Business | Markets
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Thursday Feb 9
Ivanplats to shake up platinum industry
Miner expects production at negative cost
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Thursday Feb 9
Malaysia halts palm oil supply to Iran
International sanctions make it difficult for Tehran to pay for imports
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Thursday Feb 9
Hong Kong shares hit six-month high
Analysts cautious about sustainability of rally, given lack of monetary loosening measures
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Thursday Feb 9
Data point to end of bumpy road
Last week in this column I wrote about the impending turn in the US labour markets.
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Wednesday Feb 8
Iron ore prices unlikely to match last year's high
Steel production will be lower as demand in Europe and China is set to dip
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Wednesday Feb 8
Sugar surplus expected to shrink by 43% next season
Kingsman predicts growth in consumption to exceed 10-year average
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Wednesday Feb 8
Australia holds rates unchanged but says future cuts still possible
Dollar hits six-month high as new projects boost employment
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Wednesday Feb 8
Rupiah leads Asian gains as outlook improves
The Asia Dollar Index climbs 0.2% as investors pour funds into the regional markets
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Tuesday Feb 7
Valuations exert negative pressure
Arab Spring, Strait of Hormuz, Iraqi Sectarianism; with the common denominator in these topics being the so-called influence of external state actors
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Tuesday Feb 7
Greece deal worries send oil below $114
But tensions with Iran support prices
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DFSA chief to step down in September
Executive has been at post since 2008
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Geepas idea blossomed in Dubai
The journey led from a small shop in Bahrain to a $1.27b company in the UAE
