Brazil Raises Duties on China-Made Baby Dolls as Real Gains Hurt Toymakers - Bloomberg
December 29, 2010
Brazil raised its tariffs on toy imports from China in a bid to help the South American country’s manufacturers hurt by a 37 percent gain […]
Monthly Archive December, 2010
Taiwan Curbs Access to Derivatives to Curb Currency Speculation - Bloomberg
December 27, 2010
Taiwan’s central bank said it will step up curbs on the use of exchange-rate derivatives to combat currency speculation by foreigners.
Banks’ holdings of non-deliverable […]
China Targets 11% Industrial Output Growth in 2011, Down From 15% in 2010 - Bloomberg
December 26, 2010
China is targeting growth in industrial output of 11 percent next year, slowing from an expected 15 percent pace in 2010, the official Xinhua news […]
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How a fireplace insert cut my heating bill by 40 per cent
December 24, 2010
A year ago I spent about $5,000 on a fireplace insert because I was tired of sending most of the heat in my house up […]
Jammed Beijing to cut new car registration by 2/3
December 23, 2010
China’s capital announced Thursday that it will sharply limit new vehicle registrations to try to ease massive traffic jams that are rapidly turning Beijing’s streets […]
World shares higher as Korean tensions ease
December 21, 2010
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as tensions on the Korean peninsula eased a few notches. European shares advanced.
Investors spent the previous day worried about possible […]
EU Plans Permanent Debt-Crisis Mechanism as Bloc Spars Over Current Steps - Bloomberg
December 16, 2010
European Union leaders agreed to amend the bloc’s treaties to create a permanent crisis- management mechanism in 2013, while divisions flared over steps to prevent […]
Empty Southbound Trucks Show Canada Recovery Relies on U.S. - Bloomberg
December 15, 2010
Eugene Moser is paying some of his truckers to drive empty half the time.
Canadian companies have been asking Cambridge, Ontario- based Challenger Motor Freight […]
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Bean Says U.K. Inflation Strength Raises Risk of Higher Price Expectations - Bloomberg
December 13, 2010
Bank of England Deputy Governor Charles Bean said the strength of inflation has increased the risk to price expectations and there may also be less […]
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Agreement sought on Afghan-Pakistan gas pipeline
December 11, 2010
The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan were in the capital of gas-rich Turkmenistan Saturday to push forward on ambitions to build a pipeline across their […]