Machinery, Metals & Industrial Products Manufacturing

Gold Fails to Hold Above $800 in the Face of US Dollar Strength

marketoracle.co.uk     10 hrs ago   43 related          

SPOT GOLD PRICES struggled below $800 per ounce in Asia and London on Friday, heading towards a 5% loss for the week as the US Dollar rose yet again versus everything else except Treasury bonds. Crude oil dipped towards...                    

Vale seeks 20% iron ore price rise from China

ft.com     10 hrs ago   8 related          

By Patti Waldmeir in Shanghai, Javier Blas in London and Song Jung-a in Seoul Vale of Brazil, the world’s largest iron ore producer, is pressuring Chinese steelmakers to pay as much as 20 per cent more for their contracted...                    

Central Banks Drowning in US Dollar Seek to Expand Gold Reserves

marketoracle.co.uk     6 hrs ago   3 related          

"...My God, this is the time. If everyone wants gold we're all going to be ruined, because there is not enough gold to go around..." – J.F.K. to the Fed chairman, Aug. 1962 ONCE UPON A TIME money meant gold (and ever...                    

In the know: Cadbury; smartFOCUS; Gold; Churchill Mining

timesonline.co.uk     6 hrs ago          

Gilts Gilts jumped, pushing benchmark yields to their lowest in more than four months, after weak US jobs figures deepened worries about the global economy, sparking a sell-off of equities. The December gilt future was 77...                    

Gardens: Making the most of the last evenings of summer

guardian.co.uk     5 hrs ago          

As the last days of summer stretch into autumn, how do you make the most of evenings outdoors without feeling the chill? Chimineas Chimineas radiate heat from the neck as well as the opening - the bigger the opening, the...                    

Talk that QBE is lining up UBS for RSA bid

telegraph.co.uk     4 hrs ago          

By Ben Harrington Bid talk sent RSA Insurance flying to the top of the blue-chip leaderboard, with the Australian insurance group QBE tipped as the potential suitor. One source claimed QBE is being advised by UBS on a...                    

Soybeans tumble as dollar gains ground on euro

wtop.com     5 hrs ago   7 related          

By STEVENSON JACOBS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Soybean prices tumbled Friday after the dollar continued its rally against the euro, giving investors more reasons to sell commodities that were bought as a hedge...                    

Up productivity for growth sans inflation, says PM

indiatimes.com     8 hrs ago   4 related          

6 Sep 2008, 0047 hrs IST, Prabhakar Sinha,TNN SALEM: Stressing upon the need for stepping up production for achieving projected growth rate of 9% in the 11th Five Year Plan without high inflation, PM Manmohan Singh on...                    

9. Aluminium capacity in China poised to surge

thestar.com.my     2 hrs ago   3 related          

HONG KONG: China’s aluminium capacity will surge by nearly a tenth before year’s end as a wave of new smelters crank into action, dealing another blow to prices that have slumped by a fifth and to rivals battling higher...                    

Tube City IMS Corporation Announces Acquisition of Hanson Resource Management Limited (PR Newswire)

yahoo.com     8 hrs ago   1 related          

Tube City IMS Corporation, a service provider to steel mills and foundries throughout the world, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Hanson Resource Management Limited and its subsidiary Hanson Support...                    

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