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INTERNATIONAL: OPEC agrees output cut
OPEC agreed today to cut output by 1 million barrels per day (b/d) from January 1, according to...
InternationalAUSTRALIA: Low savings highlight demographic challenge
The central bank held interest rates unchanged today as consumer confidence fell in December from...
AustraliaPROSPECTS 2005: World economy will weather weak dollar
The mid-1980s saw the most recent serious inflation-adjusted, broad trade-weighted dollar...
PROSPECTS 2005: Oil could drift toward 30 dollars
Assuming geo-politics do not provide a shock, oil prices in 2005 will average closer to 30...
PROSPECTS 2005: Textiles, MFN erosion on trade agenda
Prospects for trade relations follow the template of 2004, especially since the post-election...
SOUTH KOREA: CPI slowdown creates room for rate cut
The consumer price index fell 0.6% in November, month-on-month, the government said today -- the...
South KoreaINTERNATIONAL: OECD projects slower US growth in 2005
US economic growth will slow to 3.3% next year after posting 4.4% growth this year, the OECD...
InternationalSOUTH KOREA: OECD projects domestic demand revival
A pickup in domestic demand will offset slowing trade growth to maintain overall GDP growth in...
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