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Economic growth will slow further and inflation will rise with a 15 percentcut in supplies o

Mon., Oct. 15, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Oct. 15, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Oct. 12, 1990.

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Despite crude oil futures prices trading to a record high of $41.15 last week, refinery officials, t

DOT AWARDS JAPANESE AIR ROUTESWASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation awarded six new

DOCKERS REMAIN ON STRIKE AT SANTOSSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's largest port of Santos contin

In a long-awaited move, United Airlines Monday placed a huge order for widebody Boeing Co. aircraft.

Even before what are meant to be conciliatory talks got under way on Hong Kong's massive airport and

Europe and the developing nations face serious shortages of crude and products as a result of Iraq's

TEXTILE QUOTAS TO WATCH AS OF OCT. 12, 1990* Country Category Description

Aluminum ingots- $1,970-$1,980 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Oct. 15, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 37.8

The United States' farm trade proposal put forward in Geneva Monday sets the parameters for a pitche

Gerald Grinstein's election as chairman of Burlington Northern Inc. - he already was president and c

Poland's largest carmaker, seeking to secure its future in a billion-dollar deal with Italy's Fiat,

The Cairns Group of agricultural exporting countries and Canada joined the United states Monday in p

INDIAN EXPORT NEWS WEIGHS ON SUGARSugar futures plunged to life-of-contract lows for the sec

The telephone number for information about Coast Guard Industry Day, scheduled for Oct. 31in Long Be

The Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange Inc. has approved a new futures contract based on the price dif

Precious metal futures markets plunged amid falling crude oil prices. Analysts said the pric

Every morning, 90 Iraqi sailors hoist the flag on their two Esmeraldas-class corvettes, rev their en

The Supreme Court on Monday left intact a $1 million punitive-damages award won against Celotex Corp

Five of the nation's top 20 property/casualty insurance companies could go broke in the event of a s

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 15, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thousands of jobs in U.S., Far Eastern and Caribbean footwear factories may be at stake this week as

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* Import Quota Watch 5A * Commodity Research Bureau: Oats 7A* Janet Porter - Europe View 8A<

The head of Japan's central bank Monday dismissed the likelihood of a crash in the value of the U.S.

The 68th Chinese Export Commodities Fair opened Monday in the southern city of Guangzhou (Canton), j

Piracy and armed assaults on commercial shipping are on the increase, according to two leading marit

OATS PRICES, having slumped to a four-year low in mid-September, advanced following the Sept. 28 rel

Declaring that the cost of workers compensation has created a crisis for many employers, an insuranc

The United States most likely will wait until later this month or early November before filing a tra

Saudi Arabia expects to produce 8 million barrels a day of crude oil by the end of December, up 300,

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Oct. 15, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 15, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

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