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Of horse trades and the January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... split, the euro may be in trouble... the bloc would be threatened by division in May." Hong Kong astrologer Chow Hon-ming: Tensions between China and Japan "will rise to a peak and they will possibly go to war". This could happen by mid year because ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... disappointing batch of Chinese growth figures, with traders keeping a close eye on the Korean peninsula, where military tensions are high. A pick-up in the yen on Monday dragged on Japan's Nikkei after the US warned Tokyo to avoid competitive devaluation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... of Japan's huge stimulus plan last week. Seoul lost 1.31 per cent, or 25.57 points, to end at 1,924.23 amid simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula. Hong Kong was flat, edging down 12.22 points to 22,089.05, while Shanghai fell 0.58 per cent, or 12.77 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... from leading banks coming later in the week. Shares of the global aluminium giant closed 1.8 per cent higher in regular trade, but then lost 0.8 per cent in after-hours trading following the release, which showed the company besting last year's earnings ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... pared back sharp losses on Friday as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labour report and watched rising global tensions with North Korea. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 40.86 points (0.28 per cent) to close at 14,565.25. In Europe ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... points weaker at 1,553.28, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index was down 21.12 points at 3,203.86 at the close of trade in New York. In economic news on Monday, the ANZ releases its job advertisements figures for March and the Housing Industry ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... Mario Draghi said there were risks to eurozone economic growth and as investors kept a close watch over escalating Korean tensions. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies fell by 1.19 per cent to 6,344.12 points on Thursday, despite improved services ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... Hong Kong stocks climbed 0.30 per cent after suffering a big loss on Thursday, as Shanghai shed 0.25 per cent in afternoon trade. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 3.66 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 3947.84.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... the eurozone. Losses on Wednesday were broad-based, with most tech leaders and Dow blue chips losing ground. At the end of trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 44.04 points (0.33 per cent) at 13,413.51. The S&P 500 lost 8.27 (0.57 per cent) ...

Double A USA - the scare that wasn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... argue that Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is somebody. Thus, when he blahed to Germany's Spiegel magazine that, "The tensions that have accompanied the euro zone in the past years are already showing signs of a psychological dissolution of Europe," ...