According to analysts, boosted by higher expected demand in 2012, rents should continue to move upwards in Rio.

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"They should be using their market power and coordinating with other retailers, to move the entire apparel industry upwards in Bangladesh, " he said.

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To better understand what makes the price of gold move, upwards or downwards, it is perhaps best to appreciate the relationship gold has had to the U.S. dollar historically.

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