Nem kevesebb, mint 1,8 milliárd eurónyi eszköz lefoglalását rendelték el olasz hatóságok a Nomura japán befektetési bank olasz egységénél a világ legrégibbnek tartott bankja, a Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena háza táján felmerült csalási gyanú miatt - számolt be a Reuters. A japán bank árfolyama a hírre 2,3%-kal esett.
Front month hit highest mark since July 2011 on Monday * Chilly weather seen continuing through April * Nuclear plant outages still above five-year average * Coming Up: Reuters natural gas storage poll on Wednesday By Joe Silha and Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures ended higher on Tuesday in a seesaw session with light profit-taking pressure finally overwhelmed by supportive weather forecasts that should underpin heating demand through most of April. Front futures have gained ground in eight previous weeks, climbing nearly 35 percent since mid-February as chilly late-winter weather and above-average nuclear plant outages whittled down record high inventories and tightened overall supplies. Despite the near-term chill, some traders have doubts about the upside, noting new longs piling into the gas market over the last month have driven futures open interest to record highs and could leave the market vulnerable to a sharp, profit-taking sell-off once temperatures turn milder. "Everyone's long, so there may not be that many buyers left. Sure it's cold but that's already priced in, and I don't see the impetus to drive prices up much further in the near term," a Houston-based cash trader said. Front-month gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange ended up 2.3 cents at $4.16 per million British thermal units after trading between $4.084 and $4.194. The front contact posted a 20-1/2-month high of $4.29 on Monday. Traders also note that gas prices are at, or near, levels that could slow demand by prompting more utilities to switch back to coal for power generation and to increase supply by tempting producers to hook up more wells. MDA Weather Services said that the six- to 10-day outlook continued to show plenty of cold, with well below normal temperatures expected for the Plains, Midwest and South, while mid-Atlantic states will see below normal readings. The West will be warm during the period. INJECTION SEASON SET FOR SLOW START
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US 15:30 A Fed-től Bullard tart beszédet
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CA 17:15 BOC sajtótájékoztató a kamatdöntő ülésről
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Ha lenne pénzed holnap mit vennél max. befektetési idő 1 hónap?