U.S. manufacturing grew at a slightly faster pace in March compared with February as factory output recovered from disruptions caused by severe winter weather. Manufacturers also received more orders, suggesting that production could ...
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Trader procurement continued to boost spot demand in the Asian iron ore market, as trades got concluded at increasingly higher levels on the day, supporting a firming market. The Platts 62% Fe Iron Ore Index rose $2.75/dmt to $111.50/dmt ...
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The front-month Brent-WTI spread settled at a fresh five-month low of $6.48/barrel Friday, as steady drawdowns in crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub have lent upside support to WTI, while Brent remains subdued. NYMEX ...
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American Trucking Associations said its tonnage index rose 8.2% last month, reaching another record, capping the strongest year since 1998 and reflecting increasing strength across broad economic sectors. The not seasonally adjusted index ...
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The Chinese economy grew at an annual pace of 7.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013, which was enough to ensure that growth for the whole of the year matched that of 2012. According to preliminary data from the National Bureau of Statistics ...
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Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News The Department of Transportation's freight transportation services index rose to record high in November, DOT said Jan. 9. The freight TSI increased 1.2% from October to an all-time high of 116.5, DOT's ...
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The upturn in the eurozone private sector economy gained momentum in December. Although the recovery remained modest and fragile overall, growth of output was nonetheless recorded throughout the second half of 2013. At a three-month high ...
Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities rose in October by the most in 20 years, according to Standard & Poor's. S&P's Case-Shiller index said property prices rose 13.6% from October 2012 in the 20 cities, the most since February 2006, after ...
In November this year, Japan's industrial production increased by 0.1 percent from the previous month and rose by five percent from November in the previous year, according to the preliminary indices of the Industrial Production report ...
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An index of leading economic indicators increased 0.8%in November after a 0.1%rise in October,the New York-based Conference Board said Dec.19. The increase was more than economists'medium forecast of 0.7%,Bloomberg News reported. "The ...
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 ...
China's producer price index (PPI) contracted 1.4 percent year on year in November, following a 1.5-percent drop in October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday. The index, which measures inflation at the ...
The US manufacturing sector expanded in November for the sixth consecutive month, and the growth gained momentum from the previous month, a leading industry survey showed Monday. The US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) said the ...
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In October this year, Japan's industrial production increased 0.5 percent from the previous month, while output increased by 4.7 percent from October in the previous year, according to the preliminary indices of the Industrial Production ...
According to data released by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan’s industrial production rose by 1.3% month on month in September and increased by 5.1% year on year. In September, the country’s iron ...