The Ifo Indicator for the world economic climate fell slightly. Both assessments of the current economic situation and the six-month economic outlook deteriorated somewhat. The recovery in the world economy is not really making any headway. ...
The Ifo Indicator for the economic climate in the euro area improved, but remains below its long-term average value. The current economic situation in the euro area brightened only slightly and remains at a low level overall. Expectations ...
Tags: economy
Although, the economic crisis in the traditional export markets such as the EU and the US coupled with the recent issues in Bangladesh, which is one of the largest garment supplier in the world, has affected the global apparel industry, the ...
Tags: Apparel Industry, economic crisis
Several global luxury apparel retailers have recorded positive growth in the first half of 2013 and the industry is expecting a boost in sales by the end of this year. In a conversation with fibre2fashion, Nikoleta Panteva, senior retail ...
Tags: Luxury Apparel, positive growth
World demand for silicones is expected to rise 5.9 percent per year to $18.9 billion in 2017. Gains will represent an acceleration from recent historical trends, fueled by an improved outlook for global manufacturing and construction ...
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projections indicate that world 2013/14 cotton consumption is forecast at 109.8 million bales, an increase of 2 percent (2.4 million bales) from a year ago. India and Pakistan are expected to ...
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Mergers and acquisitions in the UK food and drink industry hit a 10-year low at just 73 deals in the first half of this year, revealed figures from information services company Experian. Could AG Barr's acquisition of GSK's Lucozade and ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.8% in 2013, according to the Q3 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. The Foundation ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, economy
Today, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim and the Fudan University in Shanghai publish the results of the first "China Economic Panel" (CEP). CEP is a panel of experts focused on China. It serves to investigate the ...
Total revenue for Taiwan-listed LED makers fell from NTD10.96bn in May to NTD10.6bn in June, as the LED market was affected by declining demand for backlight application and stocktaking, according to LEDinside (a subsidiary of industry ...
Tags: LED Market, LED Backlights
Retail sales data for the month of June from the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF) showed relatively positive traction on the consumer spending front despite tailing off at the end of the second ...
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The International Monetary Fund has lowered its oil price forecasts to $100.09/barrel in 2013 and $95.36/b in 2014. In April, the IMF forecast that oil prices would average $102.60/b this year and fall back to $97.58/b in 2014. However, ...
In the Eurozone, activity contracted by 0.3% in Q1 2013, falling for the sixth consecutive quarter. However, GDP growth is expected to turn slightly positive in Q2 2013 (+0.1%), with a mild acceleration over the following quarters (+0.2% in ...
Tags: economy, Labor market
Global growth in IT spending is slowing, according to analyst group Gartner, which forecasts that total spending in 2013 will amount to $3.7 trillion, an increase of just two per cent on the $3.6 trillion that it believes was spent ...
Tags: IT, Computer Products, software
The Australian dollar continued to fall today, sparking the biggest one-day sell-off in government bonds since the turmoil in global markets that followed the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in late 2008. Bond traders said ...