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China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... And should the economy slow by more than targeted, China's benign consumer price inflation provides the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) plenty of scope for accommodation. Inflation eased to 2.0% in January from 2.5% in the previous month, half the government's ...

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... hasn't come yet. But, the euro penny would drop... on Greece's begging bowl... eventually. Reports that the People's Bank of China is moving towards convertibility of its currency? It'll be good. One more currency to bet on and accusations of currency ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... points, with 3,559 contracts traded. Wall Street posted gains on Thursday night, due in part to reports the People's Bank of China would pump 365 billion yuan ($A55.9 billion) into money markets, to maintain banks' liquidity. That news spurred gains ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... and money flows, there's good news in that other economy investors continue to worry about - China. The Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) is keeping the money flowing. It injected a net 365 billion yuan (or around US$58 billion) into the money markets this ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up two points at 4,388. Reports that the People's Bank of China would stimulate money markets also drove gains on overseas sharemarkets overnight, and that news was responsible for a strong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... meet requirements to get more bailout cash. Earlier losses in China and Hong Kong were pared despite a People's Bank of China adviser warning the mainland economy was still weak. Tokyo was 0.45 per cent down, closing 40.71 points lower at 9,069.29, while ...

They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... Chinese economy have turned towards the "no hard landing", "stimulus is working" side again. This, after the People's Bank of China (PBOC) reported that new lending jumped to 703.9 billion yuan (US$111 billion) in August - more than the 600 billion expected ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... finished with a data dump from China that, according to reports, mostly confirmed that the Politburo's and the People's Bank of China's recent efforts to re-accelerate growth has failed. The stats: Retail sales increased by 13.1% in the year to July ...

Julius Baer, BOC in private wealth JV

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
Swiss private bank Julius Baer has announced a strategic partnership with the Bank of China in an aim to secure better access to Asia's growing class of ultra rich. As part of the deal, the Bank of China (BOC) has sold its Swiss unit to Julius Baer ...

Believe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... this before Draghi did... but I got ignored (sob, sob, sob). Last 6 July following the Bank of England, the Peoples Bank of China and the European Xentral Bank's stimulation spree, I ventured that, "these latest round of policy initiatives - and last ...