LONDON (AFX) - Here are the top stories on AFX News UK Jan manufacturing output unexpectedly drops monthly 0.2 pct LONDON (AFX) - UK manufacturing output unexpectedly dropped in January though the wider measure of industrial production rose slightly as the Buzzard oil field came on stream, official figures showed. The Office for National Statistics reported that manufacturing output, which accounts for 14.7 pct of the UK economy, fell by 0.2 pct in January from the previous month, below...
French Treasury to create new 30-year euro zone indexed bond
April 17, 2007 on 8:00 am | In Currency |
PARIS (AFX) - The French Treasury said it is to create a new 30-year ‘OATei’ bond indexed on the euro zone harmonised inflation consumer price (HICP) index.
The maturity date of the new bond will be July 25, 2040.
The treasury said the bond will be launched in the coming days, subject to market conditions.
It said due to this operation, the next auction of indexed-linked bonds will take place on Thursday 19 April.
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Commentary: Sacrificing Size For Success At GM »A note to the executive suite at General Motors Corp.: Maintaining the crown as the world’s largest automaker doesn’t matter. If you can’t keep it while boosting profits, let Toyota have it. Let Toyota face the scrutiny of being No. 1. Then you can focus on increasing profits. Given the hypercompetition in the global auto market and the rate at which technology is changing, GM will need many billions in cash to stay in the game. GM Chairman and CEO G. Richard Wagoner Jr. says...
Asia’s shares were generally stronger overnight, including a performance by Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 that put the index above 18,000 for the first time since 2000. The Nikkei rose 196 points, or 1.1%, to finish at 18,109. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong advanced 0.8% to 20,809. Elsewhere, South Korea’s Kospi climbed nearly 1% to 1465. On the losing side, Singapore’s Straits Times Index slipped 0.1% to 3289, and India’s BSE Sensex gave up 1.2% to 14,021. Much...
French Treasury to create new 30-year euro zone indexed bond
March 2, 2007 on 8:04 am | In Currency |
PARIS (AFX) - The French Treasury said it is to create a new 30-year ‘OATei’ bond indexed on the euro zone harmonised inflation consumer price (HICP) index.
The maturity date of the new bond will be July 25, 2040.
The treasury said the bond will be launched in the coming days, subject to market conditions.
It said due to this operation, the next auction of indexed-linked bonds will take place on Thursday 19 April.
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Slovenian inflation at 2.1 pct in February, down 0.2 points on Jan »LJUBLJANA (AFX) - Slovenian consumer prices fell by 0.2 pct in February from January but rose by 2.1 pct on a 12-month basis, the national statistics office said. In February, prices decreased for communications, food and non-alcoholic beverages, it reported. This is the second consecutive month that consumer prices in Slovenia have dropped. In January, inflation fell by 0.7 pct from the previous month but rose by 2.7 pct on a 12-month basis. Harmonised consumer prices in February fell by...