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Pacific Hydro joins $315m renewable energy JV

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... $320 million consortium agreement between the industry fund owned Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro and Brazil's mining company Vale. The agreement formalises Vale's and Pacific Hydro's intentions to jointly build and operate two wind ...

BRIC slows on Europe woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... ago? Looks like those who thought that this wasn't enough to stop the pain were correct after all. BRICs to the rescue. Brazil Finance Minister Guido Mantega announced last night that them BRICs would be "going to make an additional contribution to the ...

CSIRO questions Aus economy after the boom ends

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... There are a lot of factors that will change the demand for Australian mining, such as expanding mineral exploration in Brazil and Africa, said Hajkowicz. Hajkowicz's presentation, titled 'Social and Economic Trends, Lessons for Institutional Investors' ...

Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... Treasury bonds has seen foreign ownership of US government debt increase to more than US$5 trillion, with China, Japan and Brazil significantly upping their holdings. The US is now so reliant on China to buy this debt that the US government has put in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... government data showed on Thursday. PARIS - Plane makers and bitter rivals Airbus of Europe, Boeing of the US and Embraer of Brazil have announced a joint plan to develop affordable biofuels for the aeroplane industry. European auto companies must become ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... per cent. BHP Billiton gained 0.6 per cent to $37.58 while Rio Tinto rose 0.9 per cent to $67.33. "This M&A activity in Brazil in the iron ore market shows how much interest there is in the sector right now and adds to positive results from the producers," ...

Aus can deal with another GFC: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... capital flows to developing countries have fallen sharply". It also noted that growth in major developing countries such as Brazil and India and slowed "significantly" due to policy tightening "in order to combat rising inflationary pressures". "As a ...

Long-term outlook bullish on emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... reserve requirements for banks was the first since 2008, potentially signaling the end of current tightening measures, while Brazil cut interest rates for the fourth time in five months and Russia reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... bout of capital raising in a bid to repay some of its debt. Energy companies were also spooked by news that prosecutors in Brazil have called for a shutdown of Chevron's activities nationwide and said the US oil giant should be fined $US11 billion ($A11.13 ...

Value has its risks in emerging markets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... Portfolio manager and co-founder of Somerset Capital, Edward Robertson, who is currently visiting Australia, pointed to Brazil as an example of an emerging market that until recently looked in danger of overheating. "The issue for Brazil, like several ...