The rail-delivered (CSX) Central Appalachian thermal coal spot price
followed the European market lower Friday, while the Cal 2015 swap was
seen trading in large volume after the 2:30 pm EDT Market-on-Close. SEE MORE HOUSTON (ICIS)--US base oil margins are improving as lower vacuum gas oil (VGO) costs and recent posted price increases ease the thin profitability options that reigned in the first quarter. SEE MORE Gold futures fell to a two-week low
on the optimistic outlook for the U.S economy, the world’s
largest. Palladium headed for the biggest drop since June, and
platinum declined to the cheapest since March. SEE MORE LONDON (Commodity Online): Is China anymore a
deciding factor in commodities? Commodities have performed remarkably in
2014 year-to-date despie the worst economic data for many years,
according to a weekly review by Barclays. SEE MORE Oil prices were mixed in Asia today after data showed Chinese economic growth slowed further in the first quarter of the year, while investors await the latest US supply report, analysts said. SEE MORE