Oil holds steady as US storm disruption offset by Kazakhstan restart

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters): Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as a massive winter storm hit crude production and affected refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast, with price rises offset by a resumption in supply from Kazakhstan.Brent crude futures were down 6 cents, or 0.1%, at $65.53 a barrel...

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EU proposes suspending a duty-free sugar import scheme

PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters): The European Commission proposed suspending a scheme allowing some duty-free sugar imports into the bloc, aiming to ease pressure on European producers facing falling prices and increased competition. "I will propose a temporary suspension of the sugar inward processing regime to ease pressures on sugar producers,"...

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Gold rises as investors seek safety amid US policy jitters

Gold climbed on Tuesday, hovering just shy of the $5,100-per-ounce mark breached for the first time in the previous session, as uncertainty around U.S. President Donald Trump's policymaking prompted investors to seek safety in bullion, reports Reuters. Spot gold rose 1.2% to $5,073.52 per ounce as of 1155 GMT. It...

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