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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... per cent) to 2,071.92, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index declined 5.04 (0.11 per cent) to 4,769.44. Markets in Britain, France and Germany all fell sharply after the ECB held its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.05 per cent. ECB chief Mario ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... only five months before, when Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang told us what he likes, in black and white. Writing in Britain's The Times newspaper last June, Premier Li told us: "China's economy needs to grow at a proper rate, expected to be around ...

The Infrastructure Fund reaches into Europe

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Porterbrook owns and manages approximately 5,900 passenger and freight rolling stock, which represents about a third of Britain's passenger rolling stock fleet.A A It leases this stock to train and freight operating companies in the UK under long-term ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... blue-chip index in negative territory for most of the day. The broader US stock market did well, while equity markets fell in Britain, France and Germany. LONDON - European stock markets fell as traders took profits and eyed global economic worries on ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... with London dragged down by losses to heavyweight mining shares and a fresh profit warning from supermarket group Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.94 per cent to 6,773.63 points and in Paris the CAC 40 slid ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... market higher Friday morning, gains that were further propelled by Scotland's referendum vote rejecting independence from Britain. But all three indices retreated from their peaks as Alibaba began trading before 1600 GMT. LONDON - London's stock market ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... get to know how the land of "Braveheart" and scotch on the rocks - Scotland - voted with regards to their divorce with Britain. And then there are the side issues about the war with ISIS and Putin and indications of more slowdown in China and the PBOC's ...

Anticipatory and moderate adjustments had become necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... threatened to unhinge PM Li's eco growth target of 7.5%. PM Li couldn't be more clear-cut about what he likes when he wrote in Britain's 'The Times' newspaper on the eve of his visit to the United Kingdom last June - and reiterated during his speech ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... and came ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve monetary policy decision and Scotland's vote Thursday on independence from Britain. LONDON - European stock markets have closed narrowly mixed, the start of a significant week as the US Federal Reserve holds ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... 'YES' or 'NO' vote. It'll hurt what would be independent but 'tiny" Scotland (if the 'YES' have it) rather than big bro Britain. Which takes us to the new scare du' jour - speculation that the Fed would amend its forward guidance of 'considerable time' ...