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New orders returned to growth in the US manufacturing sector in May, supporting a faster expansion in production midway through the second quarter of the year. Meanwhile, business confidence picked up and positive expectations regarding the future for the sector contributed to the hiring of additional staff, a renewed rise in purchasing activity and a ...
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Australian gold mine production fell to 70 t in the March quarter, from 77 t in the December quarter, as a series of cyclones moved inland, with heavy rain wreaking havoc on the country's main gold producing regions in Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. “Gold production is dislocated almost every March quarter,” said Melbourne-based ...