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UN forecasts ‘relative tranquility’ in grain markets in 2017-18
April 7th, 2017
The United Nations forecast “relative tranquillity” ahead for grain prices as – unlike some other commentators – it forecast a further rise in world wheat inventories next season, besides a record coarse grains harvest. The UN food agency, the ...
Global housing rent comparison – what kind of home you can get for US$40,000 per year
April 6th, 2017
Find out what kind of home you can get for US$40,000 per year in selected cities around the world. Below is a global housing rent comparison list of 15 cities around the world and what you can get for ...
Oil dips after three-day rally, but support seen above $50 per barrel
March 31st, 2017
Oil prices eased on Friday as traders took profits following three days of straight gains on the expectation that an OPEC-led crude supply cut that was initially supposed to only last for the first half of the year would ...
World’s biggest meat producer scandal: Countries imposed import bans
March 24th, 2017
China, the EU, Japan, Chile, Mexico and Hong Kong have imposed various degrees of import bans on Brazilian meat after a corruption scheme allowing the sale of products past their due date was uncovered late last week. Meat is ...
How powerful is your passport?
March 23rd, 2017
The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom that their citizens enjoy. For more than a decade, Henley & Partners has analyzed global visa regulations to present an index ...
Sugar prices slump on technical selling
March 22nd, 2017
Raw sugar futures prices in New York extended their losses of the previous session, plumbing new multi-month lows, after breaking definitively downward through the key 18 cents a pound level. With technical support definitively breached, markets are now looking ...
Multinational Bank forecast arabica coffee prices to rise
March 20th, 2017
Rabobank forecast rising arabica coffee prices, as Brazilian production falls 13% in the 2017-18 season. Following a Brazilian crop tour, Rabobank forecast the next Brazilian coffee crop at 49.2m bags, down from 54.0m bags in the 2016-17 year. Arabica ...
The biggest fashion group in the world announced net sales rose 12% to €23.3bn in FY16
March 15th, 2017
Same-store sales growth was 10%. The Group generated over 9,596 new jobs, one in four of which were in Spain. At year-end, its headcount stood at 162,450. In April, 84,000 Inditex employees will receive their second payment under the ...
Hedge funds extend ag selling – and ‘scope for more sales’ in grains
March 14th, 2017
Hedge funds cut their net long position in agricultural commodities for a third week, but not by enough, in grains, to fend off fears of a further selldown, with latest bearish positioning focused on sugar instead. Managed money, a ...
Sugar analysts chew over recent price volatility
March 10th, 2017
Sugar analysts chew over recent price volatility Analysts are chewing over whether sugar futures in New York have found a floor, after bouncing late in the previous session. There has been heavy technical selling in sugar markets, after front-month ...
