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Cocoa hits record high as market frets over supply deficits

Cocoa hits record high as market frets over supply deficits Updates with closing prices By Maytaal Angel LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Cocoa prices hit record highs on Wednesday as fears escalated that there would be more demand than supply of the chocolate ingredient for a fourth successive season. Dealers are lowering their supply expectations for West Africa following dry weather, while speculators are once again taking on new long futures positions, or bets on price gains.

Reuters - 29 minutes ago

Wall Street dips, dollar strengthens as Fed cuts rates, tempers outlook

GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street dips, dollar strengthens as Fed cuts rates, tempers outlook Fed cuts rates by 25 bps Signals slower pace of rate cuts in 2025 Dow set to notch longest losing streak since 1978 Updates to U.S. afternoon trade By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street turned lower and the dollar gained strength on Wednesday after the U.S.

Reuters - 32 minutes ago

US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids unchanged with slow sales

US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids unchanged with slow sales CHICAGO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for hard red winter wheat were flat in the U.S. Plains on Wednesday in a slow period for farmer selling, according to dealers. * K.C. HRW March wheat futures KWH25 > settled down 3-3/4 cents at $5.48-3/4 a bushel. * Dry weather is expected to build in the U.S.

Reuters - 36 minutes ago

Technip Energies Says Co & Lanzatech Awarded US DOE Funding For Commercializing Co2 To Ethylene Technology

BRIEF-Technip Energies Says Co & Lanzatech Awarded US DOE Funding For Commercializing Co2 To Ethylene Technology Dec 18 (Reuters) - Technip Energies NV TE.PA : TECHNIP ENERGIES AND LANZATECH AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR COMMERCIALIZING BREAKTHROUGH CO2 TO ETHYLENE TECHNOLOGY TECHNIP ENERGIES - US DOE HAS COMMITTED UP TO $2

Reuters - 38 minutes ago

Gold miners fall as bullion prices edge lower

BUZZ-Gold miners fall as bullion prices edge lower Updates ** Shares of gold miners down as bullion prices slips 1% to near two-week low GOL/ ** Spot gold XAU= down 1 .4 % at $2,60 8.42 /ounce after the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered interest rates as expected but noted it will slow the pace at which borrowing costs fall any further, boosting the dol

Reuters - 44 minutes ago

US natgas prices climb 2% on rising flows to LNG export plants

UPDATE 1-US natgas prices climb 2% on rising flows to LNG export plants LNG feedgas rising with startup of Venture Global's Plaquemines in Louisiana Utilities likely pulled more gas out of storage than normal last week Mild weather should keep storage withdrawals small in coming weeks Adds latest prices By Scott DiSavino Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 2% on Wednesday on rising flows to the nation's liquefied natural gas export plants and expectations utilities pulled m

Reuters - 45 minutes ago

CBOT wheat down as strong Argentine and Australian harvests weigh

CBOT wheat down as strong Argentine and Australian harvests weigh CHICAGO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures settled down on Wednesday after spending the day choppy as traders weighed a cut to Russian wheat production estimates against strong harvests in Australia and Argentina. Russian agricultural consultancy Sovecon cut its 2025 wheat crop forecast by 3 million metric tons to 78.7 million tons, citing crop conditions it said were the worst in decades.

Reuters - 46 minutes ago

US natural gas stockpiles likely down 126 billion cubic feet last week

UPDATE 1-US natural gas stockpiles likely down 126 billion cubic feet last week Updates with the LSEG and Gelber Associates estimates Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms likely pulled a much larger than usual 126 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas from storage last week, according to the average estimate of analysts in a Reuters poll on Wednesday.

Reuters - 47 minutes ago

CBOT corn falls under spillover weakness from soybeans

CBOT corn falls under spillover weakness from soybeans CHICAGO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ticked down on Wednesday as futures came under pressure from plummeting soybean prices and a large South American crop. A U.S. government funding bill was released allowing year-round sales of gasoline with a higher ethanol blend, helping to add support for corn futures.

Reuters - 54 minutes ago

Montana top court says youth have right to stable climate

UPDATE 1-Montana top court says youth have right to stable climate Adds further details on case in paragraphs 3-8 By Nate Raymond Dec 18 (Reuters) - Montana's top court ruled on Wednesday the state's constitution guaranteed a right to a stable climate and invalidated laws barring regulators from considering the effects of greenhouse-gas emissions when permitting fossil-fuel projects.

Reuters - 1 hour ago

Wisconsin DATCP Says Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Kenosha County

BRIEF-Wisconsin DATCP Says Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed In Kenosha County Dec 18 (Reuters) - Wisconsin DATCP : WISCONSIN DATCP: HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFIRMED IN KENOSHA COUNTY WISCONSIN DATCP: AFFECTED PREMISES WILL NOT MOVE POULTRY OR POULTRY PRODUCTS, AND BIRDS ON PROPERTY WILL BE DEPOPULATED TO PREVENT SPREAD OF HPAI

Reuters - 2 hours ago

Montana top court says youth have right to 'stable climate system'

Montana top court says youth have right to 'stable climate system' Dec 18 (Reuters) - Montana's top court on Wednesday held the state's constitution guaranteed a right to a stable climate system and invalidated a law barring regulators from considering the effects of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. The Montana Supreme Court upheld a landmark trial court decision in favor 16 young people who said their health and futures were being jeopardized by climate change,

Reuters - 2 hours ago

Musk says US lawmakers who vote to avert government shutdown should be ousted

UPDATE 2-Musk says US lawmakers who vote to avert government shutdown should be ousted Adds background, paragraphs 7, 8 By Richard Cowan, Katharine Jackson and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Donald Trump ally Elon Musk said on Wednesday that U.S. lawmakers who vote for a stopgap measure to fund the government past Saturday should be voted out of office, a move that could complicate the U.S.

Reuters - 2 hours ago

UKRAINE, POLAND COULD DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE MODEL TO SUBSTITUTE RUSSIAN UKRAINE'S DEPUTY ENERGY MINISTER

Ukraine, Poland could develop alternative to Russian gas transit, official says Dec 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine could develop an alternative model with Poland to substitute for the loss of the Russian gas transit route to Europe via its territory, its deputy energy minister said on Wednesday. The model envisages cooperation between Ukraine's underground gas storage facilities and LNG terminals in Poland, Mykola Kolisnyk said.

Reuters - 2 hours ago

Algeria buys durum wheat in tender, traders say

UPDATE 2-Algeria buys durum wheat in tender, traders say Adds initial tonnage estimates in paragraph 2 HAMBURG/PARIS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC is believed to have purchased durum wheat in an international tender on Wednesday, European traders said. The volume bought was unclear. Some initial trader estimates put the purchase at 350,000 to 400,000 metric tons, while one unconfirmed assessment was as high as 500,000 tons.

Reuters - 2 hours ago

Asia Morning Call-Global Markets

Asia Morning Call-Global Markets Dec 19 (Reuters) - Stock Markets Net Chng Stock Markets Net Chng S&P/ASX 200** 8309.4 -4.6 NZX 50** 12865.55 −48.75 DJIA 43562.83 112.93 NIKKEI** 39081.71 -282.97 Nasdaq 20153.522 44.462 FTSE** 8199.11 3.91 S&P 500 6060.03 9.42 Hang Seng** 19864.55 164.07 SPI 200 Fut 8306 -8 STI** 3779.62 -20.31 SSEC** 3382.2081 20.7231 KOSPI** 2484.43 27.62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds Bonds JP 10 YR Bond 1.065

Reuters - 2 hours ago

Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook

GRAINS-Soybeans plummet to four-year low on Brazil crop outlook Soybeans hit new contract lows on sunny Brazilian crop forecast Wheat chopped up and down as traders assessed global crop conditions Corn ticks down on spillover weakness from soy Updates with market open, adds bullets By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures fell to a four-year low on Wednesday, pressured by bumper crop prospects in Brazil and a slide in soyoil prices after a proposed U.S.

Reuters - 2 hours ago

US issues fresh sanctions related to Nord Stream 2 pipeline

UPDATE 2-US issues fresh sanctions related to Nord Stream 2 pipeline Adds comments by State Department spokesperson in paragraph 5-6 WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The United States issued fresh sanctions on Wednesday on several Russia-based entities over their involvement in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the State Department said, including new measures against the operator of the project.

Reuters - 3 hours ago

US Cash Grains-Soy basis steady to lower at elevators and processors as futures tumble

US Cash Grains-Soy basis steady to lower at elevators and processors as futures tumble CHICAGO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for soybeans were steady to lower at elevators and processors in the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, steady to higher at river terminals, according to a spot check. Merchants said the dip at elevators and processors was related to dramatic drops in soymeal and soyoil futures prices.

Reuters - 3 hours ago

Europe Distillates-Diesel profit margins rise on US stockdraw

Europe Distillates-Diesel profit margins rise on US stockdraw LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European diesel refining margins rose by 82 cents on Wednesday to about $19.63 per barrel, as U.S. distillate fuel stocks fell unexpectedly over the last week. There were no diesel or gasoil offers in the Mediterranean market on Wednesday, a source said. In the Northwest Europe fuel oil barge market, last trade for high-sulphur fuel oil occurred at around $444 a ton, while very-low sulphur fuel oil traded la

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