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Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... pace than earlier expected" as conditions have become more difficult for a number of emerging market economies" and as "China's growth rate has continued to moderate".... and even though "The decline in Australia's terms of trade...continued" because ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... growth is likely to be a little better than expectations as we saw in the second half of 2015 though any further slowdown in China would impact confidence. Bovingdon added: "Conditions are good for consumers. Jobs growth is good and costs are reducing ...

Now is the time to accommodate the sellers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... As we move through 2016 we expect to see more market turbulence," Budden said. While January has seen markets panic about China's prospects, Budden has looked closely at the data and remains relaxed in the view that the economy is simply transitioning ...

Cheers to unmet expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
While fears of deflation continue to haunt Japan and the Eurozone, no-flation the United Kingdom, low-flation China, the latest update on Australian consumer prices shows that inflation here is under control. Headline CPI inflation accelerated to an ...

ANZ rolls out new executive team

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... chief executive officer who will have responsibility for ANZ's international partnership investments in Indonesia, Malaysia, China and The Philippines. Hodges will also remain acting chief financial officer. The internal and external search for a new ...

Future Fund puts in another strong year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... therefore expected future returns are lower than they have been historically. This, combined with risks such as a slowdown in China and the refugee crisis in Europe and central banks' lack of remaining firepower to fight economic setbacks, warranted ...

Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... international economies. The A$ is currently fetching US$0.6997 - down 3.8% so far in 2016 and 12.0% from a year ago. And despite China's August 2015 and early January devaluation of the yuan - the aussie's fetching 2.5 less yuan this year and 7.2% lower ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... The Wall Street Journal quoted an aide of PM Abe saying that, "Conditions for additional easing have fallen into place". China's doing its bit too. Vice-President Li Yuanchao assured markets that China does not intend to pursue a yuan devaluation policy ...

Barclays to axe jobs worldwide, exit Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... King said that while "Asia Pacific is an important part of our global network... [we will have] a physical presence only in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan and Singapore." The memo also noted that Asia Pacific local cash equity products will be discontinued. ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... sending equity markets in bear territory on the back of concerns over slowing global growth in general and a hard landing in China in particular and the continued slide in oil prices. As at last night, WTI oil's down 28% to US$26.55 a barrel from its ...