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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... stimulus plan and a rise in commodity prices. Wall Street stocks rallied overnight on reports that the People's Bank of China is providing $US81.4 billion ($A88.1 billion) in liquidity to China's five largest banks. The US markets' rally and the prospect ...

AllianceBernstein set to launch three renminbi funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
Global fund manager AllianceBernstein is set to launch three more China funds after receiving a licence in the Chinese government's Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme. The scheme allows non-Chinese financial institutions ...

Anticipatory and moderate adjustments had become necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... phrase so many, many, many times -- changed from 'Wen gets what Wen wants when Wen wants it' when Li Kequiang took over China's premiership from Wen Jiabao on 13 March 2013 -- on this space before. For China is not a democracy where monetary and fiscal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... the Australian share market suffered its largest one day fall in five weeks due to weaker than expected economic data from China. At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 57.6 points, or 1.04 per cent, at 5,473.5, while the broader ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... the Australian share market suffered its largest one day fall in five weeks due to weaker than expected economic data from China. At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 57.6 points, or 1.04 per cent, at 5,473.5, while the broader ...

Calendrically weak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... industrial production, retail sales and fixed asset investment all printed below market expectations. But never mind this, China has the determination - the Politburo says 7.5% growth - the scope - benign inflation (2.0%) - and the wherewithal - nearly ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... Seoul gained 0.38 per cent, or 7.70 points, to 2,041.86 and Shanghai added 0.88 per cent, or 20.27 points, to 2,331.95. China will on Saturday announce figures including retail sales and fixed asset investment for August. Data released Thursday showed ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... points, while Frankfurt's DAX index inched down 0.09 per cent to 9,691.28 points. HONG KONG - Asian shares mostly fell as China released data showing inflation remained tepid in August while the US dollar broke the 107-yen barrier for the first time ...

Wealthy investors bullish thanks to advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... by almost half (49%) of investors. Geo-political events such as turbulence in the Middle East (41%) and the slowdown in China (38%) also weighed on the minds of investors. Factors closer to home such as a lack of confidence in the Australian economy ...

A tale of two A's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... shooting the Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, down, down, down all appear as guilty as hellboy: Sliding iron ore prices, weakening China - that could lead to further slides in iron ore prices - disappointing Westpac consumer confidence survey, disappointing increase ...