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Gold futures rallied to an 11-week high on Friday, after disappointing U.S. new home sales data dampened speculation the Federal Reserve will begin to taper its bond-buying program as early as September. Moves in the gold price this year have largely tracked shifting expectations as to whether the U.S. central ...

In trading on Friday, EUR/USD was up 0.32% at 1.3398, up from a session low of 1.3334 and off from a high of 1.3410. The pair was likely to find support at 1.3298, Thursday’s low, and resistance at 1.3452, Tuesday’s high. The Commerce Department reported earlier that new home sales ...

Italy’s economy shrinks 0.2% in second quarter after a 0.6% contraction in first three months – economists had forecast a GDP fall of 0.4 to 0.5%

Oil imports decline and US businesses ship more goods overseas, pointing to stronger than initially expected growth in the April to June quarter

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Crédit Agricole capital markets and investment banking unit posts a 23% rise in revenues during the second quarter

Hedge funds increased bullish bets on WTI to the highest level since May 2011, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Hedge Funds increased their net-long position by 4.1 percent to 35,691 futures and options, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data for July 9 show. Net holdings expanded even as speculators increased short bets to a record. Net-bullish wagers across 18 U.S.-traded commodities retreated 3.4 percent as investors became the most ...

Australia’s dollar strengthened after a report showed China’s economy grew 7.5 percent in the second quarter, matching economists’ estimates. The Australian currency dropped last week after Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said this year’s expected growth rate is 7 percent and China can reach that.

France was cut by one step to AA+ from AAA, Fitch said today, joining Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s in removing France from the shrinking club of top-rated governments. The outlook is stable. Read more in Forex