of Japan's
disappointed some market players who had positioned for a more
aggressive increase in asset purchases.
The BOJ...
Yen Strengthens Against Dollar After BOJ Adds to Monetary Easing
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Yen Strengthens Against Dollar After BOJ Adds to Monetary Easing
By Masaki Kondo and Lucy Meakin -
Oct 30, 2012 4:43 PM GMT+0530
The yen gained versus the dollar,
reaching the strongest level in more than a week, as the Bank of
Japan (8301)’s second round...
U.S. Cuts Estimate of Sugar Intake
It was repeated so often it was accepted as true: the typical American consumed 95 to 100 pounds of sugar each year. Health experts said that consumption was surely contributing to a nationwide crisis ofobesity.
U.S.D.A. Tables on Sweetener Consumption (Excel)
Refined Sugar
Corn Syrup
Other Sweeteners
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Estimating sugar consumption is a tricky proposition, based...
Forex Trading Weekly Forecast - 10.29.2012.
Dollar Positioned for Rally Back to 1.2800 if Stimulus Held
- The pressure is building and the masses are starting to take fundamental shortfalls across the world more seriously, while hope for continuous external support (stimulus) fades. The scales will soon tip, but what will set an underlying shift in sentiment into motion?
British Pound Forecast Depends on US Nonfarm Payrolls
- While the Pound Sterling finally moved under its...
Yen Strengthens From Four-Month Low on Demand for Safety
The yen rose from a four-month low against the dollar as disappointing U.S. corporate results and record unemployment in Spain boosted the allure of the relative safety of Japan’s currency.
The Japanese currency still had a five-day loss versus the greenback amid bets the Bank of Japan (8301) will increase monetary stimulus next week. South Africa’s rand climbed. Europe’s shared currency dropped after Spanish...
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Peabody expects to resume Mongolia coal mine talks in 2013
(Reuters) - Coal miner Peabody Energy (BTU.N)
expects to resume talks in early in 2013 with Mongolia's government
over acquiring a stake in the undeveloped western Tsankhi block of Tavan
Tolgoi.
"My sense is in the early part
of next year we will get into serious discussions," Peabody Chief
Executive Gregory Boyce told Reuters.
Peabody
has been invited by state-owned Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi...
Yen Rises Versus Peers as Stock Drops Boost Safety Demand
The yen strengthened against all of
its major counterparts as corporate earnings concerns dragged
down Asian stocks, boosting demand for refuge assets.
The currency earlier touched a four-month low against the
dollar as a report showing Japan’s consumer prices declined for
a fifth month added to prospects the central bank will expand
monetary easing. Spanish data due today is forecast to show
unemployment increased in the third quarter....
Meiji Yasuda: plans to increase yen bond investment in Oct-March
Oct 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life said on
Friday it plans to increase its allocations to Japanese bonds in
the October-March second half of the current financial year
after cutting investment by 100 billion yen ($1.25 billion) in
the first half.
Japan's third-largest private investor plans to slightly
reduce its holdings of foreign bonds during the second half of
the financial year after...
FOREX NEWS: Dollar Unable to Close Fifth Advance on Market’s Fed Slump
Dollar Unable to Close Fifth Advance on Market’s Fed Slump
British Pound On the Verge of Critical 128.50 Break Versus Yen Ahead of GDP
Euro Sees a Controlled Slide after Officials Deflate Rescue Rumors
New Zealand Dollar Rallies Beyond 0.8200 after RBNZ Maintains Hawkish Bias
Japanese Yen Connection to Risk Trends Waning as Stimulus Expectations Build
Australian Dollar Rallies Back Above...
FOREX-Yen weighed down by BOJ easing hopes; kiwi rises
* Fed sticks to stimulus plan, no new steps
* RBNZ less dovish than expected, NZ dollar up
* Yen sags ahead of BOJ policy meeting next week
* Dollar/yen supported by hedge fund buying-trader
By Masayuki Kitano
SINGAPORE,
Oct 25 (Reuters) - The dollar edged higher versus the yen on Thursday
as the yen stayed under pressure on expectations for more Bank of Japan monetary easing, while a less-dovish-than-expected...
Yen Weakens on BOJ Stimulus Bets, Gains in Equities
The yen weakened against all its
major counterparts as stocks rose and investors speculated that
the Bank of Japan (8301) will expand monetary stimulus next week.
New Zealand’s dollar reached its highest level in two weeks
following the Reserve Bank’s decision to keep interest rates
unchanged. The euro traded below $1.30 for a third day before
data forecast to show German consumer confidence will fail to
improve in November and French...
