Cars and home appliances will rise in the global market-Bloomberg

Cars and home appliances will rise in the global market-Bloomberg
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Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel said Thursday that sharp increases in the cost of resources such as iron and coking coal are provoking a rise in steel prices. The company's vice president said that otherwise their profits would shrink.

Nippon Steel and the steelmaking division of JFE Holdings by 50% to a record high over the past year. Manufacturers of machinery are already feeling the price pressure. Toyota Motor is forecasting a drop in operating profit on the back of the commodity rally.