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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:22:02 +0000Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:43:39 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/markets/commodities(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/477164d2-15ec-11df-b65b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/477164d2-15ec-11df-b65b-00144feab49a.htmlBHP Billiton said it remained cautious about the speed and strength of recovery across the developed world as the Anglo-Australian mining group reported better-than-expected half-year resultsWed, 10 Feb 2010 03:22:02 +0000477164d2-15ec-11df-b65b-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/998fd74e-15a1-11df-ad7e-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/998fd74e-15a1-11df-ad7e-00144feab49a.htmlInstead of a hedge against uncertainty, is best to look at the gold price as an offshoot of speculation against the dollar, writes John Authers Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:48:42 +0000998fd74e-15a1-11df-ad7e-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/110c9c96-157d-11df-8f05-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/110c9c96-157d-11df-8f05-00144feab49a.htmlChina's voracious appetite for raw materials has led it to make its first investments in commodity-related exchange-traded funds Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:54:10 +0000110c9c96-157d-11df-8f05-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f1540fc-15b1-11df-ad7e-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f1540fc-15b1-11df-ad7e-00144feab49a.htmlThe Yale professors who sparked a rush into commodities with their 2006 paper on negative correlation say the volatile markets do not disprove their theoryTue, 9 Feb 2010 20:40:49 +00006f1540fc-15b1-11df-ad7e-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/51e65344-14a4-11df-9ea1-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51e65344-14a4-11df-9ea1-00144feab49a.html Mining group Xstrata forecast that the market will remain robust, as Beijing and Delhi's growing import requirements support demandMon, 8 Feb 2010 22:28:37 +000051e65344-14a4-11df-9ea1-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/47c3b7a2-14e6-11df-8f1d-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/47c3b7a2-14e6-11df-8f1d-00144feab49a.htmlThe weather-altering Pacific warming that has hit the price of commodities from sugar to natural gas, is starting to fade after peaking last month and could end by JuneMon, 8 Feb 2010 20:01:16 +000047c3b7a2-14e6-11df-8f1d-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5723b694-14e5-11df-8f1d-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5723b694-14e5-11df-8f1d-00144feab49a.htmlXstrata fuelled renewed talk of a merger with Glencore, the privately held commodities trader, with the chief executive of the miner suggesting that a union could create valueMon, 8 Feb 2010 22:35:25 +00005723b694-14e5-11df-8f1d-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f5c6290-1415-11df-8847-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f5c6290-1415-11df-8847-00144feab49a.htmlMetal price volatility is giving investors a hard time in predicting the outlook for minersSun, 7 Feb 2010 19:38:11 +00006f5c6290-1415-11df-8847-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a771fbe6-124d-11df-8d73-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a771fbe6-124d-11df-8d73-00144feab49a.htmlFormer havens on retreat in face of growing strains in sovereign debt marketsFri, 5 Feb 2010 23:01:38 +0000a771fbe6-124d-11df-8d73-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/828a46b2-1289-11df-a611-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/828a46b2-1289-11df-a611-00144feab49a.htmlIn different times, this weekend's G7 meeting would have been an event to follow, but the market's wild ride means investors are only keeping half an eye on itFri, 5 Feb 2010 20:04:54 +0000828a46b2-1289-11df-a611-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3baa304a-1180-11df-9195-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3baa304a-1180-11df-9195-00144feab49a.htmlOil prices dropped more than $4 a barrel on Thursday and base metals fell sharply as renewed strength for the dollar and growing strains in sovereign debt markets weighed on sentimentThu, 4 Feb 2010 22:24:36 +00003baa304a-1180-11df-9195-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5dfa4a6e-11b1-11df-bceb-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5dfa4a6e-11b1-11df-bceb-00144feab49a.htmlThe price of petrochemical commodities, used in making goods from toys to phones, has jumped, providing further evidence of the Asian-led recovery in manufacturingThu, 4 Feb 2010 17:58:37 +00005dfa4a6e-11b1-11df-bceb-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e38a17a-1118-11df-a6d6-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e38a17a-1118-11df-a6d6-00144feab49a.htmlA top regulator said internal watchdogs at IntercontinentalExchange's US agricultural trading venue were stretched during a period of record commodity market volatilityWed, 3 Feb 2010 23:24:04 +00007e38a17a-1118-11df-a6d6-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c1cb1b2-0fed-11df-b278-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c1cb1b2-0fed-11df-b278-00144feab49a.htmlDeutsche Bank has been warning that base metals could weaken in the first half of this year with concerns over the global economic recovery Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:32:14 +00004c1cb1b2-0fed-11df-b278-00144feab49ahttp://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fae66da2-10ae-11df-975e-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fae66da2-10ae-11df-975e-00144feab49a.htmlCitigroup plans to sell its 5% stake in India's Multi Commodity Exchange group for about $40m to Ashmore, the emerging markets focused asset managerWed, 3 Feb 2010 11:50:59 +0000fae66da2-10ae-11df-975e-00144feab49a