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Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... Yellenhas been taking away US$10 billion a month for the yankee-doodle-dandys to play with. While it's quite the opposite in Beijing - the Politburo's stimulating - the effect is going the way as PM Li Keqiang wants. HSBC/Markit's preliminary estimate ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
"Do you want fries with that?" Yes Virginia, this moment is at hand. For this time, we get to read Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's thoughts - he penned himself, in english - on the eve of his visit to the land of the English (he's there now). Not about ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... a timely and appropriate manner to help resolve financing strains for the real economy..." What happened since? We got Beijing's mini stimulus, we had the PBOC lowering reserve requirements for small and rural banks (and increased the number of those ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... 1.55 per cent. But Shanghai slipped 0.10 per cent, or 2.14 points, to 2,050.73 - giving up early losses, as data from Beijing showed a slowdown in growth in industrial output, fixed asset investment and retail sales. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... the risk of deflation in the world's second-largest economy but also opened the door to possible stimulus measures from Beijing. Tokyo closed up 0.59 per cent, or 35.81 points to 14,199.59, as bargain-hunting reversed opening losses triggered by a strong ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... number two economy and key driver of global growth following a series of weak data, including on trade and investment. Beijing will release its latest trade and inflation statistics on Thursday and Friday. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index on Monday fell ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... 0.98 per cent, or 219.82 points, to 22,596.97 while Shanghai surged 1.92 per cent, or 39.45 points, to 2,098.28 on hopes Beijing will soon unveil measures to kick-start China's economy after last week's mini-stimulus. WELLINGTON - A sell off of tech ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... Seoul slipped 0.18 per cent, or 3.55 points, to 1,993.70 and Shanghai shed 0.74 per cent, or 15.29 points, to 2,043.70. Beijing on Wednesday announced a series of spending measures aimed at kick-starting the Chinese economy, a key driver of global growth ...

A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... continued to slow down. Weakness is broadly-based with domestic demand softening further." No not that. This one: "We expect Beijing to launch a series of policy measures to stabilize growth. Likely options include lowering entry barriers for private ...

ASFA calls for consistent global regulatory standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at the ASFA's third Asia-Pacific Pension Forum in Beijing, China, Vamos said pension funds most engage internationally on areas such as system implementation and connectivity, fiduciary ...