The Australian dollar is lower following the release of weaker Chinese manufacturing data on Friday and the onset of automatic spending cuts in the US. At 6.30am AEDT today, the currency was trading at 101.99 US cents, down from 102.36 US ...
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Cristal announced that it will increase prices on all of its anatase and rutile TiONA and Cristal titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Asia Pacific sub-regions ...
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The Board of Directors of Arkema met on February 27th 2013 to close the consolidated accounts of Arkema for 2012 and the annual financial statements of the parent company. At the end of the meeting, Thierry Le Hénaff, Chairman and ...
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The Australian dollar slumped to its lowest level in more than four months overnight after improved US economic figures and comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's boosted the greenback. At 7am AEDT the currency was down ...
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The Australian dollar fell slightly against its US counterpart following a downgrade to Britain's credit rating. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 103.05 US cents, down from 103.13 cents at Friday’s local close. Ratings ...
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Kronos Worldwide, Inc. announced a price increase for all titanium dioxide products sold in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Turkey. Effective March 1, 2013, or as permitted by contract, prices for all Kronos titanium dioxide products ...
The dollar was sharply lower today amid rising concerns that the US central bank might soon take steps to start withdrawing the stimulus measures that have supported the world's biggest economy since the global financial crisis. Minutes ...
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The sharemarket has closed at a fresh four-year high as gains by financial stocks offset falls by the big miners. At close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 16.8 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 5098.7 points, while the broader ...
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The dollar is stronger against the greenback after statements from New Zealand's central bank led currency traders to move their money across the Tasman. At 5pm AEDT today, the Aussie was trading at $US1.0365, up from $US1.0329 yesterday. ...
The Australian dollar was lower yesterday as the US dollar strengthened after the Group of 20 industrial and developing countries fell short at the weekend of openly criticising governments that seek to deliberately devalue their ...
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At 1700 AEDT, the local currency was trading at 103.64 US cents, up from 103.50 cents on Thursday. Westpac chief currency strategist Robert Rennie said the Australian dollar traded in a narrow range on Friday but remained well supported. ...
The Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of its currency, the bolivar fuerte (VEF), on 8 February. The official exchange rate was changed from VEF 4.3 per US dollar to VEF 6.3 per US dollar. Smurfit Kappa said that as a result ...
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The Australian dollar was half a US cent higher after the US dollar lost ground against the euro and the yen in overnight trade. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 103.05 US cents, up from 102.55 cents at yesterday’s local ...
Harvey, Illinois-based Atkore International Holdings Inc., a global manufacturer of galvanized steel tubes and pipes, electrical conduit, armored wire and cable, metal framing systems and building components, reported Friday financial ...
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Antonio Gozzi, president of the Italian iron and steel industry Federacciai, has stated that, according to the latest estimates, in 2013 Italian crude steel output may be similar to that of 2012, remaining at around 27 million metric tons, ...
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