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European Stocks Rebound in Quarter, May Rise on Oil’s Decline 
Bloomberg.com - Sep 24 9:18 PM
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — European stocks rebounded this quarter from the worst selloff in a three-year bull market as earnings beat analysts’ estimates and the U.S. stopped raising interest rates. Lower oil prices may sustain the rally.Save to My Web

Oil Falls Below $60 on Iran Talks, BP Plan to Restart Prudhoe 
Bloomberg.com - Sep 25 3:13 AM
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil fell below $60 a barrel to a six-month low after Iran said it’s open to talks on the country’s nuclear program and BP Plc announced it will restart Alaskan oil wells earlier than expected.Save to My Web

German Import Prices Rose in August, Led by Oil, Metals 
Bloomberg.com - Sep 25 11:33 PM
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) — The price of goods imported into Germany, Europe’s largest economy, rose in August, led by the cost of metals and other raw materials.Save to My Web

11:00 ET Dow -4.33 Nasdaq -2.82 S&P -1.05 
IWon – Money - Sep 25 8:15 AM
[BRIEFING.COM] More of the same for the indices as split industry leadership continues to dictate this morning’s action. Industrials recently inching into the red, as transportation stocks fail to take advantage of further deterioration in oil prices, has removed some notable leadership.Save to My Web

FOOD & WINE- Supermarket sweep! 
The Hook - Sep 21 9:12 AM
Published September 21, 2006 in issue 0538 of the HooK. It’s not futures trading on Wall Street, but if ever there was an everyday manifestation of capitalism– or consumer Darwinism — it’s grocery shopping in Charlottesville.Save to My Web

Cornering The Bond Market? 
Forbes - Sep 28 3:25 AM
Treasury officials are examining possible manipulation of the $600B a day government bond market.Save to My Web

NCDEX issues guidelines to calculate net open positions 
New Kerala - Sep 28 11:44 PM
Mumbai, Sep 28: In a bid to check malpractices in futures trading the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) today issued guidelines on the quantum of trading by the traders.Save to My Web

NYBOT traders say ICE might “hurry up” buyout vote 
Market Watch - Sep 28 11:49 AM
By Susan Buchanan Save to My Web

Currencies: Indonesian rupiah rebounds from a two-month low
International Herald Tribune, France - Sep 27, 2006 The Indonesian rupiah rebounded from a two-month low on speculation that foreign investors would keep buying the nation's stocks and bonds.

Currencies: Energetic US shoppers spur a slide in the euro
International Herald Tribune, France - Sep 27, 2006 By Daniel Kruger and Min Zeng. NEW YORK: The euro slid against the dollar Tuesday after a report showed that US consumer confidence

DGCX settles first currency contracts – UAE
Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Jordan - 21 hours ago Mashreq Securities, Trust Securities and FIMAT International Banque SA participated in the delivery of the currencies. DGCX offers

ETF Takes Long/Short Approach on Currencies
TheStreet.com - Sep 25, 2006 The fund invests in currencies of the G-10 countries: the euro, yen, Swiss franc, British pound, Norwegian krone, Swedish krona and the Canadian, Australian

Japan's lone traders causing stir in forex market
Reuters - Sep 27, 2006 The hunger of margin traders to sell yen for higher-yielding currencies is one factor in the yen's broad slide this year to all-time lows against the euro and

First currencies futures contract successfully settled by DGCX
AME Info (press release), United Arab Emirates - Sep 27, 2006 banks. Mashreq Securities, Trust Securities and FIMAT International Banque SA participated in the delivery of the currencies. 'We

Ag Markets Slow Weekly Start 
Ag Report - Sep 18 7:48 AM
CHICAGO – Sep 18/06 – SNS — Agriculture commodity markets are off to a relatively slow start this week, with little fresh business reported over the weekend.Save to My Web

CBOT Corn Review: Down On Larger USDA Crop Production 
CattleNetwork.com - Sep 12 12:29 PM
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Chicago Board of Trade corn futures finished lower Tuesday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s larger-than-expected 2006-07 corn production figure pressured prices, sources said.Save to My Web

Deal may spur mergers among the markets 
Kansas City Star - Sep 16 12:02 AM
NEW YORK | The nations commodities and stock exchanges could come under increased pressure to consolidate after the IntercontinentalExchange announced a $1 billion deal to acquire the New York Board of Trade.Save to My Web

CBOT 5-Year Swap Futures Set New Volume Record as Total Exceeds 20,000 Contracts for First Time 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 27 10:19 AM
The Chicago Board of Trade today announced that its 5-year Swap futures contracts established a new volume record on Tuesday, as trading surpassed the 20,000 contract mark for the first time.Save to My Web

CME LLC Print Advertisement Wins 'American Graphic Design Award'
Yahoo! News (press release) - Sep 25, 2006 25 /PRNewswire/ — CME LLC, a leading provider of fully accredited continuing medical education programs since 1978, has won an American Graphic Design award

25 – Coco diesel plant in northern Palawan now operational
Balita.org, UK - Sep 25, 2006 A coconut diesel plant has started its operation in the northern town of Taytay, Palawan that will produce Coconut Methyl Ester (CME), an environment-friendly

CME Outfitters Announces Live CE Series: "Depression with Atypical
PR Web (press release), WA - 21 hours ago CME Outfitters announces an upcoming live and interactive educational audioconference series titled "Depression with Atypical Features Part II: Evidence for

CME in talks with Indian commodity bourses for tie-ups
Trading Markets, CA - Sep 24, 2006 New Delhi, Sep 23, 2006 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) — Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is in talks with Indian commodities exchanges MCX, NCDEX and

CME Pork Review: Hogs Firm As Shorts Cover; Bellies Mixed
CattleNetwork.com, KS - 9 hours ago Futures also gained due to October's discount to CME's hog index, spreading, and October and December's oversold Relative Strength Index conditions.

CBOT Holdings to Release 2006 Third Quarter Financial Results on
MSN MoneyCentral – CHICAGO, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT(R)) BOT , one of the leading global derivatives exchanges, today announced that it will release financial results for its 2006 third

DJ GRAIN UPDATE:Missouri Harvest Rolls Along At Quick Pace
TMCnet – CBOT Corn Review: Slightly Lower In Dull Trade CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended with thin losses Thursday, as the market was unable to generate any momentum in either direction and remained in its recent role following

AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 15:45 BST
Forbes – 2006-09-15 14:57:45 CBOT invests in leads exchange ROOT CHICAGO (AFX) – The Chicago Board of Trade said Friday it invested $1 million in ROOT, a New York-based commodities exchange for Internet-generated mortgage leads. 2006-09-15 14:50:25 Charles

Steel Bends Under Pressure
Street.Com – He was a seatholding member of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) from May 1989 to August 1995. During that six-year period, he traded multiple markets for his own personal account and acted as an

Roberts: Negative Packer Margins Will Limit Near Term Cattle Rallies
CattleNetwork.com – CORN on the CBOT finished up 6.0 /bu with the DEC 06 futures contract closing at $2.476/bu. Deferred months were up a range of 4 /bu-6 /bu. The market was supported by concerns of too much moisture hampering harvest in the cornbelt combined with

KLCI Futures Higher In Early Trading
Bernama, Malaysia - 2 hours ago KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) — The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives were higher in early trade today with

Ochan is last man standing at Futures
New Vision, Uganda - 7 hours ago By William Muwonge. PATRICK Ochan is the only surviving local player at the Ugandan leg of the East African Futures tennis tournament.

Gold May Climb as European Central Banks Slow Sales of Bullion
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago Melbourne. Gold futures for December delivery rose $12.40 an ounce last week on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Cooling growth putting heat on commodities
Chicago Tribune, United States - 18 hours ago Crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange have fallen nearly 23 percent, to $60.55 a barrel, since reaching a record $78.40 July 14.

For Monday in the December Futures, look for 111634 to act as a
FXstreet.com The Futures Market, Spain - 3 hours ago 2006 and beyond. In true fashion of the futures markets that demonstrate volatility, so has CBOT Holdings (BOT). Watch the moves

KLCI Futures: Sideways Trading Seen
Black Enterprise, NY - 1 hour ago Trading on the futures market was volatile last week with wild gyrations between the peak and the trough of 968 and 951 respectively.

Single stock futures mixed
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 5 hours ago By GM TEOH. SINGLE stock futures traded on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed the week mixed in line with their underlying cash stocks.

Crude Oil Falls Below $60 After Iran Says It's Open to Talks
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago “Iran has to compromise on this issue,'' said Tetsu Emori, chief commodities strategist with Mitsui Bussan Futures Ltd. in Tokyo.

U of T tenants no longer fear for their futures
CTV.ca, Canada - Sep 23, 2006 redevelopment. The Toronto Star broke the story on Friday, causing residents of the Huron-Sussex neighbourhood to fear for their futures.

Gold gains Rs 190 ahead of festival season
TMCnet – In overseas market, gold had gained nearly 1.8% to a one-week high, thanks to further slide in the US dollar against major currencies. In other precious metals, silver tracked gold and advanced further on good support from industrial users and

Stocks close down amid pessimism about health of economy
Ludington Daily News – The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. Oil settled down $1.29 at $60.30 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after falling earlier in the week following a report showing a jump in U.S. distillate supplies.

Chinese currency hits new high amid talks
Tulsa World – Traders said the yuan's rise against the dollar mirrored the U.S. currency's weakness against other major currencies elsewhere. But it also appeared to be aimed at smoothing Paulson's visit amid rising pressure for Beijing to do more to

Metals – Gold rises for 3rd day but analysts warn mkt sentiment still
Forbes – The dollar, meanwhile, reached two-week lows against major currencies, as the market began to predict cuts in US interest rates next year, following very disappointing US economic data yesterday. Gold often moves counter to the dollar, as it is seen

ANALYSIS-What if the U.S. sneezed and nobody noticed?
Reuters – Decoupling"– the ability of Europe, Japan and various emerging markets to break free from a slowing U.S. economy — is being increasingly heralded and determines many decisions about stocks, bonds, currencies and interest rates. The traditional

Manufacturing data send stocks sliding
Honolulu Star-Bulletin – rose sharply, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note falling to 4.64 percent from 4.73 percent late Wednesday as investors theorized that the Fed would keep interest rates stable. The dollar was mixed against other major currencies

DryShips Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.20 per
MSN MoneyCentral – Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in

Stocks Drop Amid Pessimism on Ecomony
Blackenterprise.com – Nasdaq composite index fell 18.82, or 0.84 percent, to 2,218.93. Bonds jumped sharply, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note falling to 4.59 percent from 4.64 percent late Thursday. The dollar was mixed against other major currencies

Stocks hold on as oil rises
Times-Leader – Bonds fell, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury note at 4.81 percent, up from 4.79 percent Friday. The U.S. dollar was mostly higher against other major currencies. Gold prices rose. A barrel of light crude settled at $63.80, up 47 cents on the New

Market succumbs to pessimistic views
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. Oil settled down $1.29 at $60.30 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after falling earlier in the week following a report showing a jump in U.S. distillate supplies.

Has Thailand done it again?
FXStreet.com – A range of negative events in EM countries have shaken investors confidence, prompting a significant sell-off in the late NY sessions. Traders will continue to pare down risk going the weekend.. Emerging Market currencies look to be under

The Economy In Denial: Fallout from the Bursting Housing Bubble
FXStreet.com – It also comes as no surprise that so far this year, the US dollar has fallen significantly versus a basket of currencies. Home building activity has collapsed with some builders reporting as many as half their orders cancelled. The volume of homes

Omega Navigation Enterprises to Present at the Jefferies Shipping
MSN MoneyCentral – addition to these important factors other important factors that, in the Company's view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies

Soybeans, grains close higher 
AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 12:53 PM
Soybean and grain futures finished higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Save to My Web

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-21 11:52 GMT: Amsterdam shares higher at midday, led up by US futures; Hagemeyer rises 
Interactive Investor - Sep 21 4:16 AM
AMSTERDAM (AFX) – Shares prices were higher at midday, led up by US futures indicating a higher opening of Wall Street while Hagemeyer led gainers after a bullish research note from a brokerage, dealers said.Save to My Web

Nymex agreement with Comex 
FT.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 21 12:50 PM
Nymex Holdings is expected to issue $300m of shares to members of its metals futures division Comex, after an agreement yesterday for Comex gold, silver and copper futures to trade electronically.Save to My Web

Soybean, grain futures increase 
Victoria Advocate - Sep 19 10:09 PM
CHICAGO (AP) – Grain and soybean futures finished mostly higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Save to My Web

Japan gov’t bond, futures prices rise on advance in U.S. Treasuries 
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 20 1:44 AM
_ The price of the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond and bond futures rose Wednesday following a rise overnight in U.S. Treasuries.Save to My Web

U.S. stock futures rise after Fed’s rate pause 
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 21 4:17 AM
NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, indicating stocks may open higher and extend Wednesday’s gains, as the Federal Reserve’s pause in raising interest rates for a second consecutive month boosted optimism about the outlook for corporate profits.Save to My Web

N.Y. crude oil futures briefly fall below $60 
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 20 1:52 PM
_ Crude oil futures temporarily dropped below $60 on Wednesday in New York after the release of a weekly government report that U.S. inventories of petroleum products such as gasoline and home heating oil increased sharply.Save to My Web

Stock futures rise; Oracle, Morgan Stanley gain 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 6:01 AM
U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday on optimism the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged and after strong profit reports from software maker Oracle Corp. and investment bank Morgan Stanley .Save to My Web

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; Wal-Mart Falls 
Bloomberg.com - Sep 21 1:17 AM
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Stock-index futures were little changed before reports that may provide further evidence economic growth is slowing.Save to My Web

IntercontinentalExchange Enters into Agreement to Acquire New York Board of Trade 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 14 4:10 PM
Filed by IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.Save to My Web

Crude Oil Declines on Iran Talks, Rising U.S. Fuel Inventories 
Bloomberg.com - Sep 20 4:02 AM
Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) — Oil fell to the lowest price since March after U.S. President George W. Bush backed diplomacy in a dispute over Iran’s nuclear program and as traders speculated that a report today will show gains in U.S. fuel inventories.Save to My Web

Fed likely to stand pat today 
Sun-Sentinel - Sep 20 6:12 AM
Rate increase is unlikely amid signs of slowing economic growth The Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases could be over for the foreseeable future. Save to My Web

Yen Rebounds From 5-Month Low; BOJ’s Mizuno Flags Rate Increase 
Bloomberg.com - Sep 13 4:10 AM
Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) — The yen rebounded from a five-month low against the dollar after Bank of Japan board member Atsushi Mizuno said “fine adjustments” will continue to be made to interest rates.Save to My Web

Yen May Gain After BOJ’s Mizuno Signals Higher Interest Rates 
Bloomberg.com - Sep 13 12:10 AM
Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) — The yen may gain, snapping a three- day losing streak against the dollar, after Bank of Japan board member Atsushi Mizuno suggested interest rates will rise sooner than anticipated.Save to My Web