Harvey, Illinois-based Atkore International, a producer of galvanized steel tubes and pipes, electrical conduit, armored wire and cable and metal framing systems, announced Friday that for Q2 of fiscal 2013 (three months ended March 29, ...
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Investors will be watching the Australian dollar closely this week following its drop of nearly US2c late last week to just above parity with the greenback. The Australian currency closed in US trading on Friday at $US1.0017 after briefly ...
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Oil futures closed US trading above Friday's settles Monday, after driving higher shortly ahead of the 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT) NYMEX market settle on geopolitical concerns arising out of the escalating conflict in Syria. NYMEX June crude ...
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Signs that a nascent recovery in the housing sector stumbled in March pushed the Australian dollar to its lowest since mid-April. The number of house-building permits fell 5.5 per cent in March, the most since July, curbing optimism that ...
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The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 1.9% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle last week when the US exchange rate fell by 0.5%. The wool market displayed more of the volatility seen since the resumption of ...
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China saw the increment of funds outstanding for foreign exchange (FOFE) reach a new high of CNY 1.2 trillion in the first quarter of this year. According to data released by the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, on April ...
A rise in commodity prices has helped push the Australian dollar back above the $US1.03 level. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.031, up from $US1.0246 on Wednesday. CMC Markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said the ...
A valve is a device that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways. Valves are technically valves fittings, but are ...
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Allied Bakeries is on target to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of 10,000 loaves an hour, at Walthamstow in East London this summer. Allied Bakeries plans to commission its largest bread plant, with a capacity of ...
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THE dollar has started the week on the back foot, after losing more than three quarters of a US cent late on Friday. At 5pm AEST today, the Aussie was at $US1.0283, down from $US1.0343 on Friday. The dollar started the local session ...
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The earliest Chinese valve manufacturer started in 1950’s, at that time, there were only several valve manufacturers and they belong to government. In 1980’s, after the the reform and opening-up policy, quite a few Chinese valve ...
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The price of hydrous ethanol in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest fuel market, snapped a five-week slide in the week ended April 9 due to stronger demand following the Easter break, agricultural think tank Cepea said Tuesday. Hydrous ethanol, ...
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THE dollar is back above $US1.04, thanks to weakness in the greenback and softer Chinese inflation figures. At 5pm AEST, the Aussie was at $US1.0424, up from $US1.0379 yesterday. Rochford Capital senior consultant Richard Breen said ...
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The Australian dollar opened higher as a fresh bout of US dollar weakness and firmer commodities prices pushed the local currency towards 105 US cents. At 7am AEST the dollar was at 104.90 US cents, up from yesterday’s local close ...
The Australian dollar surged against the US dollar to its highest level in 2 1/2 months on the back of data that showed solid growth in exports to China, the nation's largest trading partner, over the past year. Australian exports to ...
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