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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... level since September 17, following a re-affirmation of Spain's credit rating by Moody's Investors Services. HONG KONG - Asian markets were boosted on increased confidence in the eurozone after Moody's held off cutting Spain's credit rating, while Madrid ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... index shot up by 3.41 per cent to 7940.20. The euro climbed to $1.3039 from $1.2950 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose after a strong showing on Wall Street as another round of upbeat data raised hopes for the US economy. But ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... country's troubled banking system. The euro edged down to $US1.2952 from $US1.2958 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following a soft lead from Wall Street, while better-than-expected Chinese trade data failed to lift spirits ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... Halloween already? It certainly felt that way last week, didn't it? It was the week when the spooks went out a-haunting. The Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were out like a three-headed monster, singing Michael ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... cent and Madrid fell 1.06 per cent. The euro firmed to $US1.2946 from $US1.2926 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as earlier gains from promising US jobs figures and hopes for upcoming Chinese economic data were offset ...

ASIC champion hybrid name change

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... investments to balance their overall investment portfolios. "More recently we are also seeing an increasing level of demand from Asian private bank clients for Australian hybrid securities," he added. The volume of hybrid issuance over the past decade ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... jumped 1.42 per cent to 3,413.72 points. The euro rose to $US1.2929 from $US1.2887 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets and the euro fell as a Standard & Poor's downgrade of Spain's credit rating overshadowed an upbeat assessment ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... up 0.50 per cent to 3365.87 points. The euro firmed to $US1.2893 from $US1.2881 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell as investors reacted to losses on Wall Street after the IMF cut its global growth forecast, predicting ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... Wealth Report is due to be launched, while the Finsia Financial Services Conference 2012 in Sydney includes a panel on The Asian century, Emerging markets, Global trends with various business leaders participating. There also will be a regulatory update ...

Time to buy the bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... course, the recession and debt crisis in Europe and slow growth in America. The World Bank's chopping spree follows the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) own only last week where it lowered its estimate of Asian growth down to 6.1% in 2012 (from 6.9% predicted ...