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The Atlanta and New York Federal Reserve banks downgraded their outlook for U.S. economic growth for the first quarter after disappointing data on retail sales and consumer prices in March.

As declining open outcry options volume on CME Group's New York trading floor now represents just 0.3% of the company's overall energy and metals trading volumes, CME Group will close its New York trading floor at year-end, subject to CFTC review. All options products listed with and subject to the rules and regulations of NYMEX and COMEX will be available for trading on CME Globex, and for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort.

No sooner will the Federal Reserve raise U.S. interest rates than it must make more decisions on how to drain markets awash in cash and, further down the road, how to shrink its swollen balance sheet.

A top Federal Reserve official said on Monday he was not yet "reasonably confident" that U.S. inflation would return to the central bank's 2 percent goal, a threshold the Fed has drawn to consider an interest rate hike.

The German central bank is repatriating nearly 120 tons of gold being held in foreign locations.

It appears that critical mass is finally being reached amongst the lawsuits that are being taken against the Gold Fixing bullion banks.

Gold gained in New York on speculation the outlook for less U.S. stimulus will spur physical purchases.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer fought off Eliot Spitzer in the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller.

CFTC alleged that company collected $415,000, lost money trading, collected high fees, then shut down with no way for customers to follow up.