China's imports of thermal coal could contract in 2013 as demand growth in the seaborne market is expected to moderate to 2% over the next four years, Goldman Sachs warned in a research note on Friday. "We believe 2013 will represent a ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, Chemicals
Coming off a better than expected month in February, retail sales were somewhat lackluster in March, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported ...
Tags: retail sales, retail, Manufacturing
ccording to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel), apparent steel consumption in the US is expected to grow by 2.7 percent in 2013 due to continuing fiscal concerns, totaling 99.3 million mt, lower than the 8.4 ...
In 2013, apparent steel consumption in China is expected to increase by 3.5 percent to 668.8 million mt after a 1.9 percent increase in 2012, according to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) for 2013 and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
In Q4 2012, activity in the Eurozone contracted by 0.6% (-0.1% in the previous quarter). The decrease in exports put a drag on GDP growth while domestic demand remained on a negative trend. However, in the first quarter of 2013, the ...
In March this year, China’s State Council issued its new regulatory policy on the domestic real estate market, indicating that local governments should issue specific policies based on the State Council’s regulations. As of ...
Tags: Real Estate Sector, Mineral, Metallurgy
Today The Aspen Institute and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) released a new econometric forecast model showing that there is ample potential for U.S. manufacturing to undergo a resurgence that by 2025 ...
Tags: forecast model, robust, Machinery
Despite some austerity measures, recent trends suggest a reason for optimism for the U.S. economy and its manufacturing sector. The quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) U.S. Industrial Outlook, a report ...
Shanghai-listed shares in Fuyao Glass edged up 0.2% today after the big auto glass maker controlled by Chinese billionaire Cho Tak Wong said it had eked out an increase in 2012 earnings. Net profit rose by 0.8% to 1.5 billion yuan, or ...
Tags: Fuyao Glass, Glass, Glass Industry
February retail sales exceeded expectations, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that February retail sales at $421.4 billion were up 1.1 ...
Tags: retail sales, sales, promising signs
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area grew by 0.5 percent quarter on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with 0.6 percent ...
The European Economic Advisory Group at CESifo (EEAG)* has released its twelfth Report on the European Economy today in Brussels. The international group of scholars expects world GDP to grow by 3.3 percent this year, up from 3.0 percent in ...
Tags: European Economy, GDP, economy
Industry consolidation to just three big DRAM suppliers and a reduction in capital expenditures among these manufacturers helped propel DRAM average selling prices (ASPs) up 13% year over year in January, which contributed to a 19.9% jump ...
Tags: DRAM suppliers, ASPs, IC marke
Blue chips continued to climb to new heights, pushing beyond the record levels reached in yesterday's rally after a better-than-expected reading on the labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 42.47 points, or 0.3 per cent, ...
Tags: stock index, Stocks, Blue chips
China is targeting GDP growth of 7.5 percent and an inflation rate of 3.5 percent in 2013, as stated by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in his government work report speech delivered during the opening ceremony of China’s National ...
Tags: GDP growth, inflation, economy