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We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... below its 2016 starting level). Another big central bank helped support market sentiment last week. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) by lifting its yuan fixing by 0.34% -- the biggest daily fixing since November last year -- to 6.4905 vis-A -vis the ...

Western AM says credit to be positive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... Asset Management's position that this will not happen," Buchanan said. "US growth is likely to remain positive, albeit slow. China's government has the tools, will and flexibility to navigate a soft landing as it transitions from a manufacturing/export ...

China crashlands back to GFC days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
The recent upswing in equity and commodity markets hit the China wall, stalling or reversing following reports of worse-than-expected Chinese trade figures. This is because they reinforce the markets' current trepidation over slowing global growth. ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... of over 16,000 purchasing executives from 32 of the world's top economies, including the U.S., Japan, Germany, France and China which together account for over 85 percent of global GDP. It reflects changes in global output, employment, new business ...

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... from 1.6% to 1.5%; in the UK from 2.1% to 1.9%; in Japan from 1.7% to.7%; in India from 7.7% to 7.3%. Growth stalled in China at 6.9% over the same period. While the latest National Account numbers painted a picture of 'what was' in the December quarter ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services wins mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... 18 markets in Asia-Pacific including wholly-owned branches and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Macau, Brunei, a 97% subsidiary in Sri Lanka ...

Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
Economic slowdown on a roll. This is the message from the latest disappointing readings from China's official manufacturing and non-manufacturing purchasing managers' indices (PMIs). The manufacturing PMI fell deeper into contraction (below 50) from ...

ASX "debutantes" beating market dips

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... market capitalisation and 30% of capital raised (technology IPOs accounted for 8% and 6% of those in 2014). "Volatility in China and falling commodity prices have created an unsettling environment for equity investors, but IPOs remained stock market ...

Consumer (un)confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... may be rattling consumers..." The last time consumer confidence was at this level was in July 2015, around the time when China's stock market was freefalling (and fears as to its implications for China's economy and the world) and of course, there was ...

Fidelity adds 12 funds to mFunds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... Demographics Fund, Global Emerging Markets Fund, Global Dividend Growth Fund, Hedged Global Dividend Growth Fund, Asia Fund, China Fund and India Fund. The addition of Fidelity brings the total number of providers covered by the mFunds service to 45. ...