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NEW YORK, May 22- Oil prices fell on Wednesday as a rise in U.S. gasoline inventories prompted selling, then crude extended losses in late trading after minutes from a Federal Reserve policy meeting sent U.S. stock markets down. Brent crude futures fell $1.31 to settle at $102.60, after shedding nearly a dollar in the previous session.
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NEW YORK, Dec 5- Weakness in U.S. gasoline futures weighed on oil prices o n W ednesday after data showed a sharp rise in U.S. refined products inventories, while disappointing euro zone and U.S. economic data hurt sentiment about energy demand.
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Although the price of gold could continue to fall, some traders think it's too early to call the top in gold.
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Gold is easing today after Goldman Sachs cut its price forecast for the yellow metal. The Futures Now team discusses.
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*Cocoa dealers debate Ivory Coast crop size. LONDON, Dec 5- Raw sugar edged lower on Wednesday as ample supply kept a lid on prices and the market remained stuck in a tight range. March raw sugar futures on ICE were down 0.04 cent or 0.2 percent to 19.40 cents a lb at 1539 GMT, remaining stuck in its recent trading range of between 19 and 20 cents per lb.
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A currency play on the euro, with Andrew Busch, BMO Capital Markets.
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*Nokia shares up in wake of deal with China Mobile. NEW YORK, Dec 5- U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday after comments from China's new leader boosted global growth expectations.
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*ADP data due at 8:15 a.m. ET ( 1315 GMT. *Nokia shares up in wake of deal with China Mobile. NEW YORK, Dec 5- U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday after comments from China's new leader boosted global growth expectations.
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"Worries tend to go to the dollar," said Joseph Trevisani, Worldwide Markets, weighing in on the best way to play the currency market; and Kevin Book, ClearView Energy Partners, explains what's driving energy prices.
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Dec 5- Arabica coffee futures on ICE hit a 2-1/ 2 year low on Wednesday and then pared losses as the market looked for a bottom, and cocoa also eased as investors worried about U.S. budget talks. President Barack Obama to agree on a budget and avoid the "fiscal cliff" are deadlocked, pressuring Wall Street stocks.
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NEW YORK, Dec 5- A group of cotton traders have joined forces to develop the first global futures contract, seeking to supplant the century-old U.S. benchmark that they say is increasingly vulnerable to price-distorting squeezes.
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*Germany and France clashed publicly on Tuesday over plans to put the European Central Bank in charge of supervising banks, deepening a dispute over the scope of ECB powers that threatens to derail one of Europe's boldest reforms.
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Should markets rally on a "fiscal cliff" resolution, traders should use the strength to sell oil, a veteran trader told CNBC.
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CHICAGO, Dec 4- U.S. corn futures fell on Tuesday amid slumping demand for U.S. exports, and wheat also weakened to extend a losing streak on technical selling. Yet soybean futures closed higher, after trading in negative territory for much of the day on improving weather in key growing areas of Brazil.
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Gold could re-test this year's low after closing below the key $1,700 level, a veteran trader said Tuesday.
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*Good crop weather forecast in Brazil. CHICAGO, Dec 4- U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped on Tuesday, pressured by improving weather for the crop in Brazil and slumping demand for U.S. exports, traders said. " Brazilian weather is about as close to perfect as you are going to get, "said Sterling Smith, futures specialist for Citigroup in Chicago."
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NEW YORK/ LONDON, Dec 4- Cocoa futures tumbled about 3 percent as investors sold to collect profits on Tuesday, while concern about a large amount of cocoa failing grading at Liffe lifted the spot contract's premium to a five-month high.
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The oil rally stalls, as crude falls 1 percent. has the rally in crude finally run out of steam, with CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis and the Futures Now Traders.
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*Good crop weather forecast in Brazil. CHICAGO, Dec 4- U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped on Tuesday, pressured by improving weather for the crop in Brazil and slumping demand for U.S. exports, traders said. " In Brazil, some much-needed dry weather was expected through Thursday, giving farmers time to plant corn and soybeans.
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Spot gold fell as low as $1,690.64 an ounce and was down 1 percent at $1,697.81 at 1454 GMT, while most-active U.S. futures contract were down 1.2 percent at $1,700.10, having earlier dropped to a near one-month low of $1,692.60.
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*Cerberus may join Virtu bid for Knight Capital- WSJ. NEW YORK, Dec 4- U.S. stock index futures edged up in low volume on Tuesday as the market continues to be hostage to negotiations in Washington on how to avert a "fiscal cliff" that could push the U.S. economy into recession.
Futures Now
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With all eyes on the Federal Reserve, this trader reveals the levels that gold traders will be watching closely.
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Find out what Jon Hilsenrath thinks Bernanke will say before Congress on Wednesday.
Commodities
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CNBC's Josh Lipton reports Hewlett-Packard was sharply higher after hours, and what the Street expects in Dollar Tree and Sears' earnings data.
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The gold rally gave back gains today on the back of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke comments about the economy, with CNBC's Sharon Epperson.