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Erica Nozawa

Exports drop for fifth month - Tokyo Times from Japan - 0 views

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  • Japan's exports fell for the fifth straight month in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the March earthquake and tsunami.
  • Japan's exports fell for the fifth straight month in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the March earthquake and tsunami.
  • Japan's exports fell for the fifth straight month in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the March earthquake and tsunami.
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  • Japan's exports fell for the fifth straight month in July as th
  • Japan's exports fell for the fifth straight month in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the March earthquake and tsunami.
  • Japan's exports fell for the fifth straight month in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the March earthquake and tsunami.
  • Japan's exports fell for the fifth straight month in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the March earthquake and tsunami.
  • y as the country co
  • Japan's exports fell for the fifth straight month in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the March earthquake and tsunami.
  • Japan's exports f
  • Exports are a key driver of the world's No. 3 economy, and the country is hoping that overseas demand will help it bounce back from the March 11 disaster.
  • A surging yen, which has recently tested record highs against the dollar, is painful for Japan's exporters. It reduces the value of their foreign earnings and makes Japanese goods more expensive in overseas markets.
  • The yen is hurting the bottom lines of companies like Nintendo Co., which makes 80 percent of its sales outside of Japan. It is also forcing manufacturers like Panasonic Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. to consider shifting more production overseas.
  • Japan intervened in currency markets earlier this month to try to reverse the yen's climb. The decision to sell the yen and buy the dollar worked initially, sending the greenback toward ¥80. But the dollar has been weighed by the dimming outlook for U.S. economy and is back down to mid ¥76levels.
  • speculators for the yen's sharp gains and described recent moves as "violent."
  • Erica Nozawa on 22 Oct 12
     
    Japan's exports fell for the fifth straight month in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the March earthquake and tsunami. Exports fell 3.3 percent from a year earlier to ¥5.78 trillion ($75.6 billion), the government said Thursday. Exports are a key driver of the world's No.
Tomomi Nakamura

Economist urges Taiwan to depreciate currency to boost exports｜Economy｜News｜W... - 1 views

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  • depreciate its currency to boost its slumping exports
  • Taiwan's exports in the January-July period declined 5.8% from the same period a year earlier to US$171.6 billion, and the depreciation of the Taiwan dollar could help reverse that trend
  • Asked if such a depreciation would contribute to higher inflation in Taiwan, Hsu said the central bank could use interest rate adjustments to keep inflation at bay.
Arla Takala

Pegging franc to euro 'risky', say analysts - The Local - 0 views

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Derek Schwung

BBC News - China files EU solar subsidy complaint with WTO - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-20207305

China EU WTO tariffs

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    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 06 Nov 12
       
      Dumping - lower market price
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 06 Nov 12
       
      Protectionism - subsidizing domestic producers
    • Derek Schwung
      Derek Schwung on 06 Nov 12
       
      dumping
Tessa Jalink

Exclusive: Brazil mulls raising Mexico car trade quota - sources | Reuters - 0 views

uk.reuters.com/...il-autos-idUKBRE88J02120120920

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  • quota
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 08 Nov 12
       
      Quota's  Related to protectionism
  • $350 million
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 08 Nov 12
       
      Change in the value of the quota. Good for axes. 
  • was used up in the first six months
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 08 Nov 12
       
      The quota was obviously not large enough.  They filled the annual quota in just 6 months.
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  • tariffs
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 08 Nov 12
       
      Additional tariff if the quota is exceeded.  Make an interesting additional graph.
  • $300 million and $500
  • $300 million and $500
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 17 Nov 12
       
      Quota increased by 300-500$ million
  • $1.55 billion
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 17 Nov 12
       
      Old quota was 1.55$ billion
  • jumped around 70 percent
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 17 Nov 12
       
      Reason for the initial reduction in the quota
  • to raise the quota
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 17 Nov 12
       
      If the quota were to be raised it would not happen until after December.
  • Mexican exports to Brazil rose by 135 percent to some 109,000 units in the first six months of 2012. In dollar terms, this was a rise of around 112 percent to nearly $1.6 billion.
    • Tessa Jalink
      Tessa Jalink on 17 Nov 12
       
      This doesn't make sense... shouldn't the percentages be the same...?
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