The dollar's dive looks far from over, even though it has already lost more than 8 per cent of its value against the US dollar since the middle of last month. Of course, a technical correction is possible. But increased disappointment ...
Tags: Aussie Dollar, Global Forces
A Japanese government institute has warned that satellite transmissions, GPS readings, and power lines could be affected over the next two weeks if a recent spate of solar flares continues. Four large solar flares have been detected over ...
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According to forecast made by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan’s steel production is expected to rise further in the fiscal year 2013/14 (during April 1st through March 31st, 2014), driven by depreciated Japanese Yen ...
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A Sony-backed ISP in Japan has launched a 2Gbps Internet service, which it said is the world's fastest for home use. So-net Entertainment began offering its "Nuro" fiber-based service on Monday to homes, apartments, and small businesses ...
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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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Japan and India will discuss the demand and supply of LNG, its pricing mechanism as well as latest trends among consumers' procurements of LNG at low prices over Tuesday-Wednesday in Tokyo, a Japanese government source said Monday. The ...
A sharp fall in the value of the yen has pushed the Australian dollar lower against the greenback. Tthe currency was trading at at $US104.15c in later afternoon trading, down from $US104.41c late yesterday. Commonwealth Bank currency ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, economy, Traders Dump
In its Europe News Issue published on January 22, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) focused on the decision reached between the Japanese government and the European Commission on November 29 to start negotiations on the ...
The ¥70 million (approximately US $900,000) contract from Mitsui (MES) will be to further develop the Company’s PowerBuoy technology for Japanese sea conditions. Under the contract, OPT will continue to analyse methods to ...
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The Australian dollar has closed flat after a quiet domestic session, with investors focused on the upcoming release of local and overseas economic data. At 5pm AEDT today, the local currency was at 105.53 US cents, little changed from ...
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The Australian dollar has ended the local trading day a touch lower, after market players were disappointed by a speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. At 5pm AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.48 US cents, down ...
Microcar sale is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.1% to reach 1.75 million units in 2018 from 1.73 million in 2010, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan. According to the report, Strategic Analysis of ...
The government of Australia decided on December 20 to implement anti dumping measures for hot rolled steel coils & sheets imported from Japan. During the anti-dumping investigation by the government, the Japanese steel industry repeatedly ...
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A US court has ordered Twitter to release old tweets and other details of a user arrested during an Occupy Wall Street protest in New York. The micro-blogging firm refused at first, saying the tweets were owned by users and not Twitter. ...
Tags: Twitter, US court, old tweets, Occupy Wall Street, micro-blogging firm
By Adam Currie — Exclusive to Rare Earth Investing News Investor focus shifted east this week as market speculators made it known that they believe China will boost rare earth output to take advantage of potential near-term price ...