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8:38pm

US will not ease corn ethanol mandate

A New Holland Agriculture combine harvests corn in Ines Indart, Agentina, on Monday, April 5, 2010. Before April 20, corn declined 14 percent this year on forecasts for production to rise in Brazil and Argentina

Livestock industry urged move amid soaring crop prices

From WORLD 7:32pm

Iran ready to boost uranium enrichment

UN report on centrifuges likely to fuel alarm over nuclear plans

From WORLD Nov 16, 2012

Chilean leader pins hopes on China

Piñera tells FT of concern for US and EU but stays confident in copper

From WORLD Nov 16, 2012

S Africa police pressed on miners’ deaths

Officers present evidence to inquiry into Marikana tragedy

Week in Review from COMPANIES Nov 16, 2012

Qatar nod raises hopes for Xstrata deal

Glencore merger more likely to win approval at upcoming vote

The Commodities Note - Javier Blas

Javier Blas

GrainCorp’s ADM defence ignores weather

Australia’s large climatic variability affects grain crops
Sweet future for beet sugar refiners

EU production quotas are helping drive sugar prices higher
Dreyfus maiden interim profits fall 20%

Privately owned trading house sees rising Brazilian costs

From COMMENT 7:13pm

US energy is changing the world again

America will maintain its global role even as its oil output rises, writes Daniel Yergin

From THE COMMODITIES NOTE Nov 16, 2012

Miners dig deep into bond markets for funds

Issuance on course to hit $100bn record by end of year

From COMPANIES 8:35pm

Mittal bets on UK with £272m cement deal

Indian billionaire buys Anglo American and Lafarge units

From COMPANIES Nov 15, 2012

Australian oil imports set to soar

Energy shift offers rare opportunity for independent oil traders

Nov 15, 2012

Gold’s sparkle fades for Chinese investors

Demand for metal in Q3 falls at fastest rate in nearly a decade

Cautious outlook for gold in 2013
Adventurous Investor Forget the Silk Road, hit the M3

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Gold ingots at the Korea Gold Exchange headquarters in Seoul

Investors make a swift grab

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South Africa protest

©Reuters Market sanguine in the face of unrest

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