Stock markets in Moscow and copper mines in Chile appear to have little in common. But these are two spots where investors in New York and London have been pumping money borrowed on the cheap to seek out big returns. Aggressive monetary ...
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he pendulum of the US economy remains on the upswing, according to the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), released today. The economic indicator, shown to lead US business cycles by an average of ...
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Transportation of petroleum and petroleum products by rail in the US in the week that ended Saturday totaled 13,098 cars, up 19.6% compared with the year-ago period, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. In the year to ...
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A US International Trade Commission ruling from June 2013 banning sales of older Apple iPad and iPhone models has been overturned by the Obama administration. The decision - which related to 3G wireless technology - has been vetoed ...
Asahi Kasei Group announces results for 1st quarter fiscal year ending June 30, 2013. Overview of Consolidated Results 1. Consolidated group results Although the US economy showed signs of recovery with improving employment during the ...
After deteriorating for a number of years the fiscal policy situation in the USA stabilised recently ; but risks remain. More economic policy adjustments will be required in the future as a result. In the latest issue of the CESifo Forum ...
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The Australian dollar rose after gold prices soared and weaker-than-expected American home sales figures put downward pressure on its US counterpart. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 92.49 US cents, up from 92.22 cents at ...
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US rail transport of petroleum and petroleum products in the week ended Saturday totaled 13,203 cars, up 19.7% from the corresponding week in 2012, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday. In the first 28 weeks of 2013, ...
Apparel exports from Peru declined by 17 percent year-on-year to US$ 509 million, during the first five months of the current year, according to the data released by the Association of Exporters (ADEX). ADEX Garments Committee president ...
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THE Australian dollar jumped more than 1.5 US cents after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke declared US stimulus measures would continue. The local currency hit 92.94 US cents shortly before 9am AEST, only four hours after sinking ...
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THE Australian dollar jumped yesterday after the US central bank poured cold water on earlier speculation that it would soon start to withdraw economic stimulus. The US dollar plunged early yesterday after the market was surprised by ...
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"Sales of new and refurbished pallets will expand by 3.5% a year through 2017 to 1.3 billion units, valued at $16.9 billion." That was the lead sentence in the recent report on the market for pallets in North America from the Freedonia ...
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IN another wild swing that extended the volatile start to the financial year, the stockmarket rebounded to sit 1.1 per cent higher after fresh data pointed to a strengthening US economy. Materials and energy stocks led the recovery from ...
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On Tuesday, a number of US mills filed antidumping/countervailing duty against the majority of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) imports from the majority of supplying countries. Although a case has been generally expected for some time now, ...
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The Australian dollar was slightly lower as the US dollar continued to strengthen following last week's news that the US central bank may wind up its economic stimulus program. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 92.12 US cents, ...