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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... on Thursday had gained more than 40 points in early trade, recovering Wednesday's losses. Among financial stocks, the National Australia Bank was down after flagging a slide in full year earnings of up to 14 per cent after taking a more than $1 billion ...

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MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... and Shanghai climbed 0.26 per cent, or 6.16 points, to 2,363.87 on the last day before a week-long holiday for China's National Day. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 4.47 points, 0.1 per cent, to 5255.037.

Unbelievably beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... a case of fat finger? Or have all our bright and talented economists got their models stupendously wrong? Or have the National Statistician? But according to the ABS, "The ABS is aware that the seasonally adjusted increase in employment in August 2014 ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... June quarter 2014". Cross reference this statement with the "Production Chain Volume Measures" table on page 5 of the National Accounts report and you'll find that mining production slowed by 1.4% in the quarter (indicating that the inventory build-up ...

China's communist and it works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... takes him). But I digress. They - yes them - say that China is in trouble (again and for the nth time) after the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released data showing that house prices fell by 1.1% in the month July. This is the third consecutive ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... week. The September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,516. Earning season continues this week with National Australia Bank reporting third quarter earnings. Other highlights include, Ansell, Newcrest Mining and Stockland property ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... releases its Statement on Monetary Policy and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases June housing finance figures. The National Small Business Summit is on in Melbourne. In equities news, News Corp and REA Group post full year results. In Australia ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... 3.08 points, to 2,067.28 while Hong Kong added 0.27 per cent, or 63.32 points, to close at 23,523.28. China's National Bureau of Statistics said the economy grew 7.5 per cent in April-June thanks largely to government stimulus measures aimed at tackling ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data for April. ANZ publishes its job advertisements series for May and National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey for May. The market was closed on Monday for the Queen's Birthday public ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... index futures contract was 10 points higher at 5,492. In economic news on Wednesday, the bureau of statistics releases national accounts, including gross domestic product for the March quarter. The bureau also releases overseas arrivals and departures ...