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Exclusive: Vietnam buys Indian rice for first time in decades - industry officials

Exclusive: Vietnam buys Indian rice for first time in decades - industry officials

Vietnam, the world's third biggest exporter of rice, has started buying the grain from rival India for the first time in decades after local prices jumped to their highest in nine years amid limited...
January 05, 2021 at 07:47 am IST
Stocks drop as virus cases rise; gold rallies

Stocks drop as virus cases rise; gold rallies

NEW YORK -U.S. stocks dropped more than 1% on Monday, pulling back from record highs in the first trading day of the new year as coronavirus cases surged, while the U.S. dollar edged up and gold...
January 05, 2021 at 03:22 am IST
Ivory Coast 2020/21 cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.124 million T by Jan. 3 - exporters

Ivory Coast 2020/21 cocoa port arrivals seen at 1.124 million T by Jan. 3 - exporters

Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 1.124 million tonnes between Oct. 1 and Jan. 3, exporters estimated on Monday, down 4.9% from 1.182 million tonnes in the same period of last...
January 04, 2021 at 04:06 pm IST
Gold hits eight-week high as tighter virus lockdowns loom

Gold hits eight-week high as tighter virus lockdowns loom

Gold prices started the new year on a high by notching an eight-week peak on Monday, as spiking COVID-19 cases and prospects of tougher restrictions boosted the safe-haven metal's appeal....
January 04, 2021 at 01:49 pm IST
After golden year for precious metals, silver set to shine in 2021

After golden year for precious metals, silver set to shine in 2021

After a spectacular year, precious metals are set for further gains in 2021, with silver tipped to outperform, but analysts are growing more cautious about the prospects for gold as the global economy...
December 01, 2021 at 12:47 am IST
Gold set to end volatile 2020 with strong gains; silver outperforms

Gold set to end volatile 2020 with strong gains; silver outperforms

Gold steadied as the dollar extended losses on Thursday, with the metal on track for its best year in a decade on economic uncertainty and as governments worldwide doled out massive stimulus to lessen...
December 01, 2021 at 12:45 am IST
Gold prices on track for best year in a decade

Gold prices on track for best year in a decade

Gold prices were on course for their best year since 2010 on Thursday, even as dimming prospects for increased U.S. stimulus checks and buoyant equities weighed on the metal in thin trade. ...
December 31, 2020 at 02:01 pm IST
Gold gains as dollar weakens ahead of U.S. Senate stimulus vote

Gold gains as dollar weakens ahead of U.S. Senate stimulus vote

Gold prices edged up on Tuesday, helped by a softer dollar, as investors eyed a U.S. Senate vote on increased pandemic aid, although the gains were capped by higher Asian stocks....
December 29, 2020 at 02:34 pm IST
Ivory Coast rains augur well for cocoa mid-crop

Ivory Coast rains augur well for cocoa mid-crop

Above average rainfall and sunny spells in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa growing regions last week augur well for the April-to-September mid-crop amid a slowdown in buying, farmers said on Monday....
December 28, 2020 at 06:54 pm IST
Gold gains 1% as Trump signs pandemic aid bill

Gold gains 1% as Trump signs pandemic aid bill

Gold prices jumped 1% on Monday as investors cheered news that U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a long-awaited pandemic aid bill, with a weaker dollar lending further support....
December 28, 2020 at 11:50 am IST
Bangladesh to cut duty on rice imports to cool record local prices

Bangladesh to cut duty on rice imports to cool record local prices

Bangladesh will slash the duty on rice imports in an effort to bolster reserves and cool record prices of the staple grain in the country, the food minister said on Sunday....
December 27, 2020 at 03:39 pm IST
Gold rises on weaker dollar as market eyes Brexit deal

Gold rises on weaker dollar as market eyes Brexit deal

Gold prices rose on Thursday backed by a weaker dollar ahead of a widely expected Brexit trade deal, with uncertainties around a new variant of the coronavirus overshadowing vaccine optimism. Spot...
December 24, 2020 at 04:03 pm IST
Exclusive: Bangladesh, India finalising first bilateral rice deal in 3 years - sources

Exclusive: Bangladesh, India finalising first bilateral rice deal in 3 years - sources

Bangladesh is finalising a purchase of 150,000 tonnes of rice from India's NAFED, the New Delhi-based state agency told Reuters, in what would be the first such bilateral deal in three years after...
December 24, 2020 at 03:44 pm IST
Gold rises on weaker dollar, stimulus hopes

Gold rises on weaker dollar, stimulus hopes

Gold prices edged up on Thursday as the dollar eased and investors bet on further U.S. stimulus though President Donald Trump threatened to veto a long-awaited pandemic relief bill....
December 24, 2020 at 01:10 pm IST
Stranded truckers fume as they wait to leave UK after COVID blockade

Stranded truckers fume as they wait to leave UK after COVID blockade

Furious truck drivers stranded at the English port of Dover scuffled with police as Britain sought to get cross-Channel traffic moving after a partial blockade by France to contain a highly...
December 23, 2020 at 07:44 pm IST
Canada rejects bid by China's Shandong for Arctic gold mine on security grounds

Canada rejects bid by China's Shandong for Arctic gold mine on security grounds

-Canada rejected Shandong Gold Mining's bid for indebted TMAC Resources, the companies said, amid concerns about a Chinese state-owned entity operating in the country's sensitive Arctic region....
December 23, 2020 at 02:57 pm IST
Gold eases as stronger dollar offsets U.S. stimulus aid boost

Gold eases as stronger dollar offsets U.S. stimulus aid boost

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, hurt by a stronger dollar that countered support from the U.S. Congress passing a long-awaited COVID-19 stimulus bill, while some profit-taking added further pressure....
December 22, 2020 at 02:10 pm IST
Stena Line brings forward doubling of Ireland-France freight route

Stena Line brings forward doubling of Ireland-France freight route

Ferry firm Stena Line has brought forward a planned doubling of its direct Ireland to France freight service in response to huge demand from Irish hauliers hit by the closure of the French border to...
December 21, 2020 at 06:11 pm IST
Ivory Coast 2020/21 cocoa port arrivals seen at 996,000 T by Dec. 20 -exporters

Ivory Coast 2020/21 cocoa port arrivals seen at 996,000 T by Dec. 20 -exporters

Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 996,000 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Dec. 20, exporters estimated on Monday, down 0.5% from 1,001,000 tonnes over the same period last season....
December 21, 2020 at 02:55 pm IST
Gold jumps on U.S. stimulus deal cheer, virus lockdowns

Gold jumps on U.S. stimulus deal cheer, virus lockdowns

Gold climbed to a six-week high on Monday, driven by news that U.S. congressional leaders reached agreement on a COVID-19 aid package, while lockdowns in the United Kingdom soured appetite for riskier...
December 21, 2020 at 02:00 pm IST
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Strategy: Is China becoming unattractive again with Trump and Vance?

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The Chinese market has been suffering for the past two months, following further disappointments about the country's economic dynamics. The Democratic camp has taken a hard line with Beijing on trade...
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