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Auld lang syne

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... September, up from 34% when the BOJ first implemented its bond buys in April 2013. And only last November, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) its key interest rates. These could delay the Fed's much-speculated rates-lift off this year, more so given last ...

Australian ETF Industry achieves $15bn milestone

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2015
... make up a large percentage of our market and with lower commodity prices and the possibility that disappointing growth in China will negatively impact our exports, the reaction comes as no surprise and investors are therefore seeking opportunities overseas," ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... affecting the Australian market on Friday morning was the expected release later in the day of more economic data out of China. Given the recent weak Chinese trade and inflation data in November, investors are cautious over what the latest economic figures ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... Fossil fuel divestment and screening Climate change was squarely back on the global political agenda in 2014, with the US and China - the world's two biggest carbon dioxide emitters - signing an historic deal to significantly curb their carbon emissions. ...

Oil slide, CEO pay and that "income recession"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... market fundamentals. Or on the flipside, prices could ramp up just as quickly if and when speculation of more stimuli from China, Europe and Japan becomes reality, lifts economic activity and boost demand. With deflation waiting in the wings, there's ...

Hastings partners with Japanese bank

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... future." The two debt deals follow Hastings' recent signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Hong Kong-headquartered China Merchants Investment Development Company Limited (CMID) in Canberra earlier this month, as well as partnerships in Korea ...

Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... Shanghai Composite Index dropping by a whopping 5.4% -- and taking most Asian equity markets down with it - on reports that China would no longer accept as collateral for short term loans those bonds rated below AAA or those sold by issuers rated below ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street down as global stocks fall on concern over growth in China and potential political fallout in Greece. At 0857 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up ...

The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... bad enough, it did worse. Revised estimates show the contraction in the economy was larger - 1.9% annualised. Then there's China. While at first blush yesterday's report that China's trade surplus surged to a new record high of US$54.5 billion in November ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... 170.08 points, to 24,002.64, as investors pumped in vast amounts of cash in hope of fresh economy-boosting measures from China. Seoul closed flat, edging up 0.01 points to 1,986.62. Sydney, however, closed 0.62 per cent lower, dipping 33.5 points to ...