Pending home sales stabilized in November 2013 with a slight gain, according to the National Association of Realtors. Monthly increases in the South and West offset declines in the Northeast and Midwest. The Pending Home Sales Index, a ...
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According to the Japanese Ministry of Trade (METI), Japanese demand for crude steel in the first quarter of 2014 is expected total 27.85 million mt, decreasing by 1.4 percent from the fourth quarter output forecast made in the third ...
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China's economic growth is likely to stand at 7.6 percent this year, slightly down from 7.7 percent in 2012, said a State Council report on Wednesday. Economic growth has been higher than expected since 2011 despite a declining trend, ...
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The mood among consumers in Germany is again remarkably good as 2013 draws to a close. Further increases were recorded in economic expectations and willingness to buy. Income expectations declined slightly from a high level. Following a ...
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ICE Cotton traded almost unchanged this week, a slow, low-volume follow-up to last week’s strong gains. Cert stocks have steadily fallen to around 40k bales, with no new crop bales yet to turn up. Export sales this week were better ...
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Led by a solid increase in both single-family and multifamily starts,nationwide housing production rose 22.7%to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.09 million in November,according to figures released by the U.S.Department of Housing and ...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved four points to a 58 reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for December. This gain reflected improvement in ...
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Henkel successfully completed the refinancing and amendment of two credit facilities with a total amount of 1,500 million euros. The transaction includes the replacement of the company's 700 million euros revolving credit facility with a ...
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China's yuan has overtaken the euro to become the second most-used currency in international trade finance. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) said the market share of the yuan, also known as the ...
Taiwan's first yuan debt offerings by four big mainland banks have been snapped up, opening the floodgates for up to 60 billion yuan (HK$76.5 billion) of fundraising as Beijing looks to strengthen the island's role in the drive to ...
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China's acceleration of exports and slowdown of imports in November left the country with its largest trade surplus in more than four years. The improvement of overseas demand increased China's chances of securing an 8 percent trade ...
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Global IPO activity should remain on a firm footing in Q1'14, following a strong uptick in listings in the last quarter of 2013 to close the year with a total of 864 deals raising around US$163.0b, according to EY Global IPO Trends: Q4 ...
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Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 25.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 444,000 units in October, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. ...
Strengthening house prices and increased interest rates in metros across the country contributed to lower housing affordability in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity ...
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In October the CEP-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for China declines to 4.5 points. The CEP-Indicator captures the expectations of financial market experts regarding the economic development in China over the course of the next twelve ...
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