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FOR COMMODITIES screens, double-click in an empty pane, then select News.

QUICK START As well as codes, you can also view news on any key word or
Type a news code (for example, C) in the command line and name. Type the key word or name in the command line then
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press Enter. press Enter for stories with this word in the headline, or
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Shift+F9 for stories with this word in the story text.
NOTES:
Codes For example, Berlusconi displays any news relevant to that name.
Note that if you use Shift+F9, the news headlines
All news is controlled by codes. Whenever news is displayed in a
will not be updated automatically. Click on the
pre-built screen, you can change the news that is shown by
Refresh News button to refresh the display.
typing a different code. There are also pull-down menus that Refresh news
button
offer relevant alternatives.
If you are building your own display, double-click on an empty You can also use an asterisk after an incomplete key word
display pane then select News. Click in the command line near or name.
the top of the screen, type a news code (for example, MEAL for
For example, INTER* displays news where words including
animal feeds) then press Enter.
International, Interest or Internal are relevant.
News codes cover subjects, regions (such as ASIA for Asia),
countries (such as MY for Malaysia) and sectors (such as SUG for
Sugar). There are also codes for regularly updated reports, such
as SUM/COM (Grains, Oilseeds and Livestock summary).
You can also display news on a currency by typing its code; for
example, THB= gives you news on the Thai Bhat.
Anything on screen that you need to click on
is printed in blue bold.

RICs and other codes you use in a quote frame

are printed in blue bold.

News codes, report codes and keywords you

use in a news frame are printed in orange bold.

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REUTERS TRADER More Advanced Searches Speed Guide to news
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QUICK START You can combine codes to achieve either wider or narrower To view the Speed Guide to news codes on commodities, click
FINDING THE NEWS coverage of news. For example, CAN GRA displays news that is on a quote pane, type COMMOD/NEWS1 then press Enter.
YOU WANT relevant to Canada OR Grains, whereas CAN AND GRA displays
For a general index of news and report codes, click in a quote
news only if it is relevant to both Canada AND Grains.
pane, type NEWS then press Enter.
NOTES: You can also use parentheses in news expressions. For example,
For tips on how to find news and report codes, click in a quote
ASIA NOT (JP KR) displays news on all Asia except for Japan
pane, type NEWS/TIPS1 then press Enter.
and South Korea.
To find stories from a particular date or time, type the code or key
word followed by the @ symbol. For example, HARVEST Temporary Filters
@01/09/02 finds all headlines containing the word “harvest” and
A temporary filter is a useful way of finding something in your
shows the headline nearest to that date at the top of the pane.
currently displayed headlines. For example, if you are viewing
news on grains, oilseeds and livestock (GRO), there may be
News Expression Builder interesting news about rice.
1. Click on the Temporary Filter button to display a
Another easy way to find the news you want is to
small entry field.
use the News Expression Builder. Right-click on a
Temporary
News news pane and select News Expression Builder or Filter button
2. Type RICE and press Enter. Now only headlines that
Expression
Builder button
click on the News Expression Builder button on the include rice are shown, with that word highlighted.
News toolbar.
The News Expression Builder displays a list of news by
code and description. Select the tab you require:
Subject, Report or Both.
To search for a description or code in the list, type one or more
characters in the Description/Code Contains field.
To build a news expression, double-click on a description and
code item in the list, or select the item and click on the Add to
News Expression button. To add AND, OR or NOT to the news 3. To switch the filter off again and view all the headlines, click
expression, click on the relevant button. on the Temporary Filter button again.
To save the news expression, click on the Save As button. It is
then easily available for further use via the Custom News button.

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REUTERS TRADER Key Commodities News Codes Key Energy News Codes
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QUICK START Top Commodities Markets News TOP/C Top Energy Stories TOP/O
FINDING THE NEWS All Commodities News C All Energy News O
YOU WANT All Metals and Related News MTL Crude Oil News CRU
Base Metals MET Products News PROD
NOTES: Precious Metals GOL Natural Gas News NGS
Gold Mining GDM North Sea News NSEA
All Grains, Oilseeds, OPEC News OPEC
Livestock & Related News GRO European Power News ELE
Grains GRA North American Power News ELN
Oilseeds and Edible Oils OILS Utility News ELG
Meals and Feeds MEAL Shipping News SHP
Livestock LIV Weather WEA
Cotton COT London Energy Futures O/L
Timber, Pulp and Paper TIM New York Energy Futures O/N
Wool WOO Singapore Energy Futures O/S
All Soft Commodities Daily Oil Market Wrap O/R
and Related News SOF Latest Crude Report CRU/
Orange Juice ORJ European Crude Report CRU/E
Sugar SUG US Cash Crude CRU/C
Coffee COF US Imported Crude CRU/FC
Cocoa COC Crude Trades CRU/T
Rubber RUB Asian Crude Report CRU/M
Tea TEA European Swaps Report O/CS
Steel STL Asian Product Swaps Report PS/A
Shipping SHP Energy Diary O/DIARY
Weather WEA Today in the Energy Markets OI/DIARY
Latest LME Report MET/L Platts News (chargeable) PGA
Latest London Iraq News IQ
Precious Metals Report GOL/ Saudi News SA
CBOT Reports CBOT Iran News IR
USDA Reports USDA Venezuela News VE

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REUTERS TRADER General News Codes
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YOU WANT Press Digest PRESS
Overview of Top News TOP
NOTES: Interviews INTERVIEW
Market and Country Diaries DIARY
2 Year G7 Economic Forecasts SURVEY/
Fast Analysis of Economic Data INSTANT
Derivatives News DRV
Emerging Markets EMRG
Economic Indicator News ECI
Political News POL
Labour News JOB
Human Interest Stories ODD
Sport News SPO

News by Region
Europe EUROPE
Western Europe WEU
Eastern Europe EEU
Asia ASIA
Latin America LATAM
Emerging Markets EMRG

For news country codes, type COUNTRY/NEWS1 in a quote

pane in Reuters Kobra.

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