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COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Wednesday, July 6, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

LACK OF G-7 ACTION ON US DOLLAR WILL WORSEN CRISIS, ANALYSTS SAY

Gordon Platt |
The U.S. dollar will be left to twist in the wind in Naples, analysts said. The Group of 7 w

GERMANY URGED TO CURB SPENDING

Knight-Ridder Financial |
The German public-sector deficit should be reduced primarily through smaller increases in spending a

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

JOC Staff |
The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

UK'S MAY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INCREASED A PROVISIONAL 0.1 PERCENT

Knight-Ridder Financial |
U.K. seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by a provisional 0.1 percent in May from April,

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

JOC Staff |
(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +13.096/29 102.26/30 102.37/1

INT'L RESERVES GROW IN CANADA

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Canada's international reserves grew to US$11.893 billion in June, up $682 million from $11.211 bill
Maritime

SOUTH KOREA POSTPONES PLAN FOR FINANCIAL CONGLOMERATES

Yeom Yoon-Jeong |
The finance ministry said Wednesday it has postponed plans to fosterfinancial conglomerates,

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE NAMES DEBRA NELSON TO PROMOTIONS POST

JOC Staff |
The Journal of Commerce has named Debra Nelson as creative director in its promotion and research de

CHILE, BARBADOS, TRINIDAD SEEN AS LIKELIEST NAFTA CANDIDATES

Richard Lawrence |
Chile, Barbados and Trinidad are most likely to qualify for entry into the North American Free Trade

DOLLAR STEADIES AFTER FED FAILS TO RAISE RATES TRADING THIN

Michael Duvally |
The U.S. dollar was little changed in thin trading Wednesday after erasing most of its early losses.

EU WELCOMES JAPANESE PLAN FOR DEREGULATION OF ECONOMY

Simon Hall |
The European Commission welcomes Japanese efforts to deregulate the economy and ease restrictions on
Maritime

WESTERN GERMAN JOBLESS RATE FALLS

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Seasonally adjusted June western German unemployment posted its first decline since the autumn of 19

JAPAN ALLOWING TWO FOREIGN FIRMS TO ACT AS YEN BOND "MATCHMAKERS'

Yoshiko Mori |
Japan opened interdealer broking business in yen bonds to foreigners on Wednesday, seeking to make t
Maritime

CASH, STAFF LEVELS AT CENTER OF FEUD ON WTO'S FUTURE

John Zarocostas |
The gains spelled out in the Uruguay Round trade accords could be lost if the soon-to-be-established
Maritime

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
S. AFRICA REAFFIRMS PRO-INVESTOR POLICYJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa insisted We
Maritime

BRITISH TRADE AGENCY RELEASES PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT EXPORT PROMOTION

Knight-Ridder Financial |
The British Overseas Trade Board on Wednesday launched its Annual Report and Forward Plan, which set
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Maritime

AGRICULTURAL TRADE LEADS

Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture |
Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Maritime

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - July 5, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Maritime

AGREEMENT BETWEEN LYKES, 4 UNIONS BRINGS PAY RAISES, HALTS CONTRACTING

Tim Shorrock |
New labor contracts between Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. and four maritime unions will raise seafarers'
Maritime

ANERA NAMES MANAGER FOR OFFICE IN HONG KONG

Bill Mongelluzzo |
The ocean shipping conference that sets freight rates for moving Asian exports to North America has
Maritime

CORRECTION

JOC Staff |
A story on Page 1B June 30, headlined "MEBA Members to Vote Next Week on Contracts with Five U.S. Ca
Maritime

PEOPLE - MARITIME

From Wire and Staff Reports |
NEW ORLEANS COLD STORAGE & WAREHOUSE CO. (New Orleans) - Lawrence J. Molony Jr. was promoted to vice
Maritime

MARITIME BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
BULKER HITS BARGE AT SOUTH KOREAN PORTLONDON - The 70,312-deadweight-ton bulk carrie
Maritime

VOLUME JUMPS AT SHANGHAI PORT

Journal of Commerce Staff |
Officials said Tuesday that total trade volume via the Port of Shanghai in the first six months reac
Maritime

INSIDE TALK - LARRY KAUFMAN RAILS SEEK PROTECTION IN THE FACE OF MERGER OF BN AND SANTA FE

Larry Kaufman |
Every railroad in the United States dusted off its strategic contingency plans last Thursday when th

MACHINERY WOES BOG DOWN CN TUNNEL PROJECT AGAIN WORK TO RESUME IN LATE JULY

Rip Watson |
Resumption of construction on CN North America's tunnel between Sarnia, Ontario, and Port Huron, Mic

AUTOBAHN TEST SPARKS DEBATE OVER GERMAN SPEED LIMITS

Special to The Journal of Commerce |
A novel test in two small west German cities has sparked debate, once again, as to whether Germany s

RENTRAK EXTENDS AIRBORNE CONTRACT

Journal of Commerce Staff |
Rentrak Corp., an international distributor of prerecorded videocassettes, has extended its warehous

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
UK TRAVELERS BRACE FOR FOURTH RAIL STRIKELONDON - The United Kingdom's train-traveli

RULING ON FUEL ADDITIVES IRKS TRANSPORT INTERESTS

Rip Watson |
A decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to require greater use of ethanol in gasoline next

SANTA FE MERGER EXPECTED TO BOOST BN'S ACCESS TO MEXICAN MARKET GRAIN TRAFFIC LIKELY TO SOAR

Kevin G. Hall |
Burlington Northern Railroad's proposed merger with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. should b

AEI LANDS CONTRACTS FOR GM PARTS SHIPMENTS

William Armbruster |
Air Express International said it has won contracts from General Motors Corp. to handleall of the au

CZECH REPUBLIC BUILDING HIGHWAY LINK TO W. EUROPE

Michele Kayal |
Even as Europe moves to curtail the number of trucks rumbling through its mountains, the Czech Repub

WEEKLY RAIL FREIGHT REPORT

JOC Staff |
For the week ended June 25, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1
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