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China not heading for a property bust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Talks of a property bubble in China are overstated as the Chinese government has introduced new home ownership and lending rules to cool the market, said an investment expert. "I don't think we have a bubble yet," said Samantha Ho, investment director ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... Regulatory Commission closed a regulatory loophole that had allowed them to get around lending quotas. China Construction Bank fell 2.7 per cent to 6.54 Hong Kong dollars and ICBC declined 2.5 per cent to 5.75 dollars. However, ICBC (Asia) surged 24.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... environment likely would remain steady in the near future. Auto makers dropped after the Shanghai Securities News reported that China's auto sales in July fell 6.7 per cent from the previous month to 1.06 million units. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share ...

Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... three- month high." Europe's DJ Stoxx 600 index and the FTSE-100 index jumped by 2.6 and 2.7 per cent, respectively and China's Shanghai Composite index climbed 1.3 per cent to its highest level since May. The world it's turning inside out Yeah! Never ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... Shanghai. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 241.92 points at 20,084.12 led by mainland firms such as Citic Pacific, China Resources Land and Chalco, snapping a four-day losing streak. SHANGHAI - Shanghai closed up 1.92 per cent with banks and property ...

Going nowhere fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... easing versus the Bank of Canada and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's interest rate hikes; speculation of a slowdown in China and the Chinese property market is in a bubble versus not in a bubble; emerging economies will succumb to the European crisis ...

More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... just over a year ago. Most major economies are out of recession and Asia is growing strongly. Yes, there are fears that China would slow, but wasn't this the market's prescription just a few months back? "Slow down your economy before you overheat," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... Exchange fell 56.87 points to 9,711.83. HONG KONG - Hong Kong and Shanghai shares tumbled after data showed manufacturing in China eased in May, indicating a slowdown in the world's third biggest economy. The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI, or purchasing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... index rose 123.26 points, or 1.28 per cent, to close at 9,762.98. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares rose as dealers welcomed China's rebuttal of claims that it was reviewing its eurozone debt holding. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 335.34 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... Shanghai shares fell on Thursday on lingering concerns about Greece's debt and the stability of the eurozone, as well as China's moves to cool the mainland property market. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed down 194.13 points, or 0.96 per cent, at ...