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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)Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:09:35 +0000Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:50:34 +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/a2b0b746-cc34-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2b0b746-cc34-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlIndia's government is "suppressing" hundreds of millions of impoverished farmers by fixing unrealistically low prices for crops to ensure cheap food in the cities, a farmers' advocate said at an economic conferenceSun, 8 Nov 2009 07:07:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf99d538-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf99d538-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlIt's not central bank gold purchases that are the key support for the metal, but the prospect of more controls on international flow of capital from the likes of Brazil, writes John Dizard Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:09:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7a2b484-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7a2b484-cb06-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlSource launches an exchange-traded product designed to track the price of oilSun, 8 Nov 2009 08:06:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6541e3c2-cabc-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6541e3c2-cabc-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlGold hit a fresh peak above $1,100 an ounce on Friday but crude oil prices fell as a disappointing rise in US unemployment fuelled concerns about prospects for a recovery in consumption Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:25:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a553aad6-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a553aad6-cb11-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlGold purchases do nothing to change the monstrous growth of reserves in surplus nations, particularly in Asia, which means they also do nothing to address the global macroeconomic imbalances that leaders profess to worry aboutFri, 6 Nov 2009 20:42:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bc683e0-ca3d-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5bc683e0-ca3d-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, the two biggest western oil companies, won the right to develop Iraq's giant West Qurna oilfield, raising the prospect of a big jump in Iraqi oil suppliesThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:34:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b63b22a-ca3c-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b63b22a-ca3c-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe practice of natural gas prices mirroring crude oil is about to come to an end, due to a looming surplus in the supply of the formerThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:03:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fd6288a-ca23-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8fd6288a-ca23-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Sri Lankan central bank is buying gold to diversify its reserves and smooth out periods of dollar volatilityThu, 5 Nov 2009 16:04:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5274693a-ca1d-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5274693a-ca1d-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlGold's recent surge has not been accompanied by the usual market actions explaining its advance, says James Turk of GoldMoneyThu, 5 Nov 2009 15:33:08 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d798560-c96f-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d798560-c96f-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlSilver, platinum and palladium are among the other precious metals that have made gains on the back of rising gold prices, writes Chris Flood Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:49:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0eaa4a80-c856-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0eaa4a80-c856-11de-a69e-00144feabdc0.htmlGold prices surged to an all-time high after India's central bank bought 200 tonnes of the precious metal, swapping dollars for bullion as the country's finance minister warned the economies of the US and Europe had 'collapsed'Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:51:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ecae6b72-c7a7-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ecae6b72-c7a7-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlThe freight cost for dry bulk commodities hit a three-month high amid strong demand for iron ore, coal, fertilisers and grainsTue, 3 Nov 2009 22:10:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/696e7f46-c8b4-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/696e7f46-c8b4-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlMarkets are growing increasingly nervous ahead of key policy meetings, writes Michael Mackenzie Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:02:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8bc358bc-c893-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8bc358bc-c893-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlWhat's surprising about Saudi Arabia dropping the Nymex contract as its benchmark oil price is that it took so long to happen, says Ed Morse Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:18:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ec5b3c6-c7e1-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmarkets%2Fcommoditieshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ec5b3c6-c7e1-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.htmlThe time to find a different means to measure crude may be approaching as the traditional benchmarks of Brent and West Texas Intermediate are challenged, write Javier Blas and Gregory Meyer Mon, 2 Nov 2009 20:55:46 +0000