Cocoa Drops, Metals Jump on Weak Dollar
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Cocoa prices sank on Wednesday as  exporters in top-grower Ivory Coast kept up with the arrival of  the new crop, which was halted several times this month by an  outbreak of civil violence and a farmers strike.
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Gold prices plunged on Monday to below   $600 an ounce for the first time in more than two months and   silver fell 8.6 percent as falling energy prices and a weak   technical outlook sent sell signals to investors.
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The dollar dropped against most major  currencies on Friday, as analysts raised concerns about the  U.S. trade deficit number for July, which came in narrower than  expected, but was still fairly sizable.
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The U.S. dollar stumbled on Monday,  setting multi-month lows against the yen and euro and trading  around four-year lows against the Korean won and Singapore  dollar, prompting investors to clip Asian share markets.
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The dollar fell to an eight-month low  against the euro on Thursday, also setting multi-month lows  versus the yen, sterling and the Swiss franc amid worries the  U.S. economy was not growing enough to support its currency.
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The dollar sinks to 19-month lows of $1.30 against the euro amid concerns for the health of the US economy.
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Precious metals prices soared Monday, with gold and platinum hitting fresh highs on a falling U.S. dollar and supply concerns fed by a fourth day of mine stoppages in South Africa.
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The dollar was mostly lower against other major currencies in European trading Wednesday morning. Gold rose in London.
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The US dollar fell Tuesday morning against other major currencies in European trading. Gold prices rose. The euro was quoted at $1.
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NEW YORK : The dollar swung lower after a disappointing report from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve that prompted fears of weaker US industrial activity than economists had been expecting.
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The dollar dipped to a four-week low  against the euro on Monday before rising slightly on  profit-taking, but steep oil prices and weak U.S. data  continued to fan worries about the health of the world's  largest economy.
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The dollar sagged on Thursday,  pressured by a sharply weaker-than-expected U.S. regional  manufacturing survey, but the currency remained rangebound as  dealers awaited comments on U.S. inflation due next week from  the Federal Reserve.
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The U.S. dollar stumbled on Monday, setting multi-month lows against the yen and euro and trading around four-year lows against the Korean won and Singapore dollar, prompting investors to clip Asian share markets.
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The dollar edged lower on Friday as  weakness in overall U.S. durable goods orders cast further  doubt on the economic outlook, although the headline number  masked underlying strength in demand, traders said.
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The dollar shuttled in a narrow range  against most major currencies in light trade ahead of  Christmas, but sterling tumbled on fears that UK interest rates  could move lower.
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The dollar dipped against most major  currencies on Wednesday after mixed data on U.S. durable goods  orders and weaker-than-expected new home sales did little to  brighten the U.S. economic outlook.
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The dollar dropped sharply against a broad range of major currencies today, highlighting concern about the strength of the American economy.