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From Companies 6:14 am

Aussie Milk Farmers Told to Brace for 10-15% Drop in Milk Prices Due to Global Supply Glut

There is too much milk supply available globally that Dairy Australia warned Aussie farmers to expect a 10 per cent to 15 per cent drop in milk prices in 2013.

The No.3 nuclear reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant at Minamisoma is seen burning

From Politics & Policy 5:16 am

China’s Nuclear Safety and Development Plan Nears Approval

It looks the safety and development plan that is currently being modified by Chinese regulators and planners for its nuclear industry will have its stamp of approval by June.

E.ON in talks over $5.6 billion UK unit sale

From Companies 5:12 am

Macquarie Consortium Buys E.ON Gas Grid for $4.1 Billion

A Macquarie consortium purchased for $4.1 billion the gas grid of German energy firm E.ON. Open Grid Europe runs Germany's biggest gas transmission system and is about 12,000 kilometres long.

A trader enters an order by a post that sells JP Morgan Chase stock on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

From Politics & Policy 4:19 am

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 5/17/2012

Yesterday was another down day for the Australian share market, with widespread selling in all sectors apart from the utilities, the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) ended off 101 points to 4,214 points.

Gold pellets

From Politics & Policy 3:38 am

2011 Gold Production in Tanzania Up 13%

Production of the precious safe haven yellow metal gold by Tanzania, Africa's fourth largest gold producer, jumped 13 per cent to 40.4 tonnes in 2011 from 35.6 tonnes in 2010, as companies increased production output prompted by the metal's rising price during the period in reviews.

Figure 1.  AUSUSD 4-hour Chart

From Forex 2:10 am

Daily Forex Forecast for May 17 2012

The Aussie found support just below 99.00 today after selling off over 500 pips over the previous 3-weeks.

US Stock Market

From Politics & Policy 12:50 am

Global Markets Overview - 05/17/2012

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for a fourth straight day as confusion over Greece's political future extended the recent stock slide. The blue-chip Dow lost 33.45 points, or 0.26%, to 12598.55, to finish at the day's lows.

From Commodities 8:56 pm

Finding Opportunity in Silver, the Devil's Metal: Chris Thompson

Silver has been called the most volatile of metals. But volatility produces opportunity, according to Chris Thompson, a top-ranked StarMine analyst with Haywood Securities. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Thompson forecasts a strong year-end for the devil's metal, despite price weakness so far in Q2/12, and shares the names of a select group of companies that stand to profit.

From Commodities 8:56 pm

Recovery Via Shared Sacrifice: Lacy Hunt

If the people and politicians of the U.S. can't muster the will to reform Social Security and Medicare, the country will slide on down toward what internationally renowned economist Lacy Hunt calls the "bang point." What we'd face on the other side would be bad news indeed.

From Commodities 8:08 pm

Crude Oil Inventory Soared More than Expected Last Week

According to the DOE/EIA weekly report, total crude oil and petroleum products stocks jumped +2.87 mmb to 1073.97 mmb in the week ended May 11. Crude stockpile increased +2.12 mmb to 381.64 mmb as stockpiles all 5 PADDs. Cushing stock alone rose +1.00 mmb to 45.13 mmb. Utilization rate increased +1.9% to 88.3%.