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Japan's Core Machinery Orders Hit 10-Year High in Nov., 2017
Apr 1, 2019Mainly on strong demands from service sectors, Japan's core machinery orders have continuously surged, and hit a 10-year zenith in November, 2017, showing that the Japanese government's efforts on encouraging local enterprises to invest in ...
Tags: Core Machinery
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Consumer Spending for May Drops First Time in Five Years
Jun 13, 2017Further uncertainty surrounding the general election results is expected to fuel further decrease in spending and sales. Consumer spending in May has dropped for the first time in four years, with the uncertainty from last week’s ...
Tags: Consumer Spending
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Late Easter Spurs UK Retail to Biggest Monthly Increase Since April 2006
May 10, 2017Over the three months to April, non-food retail rose by 0.3 per cent while online sales of non-food products were up by 8.2 per cent over the same period. In store sales fell 1.3 per cent. UK retail sales have registered their biggest ...
Tags: Late Easter
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Gold Futures Fall on Traders' Technical Selling
Mar 1, 2017Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Tuesday as technical elements put pressure on the precious metal. The most active gold contract for April delivery fell 4.9 U.S. dollars, or 0.39 percent, to ...
Tags: Gold futures, precious metal
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DGBAS Projects Taiwan's GDP at 1.92 Percent for 2017, a 3-Year Zenith
Feb 22, 2017DGBAS reports Taiwan’s 2017 GDP growth forecast to stand at a three-year high of 1.92 percent, with annual export to show the strongest increase of 8.5 percent in the past six years (photo courtesy of UDN.com). In light of the ...
Tags: GDP growth
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Spending on Robotics to Reach US$188 Billion
Jan 12, 2017Worldwide spending on robotics and related services will more than double by 2020, growing from US$91.5 billion in 2016 to more than US$188 billion in 2020, according to the newly updated Worldwide Commercial Robotics Spending Guide from ...
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Hong Kong Show Keeps Holiday Hopes Alive
Sep 27, 2016Last week's Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair set an improved tone for the diamond market despite challenging conditions in the Far East. Overall, it should be considered a good show as dealer trading picked up after a very slow summer. After ...
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Global Supply Chain Risk Climbs to Record Highs
Sep 6, 2016Global supply chain risk Q2 2016. Global supply chain risk climbed in the second quarter of 2016, reaching the highest levels since records began in 1995, according to the CIPS Risk Index, powered by Dun & Bradstreet. The Index, ...
Tags: Global supply chain risk
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Vetropack Reports Improved Revenue in First Half of 2016
Sep 6, 2016Vetropack Group significantly enhanced its revenue in the first half of 2016. Vetropack Italia, a member of the Group since early August 2015, making a major contribution of over 10%. Net sales from goods and services amounted to CHF ...
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Sidel to Show Innovations in Beverage Packaging at Propak West Africa
Sep 6, 2016Taking place in Lagos, Nigeria, from 20 - 22 September 2016, the event will mark the debut of Sidel in the West African version of the show and is part of its commitment to supporting beverage producers in Nigeria and neighbouring ...
Tags: Sidel, beverage producers
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Extrusion Machinery Builders in Taiwan Work out Advanced Models to Ride Global Market Trends
Jul 28, 2016High performance with competitive costs is among striking features of Taiwan-made machines. High performance, excellent energy efficiency and low requirements for manpower and space are growing trends in the global market for machinery. ...
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China's Retail Sales of Consumer Goods up 10.3%
Apr 20, 2016China's retail sales of consumer goods increased 10.3 percent in the first quarter year on year, official data showed on Friday. The first-quarter reading was 0.4 percentage points lower than that recorded in the whole of last year, ...
Tags: consumer goods, economic growth
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“Mediocre” Is The New Air Cargo Reality
Mar 22, 2016The IATA reports that air cargo global growth continued to perform below its potential – “mediocre growth is now the new reality”. Growth in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) had positive momentum since 2H2015 and into ...
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Adidas Fourth-Quarter Loss Narrows, Offers Bullish Outlook
Mar 13, 2016Adidas Group reported a narrower loss in the fourth quarter as gross margins expanded and currency-neutral sales jumped 12 percent, driven by accelerated momentum at both Adidas and Reebok. On a currency-neutral basis, sales grew 16 percent ...
Tags: Adidas Group, Reebok
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UBS Forecasts China Q4 Growth at 6.9 Pct
Dec 28, 2015China's economic growth is expected to be unchanged in the fourth quarter of this year, but an improvement is still distant due to property weakness and excess capacity, according to the latest report from UBS. The Swiss banking group ...