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China ban on low-grade coal set to hit global miners

16/09/2014(0)
The world’s miners, already smarting from a steep drop in iron ore prices, are about to be hit by a Chinese ban on low-quality coal that comes into effect ... Read More
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Foreign Investment in China Hits Lowest Point Since 2012

16/09/2014(0)
China’s foreign direct investment in August fell to a low not seen in at least 2-1/2 years, underscoring the challenges to growth facing the world’s second-biggest economy. China attracted ... Read More
rosneft

Russia considers Rosneft request for help from state fund

16/09/2014(0)
Sanctions-hit oil company Rosneft (ROSN.MM) will be able to apply for money from a state wealth fund, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said on Tuesday, adding that the government ... Read More
BNP Paribas is pictured on the building of the bank in Geneva

Senior BNP Paribas energy traders quit; bank denies downsizing

16/09/2014(0)
Two senior BNP Paribas energy traders in New York have left, but the Paris-based bank said on Monday it was not downsizing its U.S. commodity and energy businesses. Keith ... Read More
Alibaba

Alibaba raises IPO as demand strengthens

16/09/2014(0)
Alibaba Group Holdings has raised its initial public offering to $66 to $68, demonstrating the high demand from investors for the year’s most anticipated debut and potentially the world’s ... Read More
Indian currency of different denominations are seen in this picture illustration taken in Mumbai

Rupee extends losses against dollar

15/09/2014(0)
The rupee-dollar pair hit 61.0875, its highest since September 18. The pair was trading at 61.06/07 versus Wednesday’s 60.96/97 close. Nifty was down 0.6 per cent. Month-end demand from ... Read More
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japan’s Prime minister ‘neutral’ on whether to raise sales tax

15/09/2014(0)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday he remained “neutral” on whether to proceed with a hike in Japan’s sales tax to 10 percent, adding that decision would ... Read More
A man walks past Portuguese Novo Banco (New Bank) posters at its head office in Lisbon

EU regulators expect Novo Banco sale to proceed as agreed

15/09/2014(0)
European Union state aid regulators expect Portugal to sell Novo Banco, the successor to troubled Banco Espirito Santo (BES) (BES.LS), in line with a pledge made in return for ... Read More
mark-carney

Carney Steering BOE in Scots Vote as Quebec Casts Shadow

15/09/2014(0)
Mark Carney’s history is catching up with him. Having watched Quebec’s attempt to break away from his native Canada in 1995 while working at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Scots ... Read More
heineken

SABMiller rebuffed by Heineken

15/09/2014(0)
SABMiller has considered a possible combination with rival beer maker Heineken, in a deal that would have brought together two of Europe’s biggest brewers and helped it fend off ... Read More
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