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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2006
... Japanese shares collapsed almost 2.5 per cent to a three-month closing low as worries about an economic slowdown in the United States hit the market. The Nikkei shed 392.12 points to 15,467.33, the lowest close since February 20. For May it registered ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... points to 15,857.89. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket edged into negative territory as public holidays in the United States and the United Kingdom meant there was little offshore guidance for investors. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross index closed ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... HSBC. The Hang Seng Index rose 68.67 points to 15,963.77, but trade was thin because of a public holiday in the United States on Monday and ahead of a trading debut by Bank of China on Thursday. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket closed higher ...

Babcock & Brown swells infrastructure by $3.4bn

... Babcock & Brown Infrastructure as a truly global energy asset owner and operator with significant investments in the United States, Europe and Australasia," said BBI's chief executive Steve Boulton. Meanwhile, in a separate transaction, BBI took a stake ...

CBA's new chief information officer has big ambitions

... hired Michael Harte as its new chief information officer. Harte is currently CIO at PNC Financial Services in the United States. PNC originally hired Harte as CIO of its funds administration subsidiary, PFPC, in 2002. Harte worked at Citigroup before ...

Weekly economic round-up

... its record-breaking run last week supported by continued gains in commodity prices, good earnings news out of the United States and stronger conviction for steady domestic interest rates. Last week's rally took the S&P/ASX 200 index within a whisker ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2006
... The Australian share market closed sharply weaker yesterday after struggling to overcome a negative lead from the United States, stemming from concern about rising oil prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 42.3 points lower at 4,812.1 while the ...

Daily economic update

... 5.91 trillion yen, while imports rose to a record 4.91 trillion yen. Strong economic growth in both China and the United States - Japan's biggest export markets - was the major factor behind Japan's widening surplus. A 10.6 per cent decline in the yen ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
... The Nikkei share average fell 1.14 per cent as a technology rally fizzled out ahead of earnings in Japan and the United States, while a Deutsche downgrade weighed on consumer finance companies. The index ended down 186.92 points at 16,268.03. HONG KONG ...

Daily Economic Update

... inflationary pressures resulting from the correction in oil prices and a softer labour market. Interest rate hikes in the United States and the Eurozone (and even New Zealand) would serve to dampen growth in these economies, reducing the impetus for ...