<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Commodities News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=5&amp;catid=69</link><description>News Feed for - Commodities</description><item><title>Veris Gold Corp. elects nine-member board</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239787078&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T05:55:00</pubDate><description>SOURCE Veris Gold Corp. Toronto Stock Exchange: VG VANCOUVER Election of Directors Each of the nominees for director of the Company as listed in the Company's 2013 Management Information Circular (available </description><source>KEYC Television</source></item><item><title>NYMEX-U.S. oil steady below $99 ahead of Fed announcement</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239792299&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T01:02:00</pubDate><description>PERTH, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices were steady below $99 on Wednesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to shed some light on whether it plans to taper its $85 billion stimulus </description><source>CNBC</source></item><item><title>METALS-London copper languishes near 1-1/2 mth low, Fed in focus</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239797611&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T01:51:00</pubDate><description>SINGAPORE, June 19 (Reuters) - London copper hovered near its lowest since early May on Wednesday as investors looked to a Federal Reserve meeting for clues on the outlook for a U.S. stimulus programme </description><source>CNBC</source></item><item><title>2 Miners Express Interest in Buying Rio Tinto's $4B Iron Ore Operations in Canada</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239787058&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T00:30:00</pubDate><description>There are two miners that have expressed interest in purchasing Rio Tinto's (ASX: RIO) $4 billion iron ore operations in Canada.</description><source>International Business Times Canada</source></item><item><title>Copper Trades Near Six-Week Low Ahead of FOMC Meeting Outcome</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239803912&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T03:02:00</pubDate><description>June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Copper traded near the lowest level in six weeks as investors waited for the outcome of Federal Reserve's meeting tonight.   Metal for delivery in three months was little changed </description><source>La Repubblica</source></item><item><title>Gold Trades Near Three-Week Low Before Fed Concludes Meeting</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239801463&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T02:45:00</pubDate><description>June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Gold held losses near the lowest level in more than three weeks before the U.S. Federal Reserve concludes a policy meeting that may indicate when the central bank will reduce asset </description><source>La Repubblica</source></item><item><title>Rebar Swings as Investors Weigh Inventory Against Steel Demand</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239803769&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T03:02:00</pubDate><description>June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Steel reinforcement-bar futures in Shanghai swung between gains and losses as investors weighed bullish signs such as reduced inventory and lower output against concern demand will </description><source>La Repubblica</source></item><item><title>China steel price 'to stay low'</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239801807&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T02:39:00</pubDate><description>China steel prices have dropped in spite of decreasing global output and easing oversupply, according to an article on the website of China Iron &amp; Steel Association on Monday. The prices will fluctuate </description><source>People.com.cn</source></item><item><title>Ron Paul: Gold Price Could Go to Infinity</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239800874&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T02:29:00</pubDate><description>More ways to share...   Mixx   Stumbled   LinkedIn   Vine   Buzzflash   Reddit   Delicious   Newstrust   Technocrati   Share:   More . . .   A  A |   Email Us |   Print |   Forward Article   How high </description><source>NewsMax.com</source></item><item><title>Futures market survey: 80 pct bearish about Shanghai gold on Wed.</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239524034&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T04:18:00</pubDate><description>(Xinhua via COMTEX) -- About 80 percent futures experts surveyed by the China Finance Corporation, a financial information provider run by Xinhua News Agency, are bearish about gold futures traded on </description><source>TMC Net</source></item><item><title>Koch to hold Bakken-to-Illinois crude pipeline open season</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239794096&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T01:36:00</pubDate><description>Koch Pipeline Co. LP is holding the first phase of an open season for its 250,000-b/d Dakota Express Pipeline to transport Bakken crude oil from western North Dakota to Hartford and Patoka, Ill.</description><source>Penn Energy</source></item><item><title>Ethanol Futures Close Mixed Despite Corn Rally</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239796595&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T01:53:00</pubDate><description>Rick Kment   DTN Analyst   Bio |   Email   Ethanol futures closed mixed in a narrow range despite the strong market support which developed in the corn market at the end of the session. July corn futures </description><source>Progressive Farmer</source></item><item><title>Drilling Commences at Teena Zinc Prospect ? 19 June 2013</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239795320&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T01:40:00</pubDate><description>The security settings of your browser are blocking the execution of scripts.   To use noodls, javascript support must be enabled. Please change your browser's security settings to enable javascript.  </description><source>Noodls</source></item><item><title>BRIEF: First combine could hit wheat fields Wednesday afternoon</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239772858&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T00:14:00</pubDate><description>Noticing that his wheat kernels "have a bit of a crunch to them," farmer Joe Kejr is prepping combines for wheat harvest.   If heat and wind persist and the forecast for rain is wrong, he would begin </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Commodities Brief Gold technical set up continues to deteriorate</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239783163&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T02:13:00</pubDate><description>FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The precious metals suffered moderate declines today, with gold closing down 1.22% to finish at 1367 while silver gave back 0.73% to close at 21.6</description><source>Big News Network</source></item><item><title>U.S. corn ends higher, led by new-crop contracts</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239780690&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T00:14:00</pubDate><description>U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday, led by deferred contracts on technical buying and forecasts for potentially stressful hot weather in late June, traders said.  "The thought of any high-pressure ridge </description><source>Dawson Creek Daily News</source></item><item><title>RCM Commodity Update 6.18,13</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239787031&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T00:27:00</pubDate><description>By Matthew Bradbard   6/18/13 Commodity Update   To discuss in more detail you can reach me at: mbradbard@rcmam.com or 954-929-9997   Energy:  Today's chart of the day was Crude oil. I see prices in the </description><source>Inside Futures</source></item><item><title>Crude oil - Approach $100/Barrel.Not this Time 6.18.13</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239787030&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T00:27:00</pubDate><description>By Matthew Bradbard   To discuss in more detail this chart or any other you can reach me at: mbradbard@rcmam.com or 954-929-9997   6/18/13 Crude oil - Approach $100/Barrel.Not this Time   In the last </description><source>Inside Futures</source></item><item><title>* Japan May Crude Oil Import Volume up 0.7% on Year - MOF</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239783534&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T00:10:00</pubDate><description>(Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex) --   (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires (212-416-2800)   Copyright (c) 2013 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.   Please read the End User Agreement.   By accessing </description><source>TradingCharts.com</source></item><item><title>Why is This Year Different then Last Year for the Grains?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239782093&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T00:26:00</pubDate><description>TRADING COMMODITY FUTURES AND OPTIONS INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF LOSS AND IS NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES, </description><source>Barchart</source></item><item><title>Gold prices drop on concerns over US Feds possible tapering of bond purchases</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239804533&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T03:03:00</pubDate><description>Gold futures prices on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell Tuesday on concerns over possible scale-down of bond purchases by the US Federal Reserve.The most active gold contract </description><source>Big News Network</source></item><item><title>Belarusian crude steel output up slightly in January-May</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239799557&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T02:18:00</pubDate><description>Tags: Belarus , CIS , production , steelmaking , crude steel , Dnepropetrovsk | similar articles »   According to data released by the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, in the </description><source>SteelOrbis</source></item><item><title>Kazakhstan's crude steel output down 18 percent in January-May</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239799556&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T02:18:00</pubDate><description>Tags: Kazakhstan , CIS , steelmaking , crude steel , Dnepropetrovsk | similar articles »   In the January-May period of the current year, Kazakhstan produced 1.354 million mt of crude steel, down 17.9 </description><source>SteelOrbis</source></item><item><title>KEMET Announces New Screw Terminal Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239626093&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T02:32:00</pubDate><description>News Release from: Kemet Electronics   KEMET today announced the release of the new ALS60/61 Screw Terminal Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors. Rated for DC applications up to 550Volts and ambient temperatures </description><source>Electronic Specifier</source></item><item><title>Mazza: GLD Better Diversifier Than Before</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=239606142&amp;Channel_ID=5&amp;Category_ID=69</link><pubDate>2013-06-19T02:26:00</pubDate><description>The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca:GLD) continues to lose  assets, having now bled a net of $16.77 billion since the beginning  of the year in what is its most impressive asset loss since it</description><source>Nasdaq</source></item></channel></rss>