The Chinese economy would maintain its sustained and healthy growth and China would stay on the path of reform and opening up, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang wrote in an article published in the Financial Times Monday. Under the headline ...
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Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday went down to settle at their lowest in nearly two weeks, as the US faced opposition from Russia on a military strike against Syria, eroding demand for gold ...
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According to the market expectations, the FED of Australia cut benchmark interest rates to 2.5%. The fed said, the outlook for inflation may create a favorable environment for further rate cuts. Analysts said, although the Australian dollar ...
The prices of farm produce in 36 major Chinese cities continued to climb last week, according to official data released Tuesday. The wholesale prices of 18 kinds of vegetables went up 2.7 percent in the week ending Aug. 25 compared with ...
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Known as a new generation of energy saving luminaries, prices for LEDs are 6-10 times that of their equally luminous counterparts, rare earth phosphor lamps. However, LEDs have much higher energy efficacy which can increase ...
Euro area annual inflation was 1.6% in July 20132, stable compared with June. A year earlier the rate was 2.4%. Monthly inflation was -0.5% in July 2013. European Union annual inflation was 1.7% in July 2013, stable compared with June. A ...
The latest ICAC survey on the cost of cotton production indicates that weed control is becoming increasingly expensive. Weed control costs include manual/mechanical weeding, thinning (also supplement weeding), hoeing and herbicide use. ...
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In response to the decision of Brazil's Ministry of Finance to reduce the import duty rates on 100 items including steel products, the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr) said that lower import duty rates will negatively affect the Brazilian ...
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Annual inflation in the euro area was 1.6 percent in July this year, unchanged from June, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In July 2012, the annual inflation rate was 2.4 ...
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Expenditures on insect control in cotton are essentially unchanged at about 16 or 17 cents per kilogram of cotton over the last decade, despite inflation in chemical prices. However, as a percent of total production costs, insecticides are ...
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The nova-Institute has recently published a paper on agricultural feedstock use in industrial applications shedding light on the controversial public debate surrounding the industrial use of food crops or so-called first generation ...
Wabco, a tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, has collaborated with the German automotive parts manufacturer Huf Electronics Bretten to develop next generation tire pressure monitoring system for trucks, buses and trailers. ...
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China's economy performed better than expected in July with inflation stable and industrial production strengthened. China's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, grew 2.7 percent from a year earlier in July, with retail ...
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THE Australian dollar is lower, driven down by strong US data, a weak local inflation measure and a bleak federal government budget forecast. At 5pm AEST the local unit was trading at 89.07 US cents, down from 89.58 cents yesterday. The ...
Pentair Ltd. announced second quarter 2013 sales of $2.0 billion. Sales were up 4 percent compared to adjusted pro forma sales for the same period last year. Adjusted second quarter 2013 earnings per diluted share ("EPS") were $0.92, up 19 ...