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By John Balassi NEW YORK, March 23 (IFR) – Three Yankee deals are already out this morning in the high-grade market, a welcome sign of life after one of the slowest non-holiday weeks of the year. But Greece is weighing on sentiment, oil prices are down again and syndicate desks are expecting relatively light issuance Read More

* Futures off: Dow 21 pts, S&P 2.5 pts, Nasdaq 3 pts NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) – Dow Futures ticked lower on Monday following strong gains in major indexes last week, as investors eyed negotiations over the future of Greece in the euro zone and as oil prices fell further. * German Chancellor Angela Read More

The bond market is flat despite some support early in the session after a US central bank official urged interest rate rises to be pushed back. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president Charles Evans said in a research paper that interest rates should remain near zero for longer because of “substantial uncertainty” about US inflation Read More

The Australian bond market is firmer after a voting member of the Federal Reserve argued interest US rates should stay near zero for longer. US Treasuries rallied after Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president Charles Evans released a research paper arguing that interest rates should remain near zero for longer amid “substantial uncertainty” about US Read More

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PARIS: Paris wheat futures extended gains on Friday to a new seven-week high, carried along by technical momentum and a dollar-fuelled jump in Dow Futures. The rise on the European market was capped by a sharp increase in the euro against the dollar, which further tempered export sentiment after a recent slowing in demand for Read More

NEW YORK/LONDON: Raw sugar futures turned positive after hitting a six-year low on Friday as top-producer Brazil’s real currency rallied against a sagging US dollar and the low prices attracted buying. New York cocoa on ICE Futures US jumped on a sharp downturn in the US Read More

NEW YORK: Differentials for Brazilian and Colombian arabica coffee fell for the first time in months this week but remained elevated as the futures market rallied off 13-month lows. The average differential on 2/3 strictly soft/fine cup Brazilian coffee shipped from the Santos port dipped to even with the benchmark May arabica coffee price on Read More