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 Commodity Last Change
NYMEX Crude73.22-0.19%
NYMEX Nat Gas5.888+1.83%
COMEX Gold1,115+0.37%
CBOT Soybeans1,016+0.40%
LIFFE Sugar670.10-1.21%
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Oil demand recovery to be sluggish

Oil prices will remain trapped in the $70-$80 a barrel range in the first half of next year as demand recovers more slowly than expected, according to the world’s top oil trading houses

Sugar extends record-breaking run

A review of developments in commodity markets this week

Gold trade woes reflect mood in Kabul

High prices and worsening security hit traders

Sugar at record high over poor Brazilian crop

Traders hit by poor weather conditions

MF Global faces $10m CFTC fine

US regulators cite risk-management failures

Natural gas surges after storage fall

Highest price for almost a year

High ore price helps miners’ position

Clout in talks with steelmakers increases

Deutsche Bank in running for RBS Sempra

Deal to cement group’s commodities expansion

Brazilian shortfalls lift sugar prices

Cocoa also maintains upward trend

Short View: Oil and inflation

Price surge can knock fragile economies

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