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Shanghai-HK Connect connects China to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
hanghai and Hong Kong's equity markets stood out yesterday. The Shanghai composite index surged by 2.3% and the Hang Seng index gained more than 0.8% despite renewed anxiety over a China slowdown ignited by price data showing that consumer price inflation ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... points, to finish at 16,780.53 after ramping up gains of more than 10 per cent in the previous six sessions as the Bank of Japan unveiled fresh monetary easing measures. Hong Kong rose 0.83 per cent, or 194.46 points, to 23,744.70 and Shanghai jumped ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... time this week on profit-taking. The index has soared more than 10 per cent since last Wednesday, helped by the Bank of Japan's surprise announcement that it will widen its monetary base. The Nikkei added 87.90 points to finish at 16,880.38. Seoul added ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following a record close on Wall Street, while profit-taking sent Japan's Nikkei to its first loss since last week and the US dollar retreated after breaking Y115. Tokyo slipped 0.86 per cent after ...

AMP debt fund beats target with US$1.1 billion final close

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... billion during its fundraising period. Investors came from countries including the US, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong/China and Bahrain. In addition to the total amount invested in the fund, which had a target of US$1 billion ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell, but Tokyo reversed early selling to add to the 10 per cent rally since the Bank of Japan's surprise monetary easing announcement last week. Tokyo added 0.44 per cent, or 74.85 points, to 16,937.32. However, Seoul ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... as investors believe the European Central Bank will take further measures to boost the region's economy after the Bank of Japan unveiled a fresh round of stimulus last week. "Commodities overnight were smashed in London and also Chicago, so that's certainly ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... from Wall Street, while Tokyo tacked on another huge set of gains after last week's surprise monetary easing by the Bank of Japan. Tokyo, which surged more than four per cent at the open, ended 2.73 per cent higher, adding 448.71 points to 16,862.47 ...

100% steady on the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... The US economy continues to strengthen, China's economy's still slowing, deflation and a triple-dip haunt the Eurozone and Japan's economy remains work-in-progress. Nothing much has changed for Australia's economy too. Chances are, with a few itsy-bitsy ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after Wall Street gained more than one per cent following the Bank of Japan's surprise stimulus announcement ignited a rally on global stock exchanges. At 0818 AEST on Monday, the December share price ...