In September 2013 the CEP-Indicator of Economic Sentiment for China reaches 18.8 points displaying an ongoing positive sentiment. The CEP-Indicator of Economic Sentiment captures the expectations of financial market experts regarding the ...
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US-based Abbott Laboratories has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MitraClip device, designed to treat patients with significant symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) who are at ...
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China will continue to pursue reforms to improve the quality and efficiency of economic development, while maintaining macroeconomic stability, said China 's central bank deputy chief on Saturday. "The Chinese economy maintained a ...
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There have long been doubts about the quality of Chinese economic data, until finally the Chinese government has admitted it. China's National Bureau of Statistics has said that a county government in Yunnan province "faked" economic data ...
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Oil futures traded sharply lower during Monday’s Asian session after a critical economic data point out of China surprised to the downside. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for November delivery slid ...
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ICE Cotton futures traded unchanged on last week, with the main Z3 contract settling at 84.52 c/lbs. Physical supplies for delivery to mills through 2013 year-end are looking increasingly tight, as spot supplies of Australian, West African ...
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China’s electricity consumption rose 13.7 percent year on year in August, its fastest growth since March 2012, the National Energy Administration said yesterday. The figure also marked the fourth straight month power use had risen, ...
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As the anticipated U.S. decision to put an end to the quantitative easing policy has sent jitters across the markets of emerging economies, and has led to mounting concern over a capital exodus, the Chinese government has geared up to do ...
Chinese stock market posted this year's widest daily gains on Monday as newly released data concerning consumer inflation, producer price and foreign trade pointed to a strengthening economy. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose ...
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Sport exchange rate of the Chinese currency Yuan, or RMB, against the US Dollar slipped by 0.15 percent in August 2013. Hurt by worries that the US Federal Reserve will slash the QE size in September, the currencies of emerging markets ...
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Polyethylene producers are targeting higher prices in September amid increases in feedstock naphtha and improved economic data, sources said this week. Naphtha was assessed at $914.5/mt CIF NWE Wednesday, up $2.50 on the week. The average ...
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Oil prices dropped on profit- taking Monday after gains for six trading days on concerns that the unrest in Egypt could disrupt oil supplies. Although Egypt is not a major oil producer, it controls the Suez Canal and the ...
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Oil prices went up Thursday as unrest in Egypt bolstered concerns that oil supplies from Middle East may be disrupted. The Middle East accounted for 35 percent of global oil output, according to the International Energy Agency. Egypt ...
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Oil prices surged on Thursday as economic data around the globe added optimism to economic growth. In the week ending July 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial jobless benefits claims decreased 19,000 to 326, 000, the ...
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Oil prices advanced on Wednesday after a report showed that U.S. economic growth was higher than expected in the second quarter of the year. The U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.7 percent in the ...
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