Archive for November 29th, 2007



The weakness of the Chinese yuan against the euro is provoking protectionist tendencies in Europe, the EU Commission warned Thursday, urging Beijing to move faster on exchange rate flexibility.
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EDF, Enel close to accord

Posted by UK Economy News
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29Nov 07

Utility giant Electricite de France (EDF) and its Italian counterpart Enel are reportedly close to a deal worth two billion euros (2.96 billion dollars) on access to the French power market.
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Oil gave back nearly all of its big gains on Thursday after Enbridge Pipeline said its fire-damaged crude pipeline in Minnesota could resume normal operations within days.
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The World Trade Organisation ruled Thursday that the European Union's banana importing practices violate international trade rules, a diplomatic source said here.
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White House sees firm economy in 2008

Posted by UK Economy News
In UK financial news
29Nov 07

The White House Thursday projected firm economic growth into 2008, with an average 2.7 percent expansion pace despite headwinds from housing and credit woes.
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Oil handed back some of its early gains after surging more than $4 on Thursday following an explosion at a major pipeline that interrupted crude oil imports to top consumer the United States.
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US officials said Thursday that China had agreed to a "full elimination" of a range of industrial subsidies to settle a complaint filed by Washington before the World Trade Organization.
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European Union telecom ministers backed proposals on Thursday to open radio frequencies allocated exclusively for GSM mobile phone services to other technologies, such as third-generation (3G) mobile data.
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New home sales increased 1.7 percent in October but the rise came only after a sharp downward revision to September figures, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
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Oil handed back some of its early gains after surging more than $4 on Thursday following an explosion at a major pipeline that temporarily halted nearly a fifth of crude oil imports to top consumer the United States.
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