The sharemarket suffered its sharpest one-day fall for two months yesterday after the US Federal Reserve said it could reduce its economic stimulus measures and China's manufacturing showed signs of contraction. "In the next few meetings ...
A SHOCK contraction in Chinese manufacturing and the prospect that the US Federal Reserve could soon unwind its quantitative easing measures rocked local markets yesterday, pushing the Australian dollar close to an annual low and wiping ...
After a torrid trading week that saw more than $30 billion wiped off local stocks and the Australian dollar slide further, investors will be hoping for some economic cheer from China this week to offset further confirmation that Australia's ...
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has once again given the major sharemarket operator ASX Ltd a clean bill of health, in line with both of their obligations, but for the second time in two years ASX found itself dealing ...
Global 2013/14 cotton mill use is forecast at 110.4 million bales, up 2 percent from 2012/13, reflecting a favorable world economic outlook. The World Economic Outlook of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts global economic ...
Tags: Cotton Consumption, Textile
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Gasoline prices in Western Canada and the US Midwest have jumped due to supply issues surrounding the turnaround of Suncor's 135,000 b/d Edmonton, Alberta, refinery, industry sources said Thursday. "Suncor's move to secure gasoline and ...
Tags: Retail Gasoline, Chemicals
THE stockmarket opened lower after comments the Federal Reserve overnight suggested stimulus activity in the US may soon be eased. At 10.34am AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 44.5 points, or 0.86 per cent, at 5120.9 points. ...
Tags: economy
Continuing speculation about the future of the US Federal Reserve's asset-purchasing program in the wake of congressional testimony by Chairman Ben Bernanke sent the dollar sharply higher Wednesday, and augmented downward pressure on the ...
Tags: NYMEX Crude, Chemicals
The rapid pace of new US crude production has traders scrambling to assess constantly moving crude differentials as supporting infrastructure grows and changes the dynamics. Not long ago, there was too much crude in Cushing, Oklahoma, the ...
Tags: US Debottlenecking, Chemicals
The sharemarket pulled back yesterday as profit warnings in the mining services and consumer discretionary sectors continued to drag on sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.6 per cent at 5180.1 points after falling to ...
Tags: Stocks, Mining Services Companies, Profit
Oil futures closed out the week in higher territory Friday, boosted by a strong equities performance even as the US Dollar Index climbed to a 34-month high. NYMEX June crude settled 86 cents higher at $96.02/b, after ranging from a low of ...
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Gasoline stocks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region fell 15.9% week on week in the seven days to May 16, according to a report by BNP Paribas released Friday. Stocks fell by 1.5 million barrels to 7.8 million barrels, and were 3.2% ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Investors have continued to cut back on share ownership, both directly and through managed funds, according to an ASX survey released today. The survey, conducted every two years, revealed that more than half a million people, or almost 3 ...
Dutch dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina has announced that it will shut down its cheese production facility in Taga, Romania. The traditional Romanian Nasal cheese is among the range of products manufactured at this facility. ...
Tags: Frieslandcampina, Cheese Facility