Members of the Safe Food Coalition and the Worker Health and Safety Coalition wrote to members of Congress this week, asking them not to reduce the budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service and to remove ...
Tags: HIMP, Budget Negotiations, USDA, FDA
The sharemarket rose after a report showed falling interest rates were lifting parts of the nation's housing market, while manufacturing data from China indicated that an economic recovery remained on track. BHP Billiton, the world's ...
Tags: Stocks, economic recovery, iron ore gains
The Australian dollar is higher, getting some support from stronger iron ore prices and gains on the local sharemarket. Mr Hans Kunnen, St George chief economist said that the local dollar's rise was not because of the US budget ...
Tags: Australian dollar, iron ore, prices, sharemarket
The Australian dollar is slightly lower amid doubts there will be a successful outcome to the US budget negotiations. At 07:00 AEDT, the local unit was trading at $US1.0366, down from $US1.0374 on Friday. The main driver for markets ...
Tags: Australian dollar, outcome, US budget negotiations, fiscal cliff
THE Australian dollar is higher as sentiment about the US budget negotiations continues to be the main driver for financial markets. US President Barack Obama cut short his Christmas holidays in Hawaii to return to Washington for talks ...
Tags: in Bumpy Trade, Australian Dollar
THE Australian dollar is lower, trading on thin volumes, as investors remain cautious about the US budget negotiations. THE Australian dollar is lower, trading on thin volumes, as investors remain cautious about the US budget ...
THE Australian dollar is lower along with other risk currencies due to concerns about negotiations in the United States to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. At 07:00 AEDT,the currency was trading at$US1.0493,down from$US1.0514 yesterday ...
Tags: Australian dollar, US, fiscal cliff
As the federal budget is debated and the lame duck session hurtles towards an end,there is high intrigue on Capitol Hill. Having been in Washington,D.C.,the week of Dec.10,Jeffery Hall says the farm bill is still receiving much discussion ...
Tags: farm bill, Capitol Hill, rice, vegetable
THE Australian dollar was slightly higher following a general election in Japan and continuing concerns about budget negotiations in the United States. At 7am AEDT on Monday, the currency was trading at 105.48 US cents up from 105.44 ...
Tags: Australian, Japan Election, US Budget
THE Australian sharemarket is set to fall today after world markets dropped on concerns about stalled budget negotiations in the United States. At 7.10am AEDT the December share price index futures contract was down 12 points at 4,578. ...
Arab News cited Mr Abdullah Al Badri secretary general of OPEC as saying that ahead of the oil exporting group's meeting in Vienna next week. The market is comfortable as I see it at this time. OPEC is expected to stick with an output ...
Tags: oil exporting, OPEC, global economy, energy demand