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With the price of gold trading below the key $800 level, and silver futures
falling to a two-year low, mining companies are getting hit in premarket trading.
Commodity futures have been easing the past month, and the past week in
particular, as the dollar has gotten off the mat and begin to [...]

Dollar extends broad rally as euro withers
Combination of factors contributes to greenback’s gains
By William L. Watts & Lisa Twaronite, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8/8/2008 4:18:00 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A sell-off in crude-oil futures, surging stocks on
Wall Street and U.S. economic data showing a rise in productivity further fueled
a dollar rally Friday initially sprung by concerns about [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures on Tuesday tallied a loss of more than $36 an ounce during a three-session losing streak that brought prices to their lowest level since mid June.
The metal followed a decline in oil prices and saw pressure from U.S. dollar strength, which eased demand for the precious metal.
But gold [...]

Gold drops to three-week low as dollar strengthens
By Polya Lesova & Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7/29/2008 12:25:00 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures fell more than 1% Tuesday to touch
their lowest level in three weeks, as easing oil prices and a stronger U.S.
dollar left traders inclined to sell the precious metal.
Gold for August delivery [...]

Crude futures fall near three-month low
By Polya Lesova & Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7/29/2008 12:15:00 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures dropped as much as $4 a barrel
Tuesday, reflecting ongoing concerns over easing demand as well as strength in
the dollar, to push prices to their lowest level in nearly three months.
Energy futures traded broadly [...]