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Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... a little above zero next quarter before increasing to 1.96% in 2017 and 2.15% the year after. Two years??? Then there's China where consumer prices dropped to 0.9% versus the target 3.5% and December's 1.5% rate. More, producer prices have fallen for ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... sharemarket is weaker as a sharp drop in Chinese imports weighs down the mining giants. Australia's biggest trading partner China has posted its sharpest slide in imports in more than five years, with the news threatening to end 12 consecutive sessions ...

Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... was before the latest round of "surprises" - monetary policy easing by the central banks of Australia, India, Singapore, China, Peru, Turkey, Russia and Canada; QE by the ECB; more (or longer) QE by the BOJ; and the RBNZ's policy hawk to dove reversal. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... from $US1.1334 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks have risen 0.35 per cent, boosted by news that China's central bank had cut the amount of cash lenders must keep in reserve. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index on Thursday ...

Easing here, there and everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... surprise club and decided to ooh, ahh, "have what they're having", and two days after I typed on this space "and what about China?", the People's Bank of China (PBOC) delivered its own. The PBOC announced that from today, it is cutting banks' reserve ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... cent while Shanghai surged 2.45 per cent, boosted by a rally in oil prices and hopes for fresh economy-boosting measures by China's leaders. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index added 70.04 points to 24,554.78 on turnover of $HK80.31 billion ($A13.27 ...

When Japan is blah, the Eurozone is ugh and China is wow

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... last, but troubles in the Eurozone and the waning power of Abenomics mean investors will find better odds in the US and China, chief economists said at a Financial Standard forum last week. The videos and presentations are now available to download on ...

Asia already benefiting from fall in oil prices

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... BlackRock also lists Asian countries as "potential beneficiaries" of this trend. Based on 2013 figures, it calculates that China saves roughly US$2.1 billion for every US$1 drop in the price of oil. Given that India imports 85% of its oil, lower prices ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... the Fed might surprise and not raise interest rates in June as expected or for all of 2015 for that matter. And what about China? The RBA decides tomorrow whether it, too, would "have what they're having".

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... points, or 0.34 per cent, to close at 5,588.3 while Seoul finished flat, closing down 1.76 points at 1,949.26. But in mainland China, shares closed the week nearly four per cent lower, pressured by concerns about market liquidity and regulatory inspections ...