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Reflation, rotation and the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... monthly rate of US$85 billion a month; the BOE and the BOJ increased their quantitative easing efforts; the People's Bank of China (PBOC) lowered interest rates and banks' reserve requirements; and, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) slashed interest ...

Developed economies to outshine emerging world in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... stimulus sometime by the end of the first quarter 2014. According to the authors, rising wages is another potential headwind to China which could benefit the developed world, particularly in Europe. "Unit labour costs are coming down in countries like ...

China's still going but will it go slow-er?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... flat, edging down 0.71 points to 2,237.49 while Hong Kong lost 0.28 per cent, or 66.98 points, to end at 23,744.19 after China released a mixed set of data showing growth in industrial output slowing while retail sales picked up speed. WELLINGTON - The ...

What's luck got to do with it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... five-year low, from 7.3 per cent in October, and the economy added 203,000 jobs. The market had expected 180,000 new jobs. In China, official figures released on Sunday showed that China's exports grew far more strongly than expected in November while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... told AAP. "Today they are mildly weaker so perhaps that is what we're seeing unfolding heading into the end of the year." China and Japan's markets could influence Australia on Thursday, he said, with Japan set to unveil a massive stimulus package to ...

Waiting to catch up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... with better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data unable to inspire investors. HSBC's purchasing managers' index for China, released on Monday, slipped to 50.8 in November from 50.9 in October, on a 100-point scale. Numbers above 50 indicate expansion. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
... $3.20 after the company reported a 20 per cent increase in its half year to profit Mr Daghlian said the release of HSBC's China Flash PMI - another set of manufacturing figures - would be among the major drivers for the market on Monday. He said it would ...