China's barley imports jump as trade rift ruffles grain markets

BEIJING, Apr 23 (Reuters): China imported one of the highest tonnages of barley in years in March, while sorghum arrivals fell by 21 per cent, customs data showed on Monday, in a sign that China's growing trade spat with the United States is roiling grain flows.China imported 860,000 tonnes of...

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Concerns push up Aluminium price

LONDON, Apr 23 (Reuters): Aluminium rose back towards last week's seven-year high on Monday, driven by concerns that U.S. sanctions on Russian producer UC Rusal could disrupt supply.The metal has rallied 25 per cent so far this month and touched its highest since mid-2011 last week at $2,718 a tonne...

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Singapore CPI rises 0.2pc in Mar

SINGAPORE, Apr 23 (Xinhua): Singapore's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2 per cent in March, compared to a 0.5-per cent inflation in February, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in a joint release on Monday. The MAS Core Inflation, which excludes the costs...

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