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Farm commodities, excluding wheat, jumped on Thursday, tracking gains of other risk assets after stronger-than-expected Chinese trade data. Farm commodities also found support on soft greenback. Meanwhile, investors continued to >>

Energy futures except for heating oil were bullish on Thursday amid improved outlook on energy demand after the data indicated larger-than-expected trade surplus in China last month. Soft greenback also >>

Base metals apart from nickel moved higher, being supported by broadly weaker US Dollar. Moreover, demand for riskier assets improved after upbeat China's trade numbers. A surge in exports of >>

Precious metals rallied on Thursday as the US Dollar came under notable pressure after the ECB President Mario Draghi stated that the ECB decided to leave the interest rates unchanged. >>

The number of jobless claims in U.S. increased unexpectedly in the first week of January despite positive condition of the market in general, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. Unemployment >>

Policy makers of the U.K. central bank kept the official interest rate at its lowest level as the monetary easing program showed success accelerating the demand in the Q4. The >>

Rubber futures for July settlement were higher by 2.8%  to 316.7 yen per kilogram or $3,597 per metric ton on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange during Asian trading session on Thursday. >>

The Swedish consumer prices index slipped by 0.1% on annul basis in December, as Statistics Sweden announced on Thursday. The consumer prices index was lower for a second consecutive month, >>

The Rupiah, Indonesian currency, one month non-deliverable forwards slipped by 0.6% to 9.925 per Dollar in early Indonesian trading session on Thursday. The Rupiah's forwards depreciate for a sixth consecutive >>

China's overseas shipments increased by 14.1% comparing with the previous year, as customs administration announced on Thursday. That was the biggest gain since May, beating a 5% estimation in Bloomberg >>

The Hang Seng Index increased by 0.6% to 23,354.31 points in the end of Asian trading session on Thursday. The city's benchmark was very close to its highest point in >>

The Ruble was lower by 0.2% versus the basket to 34.543 in the morning Moscow trading session on Wednesday. The Russian currency depreciated, as the Baank Rossii, the Central Bank >>

Drought damage in corn market exceeds government estimations and pushes the U.S. corn supply to the lowest level in 10 years. Inventories on the 1st December were 15% lower comparing >>

Spot gold price was higher by 0.2% to $1,660.85 an ounce in Asian trading hours on Thursday. Gold reverses previous losses, as China announced better than expected exports data, indicating >>

The Shanghai Composite Index was higher by 0.4% to 2,283.66 points in the end of Asian trading session on Thursday. The index was lower by 0.3% at the lowest point >>