Goldman Sachs remains bearish on the outlook for the copper price in 2014, with a target price of $6,200/mt, the investment bank said late Wednesday. "After selling off from $7,450/mt to $6,320/mt in mid-March, driven by Chinese property ...
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Strong market fundamentals lead to 30 per cent rise in investment sales volumes. Investment activity has surged to produce a $1 billion result in the first half of 2014, up from $661 million recorded in second half of 2013, according to ...
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The Leekes Retail & Leisure Group has reported strong results for the year ending March 31st 2013. The group reported an annual turnover of £66m for its retail, leisure and property arms of the business, showing a year-on-year ...
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China's manufacturing grew at its strongest rate in 18 months in December but new exports fell from the previous month due to weak global demand, a survey showed Monday. HSBC Corp. said its monthly purchasing managers' index rose to 51.1 ...
March 2014 sees the return of two prominent home textile shows held during China’s peak spring sourcing period. Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Spring Edition will take place from 3 – 5 March 2014 at the Shanghai ...
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China's central bank said on Tuesday that it will continue its hands-off stance on the money market, as it maintains a "stable" monetary policy that facilitates the nation's essential structural reforms. The central bank "will neither ...
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A celebrated Chinese economist has underscored the need for China to adopt a unique pattern in its urbanization effort, much owning to the country's current urban-rural dualism that was implemented in the late 1950's. Li Yining, Honorary ...
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China's daily imports of crude rebounded in September from the previous month to a fresh record, bearing out forecasts for the country to overtake the United States as the world's largest oil importer, as refineries restarted following ...
China has built glittering metropolises in the span of roughly three decades of reform and opening. But in an equal span of time, shiny urban centers risk losing their shining façades or even descending into slums thanks to poor ...
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Investors around the globe are on edge amid more volatility in financial markets as Wall Street attempts to wean itself off stimulus and fears intensify about China's banking system, sending Australian shares sharply lower to the point of ...
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According to the data from National Bureau of Statistics, China's industrial output expanded at a faster rate in April to 9.3 percent year-on-year, up from 8.9 percent in March. Month-on-month growth in April, which reached 0.87 percent, ...
After China's biggest steel manufacturer Baosteel announced a price cut, buyers holds back and takes a wait and see approach. It’s learned that the prices for rebar fell as demand softens. Weather condition has not been favorable and ...
The Australian dollar fell sharply in Asian trading yesterday on news that economic growth in China, Australia's largest trading partner, was much slower than expected in the first quarter of this year. At 5pm AEST, the dollar was buying ...
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BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum jumped between 1.4 per cent and 3.5 per cent after commodities including copper, oil and iron ore rose between 0.6 per cent and 1.3 per cent early yesterday. Among iron ore pure plays, ...
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The way in which a property is lit can completely transform the way that it looks. However, lighting should not just be about what is aesthetically beautiful - people should also consider what is the appropriate lighting solution based on ...
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