The world's stock markets are spiralling downwards. The U.S. equity market fell 10 percent last month. Investor terminology calls this a "correction" not a crash. But prospects don't look good. Big investors, banks and financial ...
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Yesterday's U.S. interest rate adjustment narrows the scope for China to balance currency stability with economic growth. The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the first increase ...
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China's central bank said Monday the Chinese currency has the fundamentals to remain stable relative to a basket of currencies after a change on Friday in the way the renminbi's value is calculated. The fundamentals include a high ...
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Russian-origin styrene butadiene rubber 1502 grade was seen being offered at prices similar to offers from mainland Europe this week eroding the Eur50-200 spread between product from the two sources through 2015, trade sources said. ...
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China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, has reduced its North China toluene ex-factory offers by Yuan 200/mt ($30.97/mt), or about 4%, Tuesday, amid weakness in demand and the yuan, an industry source said. Its North China ...
Atlantic metallurgical coal buyers and miners Friday were positive on the reported $81/mt hard coking coal benchmark, with new spot US offers looking to match or exceed this reference. Some buyers were bracing for a settlement closer to ...
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Brazilian hydrous fuel ethanol demand in October rose 45% year on year to 1.75 billion liters, the fourth monthly consumption record in a row, according to data released by the National Petroleum Agency, or ANP. October's total was also 7% ...
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PeopleForBikes last week was in Washington D.C. for an all-women’s Fly-in with sixteen of top bicycle industry executives to help make biking better in America. PeopleForBikes leaders and industry executives met with members of ...
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New predictions from Greentech Media’s market research division (GTM Research) suggest that solar photovoltaics will account for half of all the new electricity-generating capacity added globally over the next five years – and ...
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The annual global market for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations will exceed $150 billion by 2024, as the technology shifts from a high-cost, subsidized source of electricity to one that is genuinely competitive with conventional fuels on ...
Tags: Navigant, solar photovoltaic, CdTe cells
Hydrous fuel ethanol prices in Center-South Brazil surged on Tuesday to be assessed by Platts at Real 1,950/cu m on ex-mill Ribeirao Preto, up 7% from a week ago and a new all-time high. Hydrous fuel ethanol is used in Brazil as a ...
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In the first fortnight of August, cotton prices kept on rising in the Brazilian market, pushed up by the low domestic supply and although harvesting season has begun. According to a CEPEA report, sellers pulled back and held on to good ...
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Dell's 2020 Legacy of Good program helped it score highly in the Large Communications and Electronics category of the APC awards, with its focus on delivering social and environmental benefits as a key part of its business objectives. ...
China's new forex rate formation mechanism is credit positive as it will increase currency flexibility and support China's capital account liberalization, said Moody's in a recent report. The People's Bank of China on Tuesday adjusted the ...
Buick, an arm of US automotive giant General Motors, has taken the wraps off the 2016 Encore Sport Touring, powered by a 1.4L turbocharged engine with direct injection and stop/start technology. The direct injection produces 153 hp (112 ...
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