China is to extend the trading hours of the interbank forex market by seven hours and allow more foreign entities into the market, according to a Wednesday statement by the People's Bank of China (PBOC). From Jan. 4, the closing time for ...
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China's retail sales of consumer goods will see annual growth of 10.7 percent this year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) forecast Thursday. The domestic consumer market was stable this year and it gained momentum in recent months, said MOC ...
The price of Australian alumina continued to drift sideways Thursday, leaving Platts daily assessment unchanged at $200/mt FOB, despite a slight slippage of Yuan 15/mt ($2.30) in Chinese domestic prices in Shanxi province. The Australian ...
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Crude futures settled Thursday at multi-year lows on a stronger US dollar and persistent concerns about oversupply. NYMEX January crude settled down 57 cents at $34.95/b, lowest front-month settle since February 2009. ICE February Brent ...
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Qiandongnan's Xijiang village, the country's largest ethnic Miao community. WANG KAIHAO/CHINA DAILY It is like taking a walk back in time. Women from the Dong ethnic group in the 800-year-old Huanggang village are dyeing shiny traditional ...
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With the approaching Christmas holiday and the typical seasonal construction slowdown, buyers are expecting US rebar prices to remain largely flat through year-end. "Our fabrication division is staying very busy and is not wrapping up by ...
Crude futures fell Friday after the International Energy Agency said global oil markets will remain oversupplied at least through 2016. NYMEX January crude settled $1.14 lower at $35.62/b. ICE January Brent settled down $1.80 at $37.93/b. ...
Dun & Bradstreet’s latest Business Expectations Survey indicates a fairly subdued outlook for the first quarter of 2016, as results continue to fall short of expectations. As the new year approaches, businesses are reporting lowered ...
Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 held steady after the previous week's fall due to a plunge in the primary aluminum price, sources said Tuesday. Despite the rebound in the primary aluminum price this week, sources ...
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After closing the financial statements for the 2014/15 financial year, Danish Crown is paying out DKK 300 million more to its owners than last year - based on an unchanged supply of animals. This means that the company will disburse a ...
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The recent surge in monoethylene glycol prices came to an end last week, as market activity slackened amid limited availability and buyers' hopes that prices will ease. Spot prices were assessed Friday at Eur950/mt ($1,010/mt) FCA NWE and ...
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Three VLCC fixtures to lift Forties crude from Hound Point, Scotland, in recent days could hit Aframax freight rates in the North Sea in coming weeks, shipbrokers said Friday. The Al Kout, the Front Page, and the Voyager I were all ...
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Coal stocks at 17 major Indian ports totaled 11.52 million mt as of November 20, down 4.1% week on week, according to data released Friday by Indian ship broker Interocean. The stockpiles included 9.51 million mt of thermal coal, down ...
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The daily spot price of uranium was $36/lb U3O8 Monday, unchanged from November 16 and November 9, as buyers continue to show only tepid interest in buying material, according to price reporting company TradeTech. The daily spot price has ...
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Following Osram’s announcement last week that the company is to invest EUR 1 billion in a new Malaysia-based plant for LED chips, a leading investor in Osram expressed opposing opinions about Osram’s latest strategy, reported ...