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Westpac to open branch in Shanghai

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... Australia can play a key role." "A large number of our corporate and commercial customers already have business dealings with China and already demand, or expect their use of CNY-related services to increase," he said. The announcement coincided with ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... employment data for March, to be release on Friday night, or the announcement of additional economic stimulus measures from China, OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. "Investors are extremely cautious about pushing this market higher, especially ...

Government takes aim at corporation tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... is 16.5%. These countries also have the advantage of being geographically on the doorstep of Europe, Southeast Asia and China respectively - advantages which Australia does not have. However, developed nations that, like Australia, rely a great deal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... after another record close on Wall Street as US private jobs growth picked up, but Shanghai gave up early gains despite China unveiling a mini stimulus program. Tokyo added 0.84 per cent, or 125.56 points, to 15,071.88, Sydney gained 0.12 per cent, or ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... In Australia, the market on Wednesday on closed higher thanks to strength in the resources sector due to optimism about China's economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.1 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 5,403.3 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... resistance around the 5,400 points level," OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said. Investors may be waiting to see if China will take measures to stimulate its economy, which would provide a catalyst for the Australian share market to move higher ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... "the average reading over the first quarter as a whole (53.4) was the best outcome since the second quarter of 2011"; In China, the official PMI inched up to 50.3 from 50.2 in Feb but... HSBC's final measure dipped to 48 from 48.5; for Japan, the BOJ's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained following solid manufacturing data from China. At 0830 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,410. China said its official purchasing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... positions, IG market strategist Evan Lucas said. The early gains were interesting, he said, as the latest manufacturing data from China, which is likely to be influential on the market, is due to be released on Tuesday. "It is interesting we've jumped ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... and the European Central Bank (ECB) would do after they met and deliberated on monetary policy this week... and Japan and China and America. It's easy pickings for the RBA. Governor Glen would more likely than not... not change interest rates.A Not after ...