71. Iraq will resume oil exports on Wednesday after a solo month-long embargo in solidarity with the Palestinians which produced little effect on world markets. 72. But the daily said the nearly billion-dollar intervention Monday through Wednesday by the Bank of Japan had produced little effect. 73. But a downward revision of growth forecasts for industrialized countries did produce an effect, inclining the markets a bit more to pessimism. 74. The announcement said that, this year, billing for major contracts will produce its effects primarily in the second half, unlike the situation last year. |