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Who cares about the US, it's Asia that matters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... where our future lies. This Asian interconnectedness however poses new geopolitical subtleties. Like how to attack the Japanese whaling fleet without upsetting our major trading partner. And it magnifies the importance of the fracas over Australia's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
... up 32.1 or 0.60 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 7,732.02 points, up 14.07 or 0.18 per cent. TOKYO - All Japanese financial markets were closed for a public holiday, Coming of Age Day. The markets will reopen on Tuesday. On Friday, the Nikkei ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... points over the week. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei fell to its lowest close since November 2005, pushed down by fears about the Japanese economy and a report that Merrill Lynch will post larger-than-expected losses on the subprime mortgage crisis. The Nikkei ...

Franklin Templeton eyes Aus REITs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... remain vulnerable and the firm has reduced its holdings in the office space sector. "We trimmed our positions in the Japanese and Singapore office space sector, and while these countries have good forward GDP growth, we felt some REITs had already run ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... at 5547.21 points, down 82.25 or 1.46 per cent. TOKYO - Machinery and shipping shares such as Kawasaki Kisen dragged Japanese stocks lower after growing concerns about the US economy hit Wall Street, with a stronger yen also contributing to the fall. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... points, up 41.53 or 0.54 per cent. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 5598.11 points, up 36.9 or 0.66 per cent. TOKYO - Japanese stocks powered up more than two per cent, with the Nikkei average hitting a two-week closing high on a softer yen and a Wall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
... down 36.01 or 0.48 per cent. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 5,434.17 points, down 24.22 or 0.44 per cent. TOKYO - Japanese stocks ended up after a day of volatile trade that saw the benchmark Nikkei cover a 510-point range, with moves both up and ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
... $US0.8750. Also, since the local close at 1700 AEDT yesterday, the Australian dollar has given plenty of ground against the Japanese yen, losing more than two per cent - from 95.89/95 yen to 93.65/69. The Australian dollar fell to 93.22 yen this morning ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
... of 3.3 points on the week. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 5,521.17 points, up 105.07 or 1.94 per cent. TOKYO - The Japanese stock market was closed for a public holiday, Labor and Thanksgiving Day. On Thursday the Nikkei ended up 0.34 per cent, or ...

Vanguard broadens Asia-Pacific reach

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... efforts across Asia-Pacific. Trevor Chudleigh, head of international, continues to be responsible for the Singapore and Japanese offices. Vanguard Australia has more than $75 billion invested in index funds on behalf of institutional and retail inves ...