Commodities

India bans futures in rubber, soya oil, potato, chanaCommodity Online, India - 6 hours agoNEW DELHI: India on Wednesday banned futures trading in rubber, chana, potato and soya oil in an attempt to contain the price rise in essential commodities ...India may ... [visit website]

India Expands Ban on Trading of Food Futures to Curb InflationBloomberg - 1 hour agoIndia's government halted futures trading in wheat and rice last year and lentils in 2006 to check a surge in domestic prices of the commodities. ... [visit website]

US blames India, China for spikeEconomic Times, India - 6 May 2008WASHINGTON: White House has pointed a finger at India and China for the spike in oil prices even as it sought to clarify president George W Bush’s remark ...Higher demand driving ... [visit website]

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MSN IndiaInflation-weary India slaps steel, rice export taxesReuters India, India - 9 hours ago... unveiled a series of new moves to boost supplies of key commodities and help moderate inflation. But Palaniappan Chidambaram told parliament India faced ...What's the Story? Business ... [visit website]

Indian pulse prices may rise as import slows - tradeReuters India, India - 11 hours agoThe government in February extended powers of state governments for six months under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, to prevent hoarding of key ... [visit website]

TopNewsWe will step up struggle against price rise: KaratHindu, India - 29 Apr 2008... caused by the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has decided to step up its struggle and do ...CPM warns UPA ... [visit website]

BBC NewsPoor could gain as commodities soarBBC News, UK - 44 minutes agoAnd new travel habits will lead to hundreds of new airports being built in China, India and elsewhere. "All of this requires commodities," Mr George says. ... [visit website]

Moneycontrol.comIndia retains commodity tax as proposed in budgetReuters India, India - 13 hours agoMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian government has retained the Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) in the Finance Bill 2008, dashing market hopes of a withdrawal ...Chidambaram sticks to CTT, ... [visit website]

Now, a Commodities ConundrumWashington Post, United States - 21 hours agoThe latest is the commodities bubble -- everything from oil and natural gas to gold, copper, wheat and rice. As with the credit bubble before it, ...IT'S COME TIME TO SAY IT--I ... [visit website]