BASE METAL WRAP: Nickel climbed for the first time in four days, paring a sixth weekly decline, as some investors deemed this week’s drop to a seven-month low as excessive amid signs of an improving U.S. economy.
ENERGY WRAP: West Texas Intermediate crude rallied for a second day after trading below $80 a barrel for the first time since June 2012. Brent advanced in London.
PRECIOUS METAL WRAP: Gold traded below a five-week high, headed for the first back-to-back weekly increase since July, amid speculation signs of a global slowdown led by Europe may delay the onset of higher U.S. borrowing costs. Palladium rose.
GLOBAL EVENTS TO WATCH: Core CPI m/m, Building Permits, Fed Chair Yellen Speaks, Housing Starts, Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment, Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations.
