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A surge in sixth-formers applying to study economics at university is being attributed to the global recession awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn or next were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at GCSE and A-level were also up.Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews university, said his first-year lectures - which are open to students from all faculties - were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250. 'There are a large number of students who are not specialists, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn't traditionally done,' he added.University applications rose 7% last year, but there were

Bloomberg reported that aluminum inventories in warehouses monitored by London, New York and Shanghai exchanges may rise to 4.5 million tonnes by November without further production cutbacks. Mr Andrew Keen analyst at Bernstein in London said that

Viad Corp. CEO Paul Dykstra marked an increase in base salary last year, but his overall compensation dropped by about $250,000. (VVI)

China's foreign exchange reserves rose 16% in the first quarter from a year ago, but the pace from December slowed, according to reports quoting central bank.

INTERNATIONAL. Analysts are divided over the future direction of prices with some expecting prices to fall further as investors gain risk appetite over rising equities while others take a longer view expecting rising inflation to drive gold prices

Electricity prices rose 72% from 2002-08. Rob Jager, Shell&os;s New Zealand Country chairman, purrs contentedly to journalists at a briefing in the tiny control room in downtown New Plymouth of the unmanned Pohokura gas production facility, 8km away and ...

MSN IndonesiaChina's forex reserves rise, but growth slowsMarketWatchBy Laura Mandaro, MarketWatch SAN FRANC ISCO (MarketWatch) -- China's foreign exchange reserves rose 16 in the first quarter from a year ago, but the pace from December slowed, media reports quoting central bank statistics said Saturday. ...China forex reserves at US1.95 trillion eTaiwan NewsChina's forex reserves over 7 times that of India Economic TimesChina forex reserves fall in February The AgeBrisbane Times - The Ageall 265 news articles

After edging higher to 1.4957 last week, GBP/USD retreated to end the week lower. From a short term angle, further fall could still be seen as long as 1.4777 minor resistance holds. But short term outlook will remain bullish as long as GBP/USD stays above near term rising trend line...

China's central bank said Saturday that its foreign exchange reserves rose 16 percent year-on-year to $1.9537 trillion by the end of March.

UAE Toyota and Lexus distributor Al Futtaim Motors has said that March sales rose by 46%, compared to January figures. Lexus SUV sales grew by 118% over the period.