Total imports/arrivals (covering total imports from third countries and arrivals from other member states) in January-October 2009 amounted to 4.698,9 mn Euro as compared to 6.256,6 mn Euro in January-October 2008, according
China's auto sales surged past the United States to reach record levels in 2009, industry figures showed on Monday, underscoring China's importance to the global auto industry as the world's biggest market.
Stock index futures rose on Monday as China's strong trade figures stoked optimism in the global recovery and investors anticipated a profitable earnings report from Alcoa Inc (AA.N). China ended 2009 with
Britain's top share index was up 0.4 percent by midday on Monday, as commodity stocks strengthened on the back of bullish trade data from China, which boosted confidence over the strength of
World stocks rose for the sixth session running on Monday, hitting a 15-month high, with stronger trade data from China boosting optimism about the global economy while the dollar remained under pressure.
European shares hit a new 15-month high in early trade on Monday, with energy companies and miners among the top performers, after strong trading data from China boosted sentiment. At 0922 GMT,
Growing optimism about the global economy following robust Chinese trade data lifted Britain's top share index to a 16-month high on Monday, as miners and energy stocks climbed on the back of
Federal Reserve monetary policy is unlikely to pushed off course by December's surprising job losses, a senior Fed official said on Monday. St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard told reporters
Chinese bank lending surged in the first week of 2010, a state newspaper reported on Monday, adding to the concerns fueled by blockbuster trade data for December that the world's third-largest economy
Large flat-screen TVs were all the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show, but companies like Microvision Inc are putting their bets on image viewing of a much smaller scale: projections from devices
