* U.S. dollar falls as Euro strengthens* Commodities rally supports Canadian, Australian dollars* Graphic: World FX rates in 2017 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh (Adds details on sterling's rise, updates prices)By Tommy WilkesLONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell against a basket of currencies and slid against the euro on Wednesday in thin holiday trading, while a rally in commodity prices help...Read More

* Futures: Dow 4 pts, S&P 2.5 pts, Nasdaq 4.75 ptsBy Sruthi ShankarDec 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures edged higher on Wednesday, tracking global equities, which were buoyed by a surge in commodity prices.Prices of copper, a metal widely used in power and construction, leapt to three-and-a-half-year highs after latest data from China showed a jump in imports of the metal, boosting expectatio...Read More

* Copper hits 3-1/2 year high, boding well for 2018 growth* U.S. crude oil hits $60/bbl for first time since 2015* Reports of low iPhone X demand hits tech stocks* Graphic: World FX rates in 2017 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhBy Abhinav RamnarayanLONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - World stocks edged higher on Wednesday as a strong rally in commodities buoyed expectations for a strong year for the global economy...Read More

* U.S. dollar falls as Euro strengthens* Commodities rally supports Canadian, Australian dollars* Graphic: World FX rates in 2017 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVhBy Tommy WilkesLONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The dollar eased against a basket of currencies and fell against the euro on Wednesday in thin holiday trading, while a rally in commodity prices helped push the Canadian and Australian dollars to their h...Read More

The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets.FUNDAMENTALS* Malaysian palm oil futures rose 2 percent on Tuesday, a second consecutive session of gains on stronger export demand and expectations of weaker production. POI/* U.S. soybean futures 0#S: rose about 1 percent on Tuesday, notching their second straight session of gains, as investo...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices hit a three-week high on Tuesday, while the dollar showed little movement as trading volumes were expected remain subdued during the holiday season.Comex gold futures rose 0.28% to $1,282.30 a troy ounce by 4:18AM ET (9:18GMT) Tuesday, just off its intraday high of $1,283.50 which was its highest level since December 1.The dollar was little changed on Tuesday with Wall...Read More

* Spain's IBEX falls 1.1 pct* Euro slips* Spanish bond yields hit over 1-mth high* STOXX down 0.1 pct* Bitcoin falls more than 14 percentBy Ritvik CarvalhoLONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Spanish stocks and the euro fell, while Spanish government bond yields hit their highest levels in over a month after Catalan separatists wanting to break away from Spain won a regional election.Separatist parties won...Read More

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. equities broke a two-session losing streak the day after Congress passed a sweeping tax bill, while Treasuries stopped a week-long slide as third-quarter economic growth was revised lower. The S&P 500 Index closed higher Thursday, buoyed by energy and financial stocks. While the U.S. GDP figure was trimmed on lower contributions from consumer spending and trade, the pace of...Read More

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fluctuated while Treasury yields climbed to a nine-month peak as the Republican tax overhaul passed its final vote before going to President Donald Trump for his signature.The S&P 500 Index was little changed Wednesday, held back in part by slumping consumer and real estate shares, while the energy and telecom sectors rose. Core European bond yields followed Treasury...Read More

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)* GRAPHIC: China's economy, trade: http://tmsnrt.rs/2iO9Q6aBy Clyde RussellLAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 20 (Reuters) - China strode like a colossus over major commodity markets in 2017, as the world's biggest buyer of natural resources made its presence felt on demand for coal, iron ore, crude oil and liquefied natural ga...Read More

* Apple leads Wall St lower as tax-bill vote looms* Dollar regains footing on data* Gold holds firm as dollar wilts* U.S. yields rise on housing starts data before tax bill decision (Updates with open of U.S. markets; changes byline, dateline; previous LONDON)By Laila KearneyNEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Global stock markets fell on Tuesday, with investors taking profits after recent highs in the t...Read More

* Europe opens mixed after best day for world stocks in 6 months* Wall St propelled to record highs on tax bill hopes* Dollar treads water, currencies less sanguine about tax impact* Rand rally eases after best two days since 2008 global crisis* Gold on first 3-day winning streak since October* Industrial metals fall after 4-day rally in copper, nickelBy Marc JonesLONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - World...Read More

Meteoric Resources (ASX:MEI) has released an operational update for the three months to 31 March. In the quarter, MEI confirmed high-grade cobalt mineralisation at Mulligan with rock chip samples grading up to 9.71% cobalt and 16.5 g/t gold, and picked up two new primary cobalt projects in Canada - the Gillies Limit Project and the Burt Cobalt Project, as shown below:In addition, assay results fro...Read More

Castillo Copper (ASX:CCZ) todayannounced that an updated desktop review has identified newprimary cobalt targets at the Cangai Cobalt Project(previously Jackaderry North).A key finding is the material exploration upside for cobalt mineralisationacross both Cangai cobalt/copper projects.Exploration for new cobalt targets is set to progress concurrentlywith the Cangai Copper Mine expansion campaign....Read More

Following its announcement yesterday that it had finalised its acquisition of the Very Small Particle Company, Lithium Australia (ASX:LIT) has this morning informed the market it has found abundant lithium micas within the ore found at its Lepidolite Hill project.Test work on ore-sorting products confirms LIT's successful separation of lithium micas using an X-ray transmission ore-sorting method,...Read More

Archer Exploration Limited (ASX:AXE) has today announced the signing of a Collaboration Agreement and a complementary Research Service Agreement with The University of New South Wales (UNSW) to develop and implement AXE's graphite and graphene materials for use in lithium-ion battery energy storage systems. The aim of the research will be to achieve technological advances through AXE's graphite an...Read More

Empire Resources Ltd (ASX:ERL) hasprovided an update on its progress at the Penny's Find Gold Mine.The Penny's Find Joint Venture (PFJV)has now commenced its fourth toll treatment campaign at the Lakewood Milllocated on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia. ERL has indicated that the latest tollcampaign will process some 28,000 tonnesof high grade ore from the open pit at Lakew...Read More

The Report Card on British Columbia's Elementary Schools 2018 collects a variety of relevant, objective indicators of school performance into one, easily accessible public document so that anyone can analyze and compare the performance of individual schools. By doing so, the Report Card assists parents when they choose a school for their children and encourages and assists all those seeking to imp...Read More

ArcherExploration Limited (ASX:AXE) has today informed the market of 'outstanding'results from recent metallurgical test work conducted on a composite drillsample sourced from the its 100% owned Jamieson Tank Manganese Project in SouthAustralia. The test work undertakenby an independent laboratory has confirmed that manganese from AXE's JamiesonTank project can make electrolytic manganese dioxide...Read More

LithiumAustralia NL (ASX:LIT) today announced that it has acquired the MoolyellaLithium-Tin-Tantalum Project (EL 45/4766) in the Pilbara region of WA, about1300km north-east of Perth. LITpurchased this tenement from Anova Metals Australia Pty Ltd. Consideration forthe acquisition is $25,000 cash and $25,000 of fully paid shares in LIT valuedat the 20-day VWAP of $0.1509 (equating to 165,653 shares...Read More