Copper Falls to 1-Week Low on Signs Slowing U.S. Growth Will Curb Demand

(Bloomberg) -- Copper futures fell in New York on
concern that an economic slowdown in the U.S., the second-
largest consumer of the metal, will curb demand.

Orders for durable goods excluding transportation equipment
in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in June for a second month, the
Commerce Department said today. Sales of existing homes in June
fell for a fourth month, a report showed yesterday. Copper, used
in homes, appliances and cars, has declined 12 percent since
reaching a record in May 2006 as demand waned in the U.S.


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Taiwan's Export Orders Likely Rose Most in Three Months on China's Growth

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan's export orders probably
increased the most in three months as China's economy expanded
at the fastest pace in 12 years and U.S. growth rebounded.

Orders, indicative of shipments in the next three months,
rose 12 percent in June from a year earlier, according to the
median estimate of 13 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. May's
gain was 11.9 percent. The number is due at 4 p.m. in Taipei.


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InterGen cuts bond size, ups yields -source

(Reuters) - All of the yields are 0.125 percentage points higher than
the top end of the previous ranges announced last Thursday.




Order books close on Monday afternoon, with pricing to
follow, the source said.


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U.S. Factory Orders Probably Dropped for First Time in Four Months in May

(Bloomberg) -- Orders placed with American factories
fell for the first time in four months in May, led by a drop in
bookings for aircraft and machinery, economists said before a
government report today.

The Commerce Department will report bookings fell 1.2
percent after a 0.3 percent gain in April, according to the
median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of 67 economists. An
industry report on pending home sales may show a gain for the
first time in three months.


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