Saudi petrochemicals exporters slam China over dumping probe
RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi petrochemicals producers said on Saturday they would seek duties on imports from China after Beijing began a dumping probe on petrochemical products from Saudi Arabia and three...
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Sunday July 5, 2009, 3:15 am
Shanghai plans more bull than Wall St
China's financial capital Shanghai plans to build a bigger version of New York's charging bull statue that sits near Wall Street in lower Manhattan state media said Saturday.The giant statue...
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Saturday July 4, 2009, 5:13 pm
New bubbles rising in China property market: state media
BEIJING (AFP) - China's recent moves to ease curbs on the real estate sector have sent prices soaring recently, stoking fears that new property bubbles are forming, state media reported...
AFP Finance News -
Saturday July 4, 2009, 2:11 am
New bubbles rising in China property market: media
BEIJING (AFP) - China's recent moves to ease curbs on the real estate sector have sent prices soaring recently, stoking fears that new property bubbles are forming, according to state...
AFP Finance News -
Friday July 3, 2009, 5:08 pm
Trade Deficits Are Back
Another monthly trade deficit with those lazy, hazy days of summer and the big trade surpluses banished by the downturn in iron ore and coal prices, while the slump in imports shows...
Australasian Investment Review -
Friday July 3, 2009, 8:50 am
China may allow foreign firms to list: govt
BEIJING (AFP) - China may allow foreign firms with investments inside the country to list domestically, as part of efforts to boost trader confidence during the global downturn, according to an...
AFP Finance News -
Thursday July 2, 2009, 5:56 pm
Chinalco takes part in Rio rights offer
Rio Tinto's largest shareholder, Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco), has taken full part in a $US15.2 billion rights issue from the Anglo-Australian miner.Chinalco on Thursday confirmed its...
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Thursday July 2, 2009, 12:12 pm
Midday Market Roundup 02/07/09
The market is up 29. We were up 36 at best. The SFE Futures were up 16 points overnight. Dow Jones closed up 57. Dow up 133 at best and up 1 at worst. Lowest volume in 3 weeks on the NYSE ahead of...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday July 2, 2009, 11:55 am
China iron ore pricing talks drag on
Pricing talks between Chinese steelmakers and global iron-ore suppliers dragged on after they failed to reach agreement by a June 30 deadline, reports and industry officials said.China's steel...
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Thursday July 2, 2009, 11:51 am
Australia shares seen steady; global mood improves
SYDNEY, July 2 (Reuters) - Australian shares are seen
making a steady start on Thursday, following modest gains on
Wall Street after manufacturing data around the world restored
some confidence that...
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Thursday July 2, 2009, 8:19 am
Markets rise on manufacturing optimism
Some reassuring manufacturing figures from China, Europe and the United States has boosted investor confidence, lifting Wall Street about 0.6 per cent.
The Institute for Supply Management...
ABC Business News -
Thursday July 2, 2009, 7:00 am
Chinese steel firms soften price demands
Chinese steel makers may be softening their demands for iron ore price cuts of between 40 and 45 per cent, after Tuesday's negotiating deadline for an annual benchmark passed without agreement...
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Wednesday July 1, 2009, 6:25 pm
No agreement with China on iron ore
The world's biggest miners are entering the new financial year without a benchmark iron ore agreement with China for the first time in more than 40 years.
Japanese and South Korean steel mills...
ABC Business News -
Wednesday July 1, 2009, 10:54 am
Markets 1: Down, Up, All Around
A slow end to a big quarter for global markets, with the big question now, where to next? On Wall Street, the Dow slipped 82.38 points, or 0.97% Tuesday to end the quarter at...
Australasian Investment Review -
Wednesday July 1, 2009, 8:30 am
Markets 2: Oil Leads Commodities Higher As US dollar Weakness
Oil had a last day burst, to a new 8-month high, then fell sharply to close under $US70 a barrel in New York as new doubts emerged about the greenness of those shoots. Gold ended the...
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Wednesday July 1, 2009, 8:29 am
