Japan/UK Inflation Surges
Inflation might be of emerging concern to the US, but in Japan it's a real problem now, which shows no sign of slowing. Figures released yesterday show that Japan's wholesale prices again rose...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 8:39 pm
US Inflation Up
I think the US federal Reserve is trying to tell us something about inflation and interest rates. Why else would some of the top people in the Fed, including chairman, Ben Bernanke be out making...
Australasian Investment Review -
Thursday May 15, 2008, 8:42 am
SSANGYONG MOTOR EXPECTS SALE OF HYBRID CARS IN 2011
SEOUL, May 14 Asia Pulse - The top executive of Ssangyong
Motor Co. (KSE:03620), the South Korean unit of China's
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., said Wednesday he expects
the automaker to sell...
Asia Pulse News -
Wednesday May 14, 2008, 3:38 pm
VIETNAM SETS ANOTHER AUTO SALES RECORD IN APRIL
HANOI, May 14 Asia Pulse - Vietnamese people seemed to be
rushing to buy cars before a possible further price hike, as
13,271 units, up 183 per cent year on year, were sold last
month, breaking the...
Asia Pulse News -
Wednesday May 14, 2008, 1:05 pm
US April retail sales strong
US retail sales excluding cars were surprisingly strong in April, showing consumers are still willing to add spending punch to the economy despite soaring food and energy prices, a government report...
AAP -
Wednesday May 14, 2008, 11:05 am
Budget 2: Oil Tax Change, FBT Tightened, Property Trusts Helped
There are a number of items scattered through the budget that will have an impact on the market and investors and some of us in business. We already know of the alcopops tax, the changes to the...
Australasian Investment Review -
Wednesday May 14, 2008, 8:47 am
Corporate Updates: BSL, AGK, ORG
BlueScope Steel, the country's biggest steelmaker, says second-half earnings could be up to 83% higher because of higher world steel prices, driven by demand for buildings and automobiles in...
Australasian Investment Review -
Tuesday May 13, 2008, 8:27 am
Car tax hike will 'put lives at risk'
The Automobile Association says car makers are likely to scrap some life-saving features in their vehicles to try to avoid the new tax on luxury cars.
The Federal Government will increase the tax...
ABC Business News -
Monday May 12, 2008, 2:11 pm
Markets Mixed: US Down
Don't expect too much of an impact on the stockmarket from the Federal Budget. The Reserve Bank's taken that role through its domination of monetary policy and besides there are still external...
Australasian Investment Review -
Monday May 12, 2008, 8:25 am
French autoparts maker Faurecia to open Czech exhaust plant
PRAGUE (AFP) - French auto components multinational Faurecia will open a 20 million euro (30.9 million dollar) plant producing exhausts in the eastern Czech town of Karvina as part of a wider...
AFP Finance News -
Monday May 12, 2008, 3:18 am
Car industry slams luxury car tax increases
A car industry representative has criticised the Federal Government's plan to raise taxes on luxury cars in Tuesday's Federal Budget.
For the first time in more than 10 years, taxes will rise for...
ABC Business News -
Sunday May 11, 2008, 4:38 pm
SALES OF IMPORTED CARS IN SOUTH KOREA JUMP 48.4% IN APRIL
SEOUL, May 8 Asia Pulse - Sales of imported automobiles in
South Korea jumped 48.4 per cent from a year earlier to 6,153
units in April, an industry group said Thursday. The April sales also...
Asia Pulse News -
Thursday May 8, 2008, 1:18 pm
TECHPRO ELECTRONICS LAUNCHES COPROTECTOR - WORLD'S 1ST
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Asia Pulse News -
Wednesday May 7, 2008, 3:17 pm
S. KOREAN AUTO OUTPUT FALLS 3 PCT IN APRIL
SEOUL, May 7 Asia Pulse - South Korea's production of cars,
trucks and buses fell three per cent in April from the same
month last year, mainly due to falling exports to the United
States and Europe,...
Asia Pulse News -
Wednesday May 7, 2008, 12:44 pm
VIETNAM GOV'T RAISES TAX ON IMPORTED LUXURY CARS
HANOI, May 6 Asia Pulse - The Vietnamese Government has
allowed the Ministry of Finance to revise the special
consumption tax on automobiles, raising it for some high-end
cars models. Currently,...
Asia Pulse News -
Tuesday May 6, 2008, 12:43 pm
