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Understanding the present Chinese market rout: Western Asset

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... Composite Index (SHCOMP) has fallen 28% in a matter of weeks. On July 8, 2015 the SHCOMP lost 5.9% in what was dubbed "Black Wednesday," suggesting that recently announced market-supporting measures have had limited impact. Read more here.

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... per cent up at 10,996.41 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris ended 2.55 per cent higher at 4,757.22 points compared with Wednesday's close. Outside the eurozone, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading companies ended the day 1.40 per cent ahead at ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... expected, but Telstra's chief executive Andrew Penn will deliver a speech at a CEDA event. In Australia, the market on Wednesday fell two per cent amid concern over Greece's debt crisis and China's economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 111.9 ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... cent chance the central bank will increase its benchmark rate from near zero in September, down from 35 per cent on Wednesday, and a 67 per cent chance by December, down from 72 per cent." Yep, these numbers changed the betting on Fed lift-off expectations ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... Greece's weekend referendum on its bailout. London's FTSE 100 index ended up 0.33 per cent to 6,630.47 points compared with Wednesday's close, buoyed in part by oil giant BP's 4.47 per cent jump on news it agreed to settle US federal and state claims ...

Australian market opens higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... hurting miners. A flood of economic data releases this week will influence the ASX, including building approvals on Wednesday and trade and retail sales later in the week indicating how small business has reacted to the budget tax cuts. Among the major ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... avoidance parliamentary inquiry hearings continue in Sydney. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday gained more than one per cent as investors repositioned their portfolios on the first day of the new financial year. ...

Australian shares up on first day of fin year

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... hurting miners. A flood of economic data releases this week will influence the ASX, including building approvals on Wednesday and trade and retail sales later in the week indicating how small business has reacted to the budget tax cuts. Among the major ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... Wall Street but falls on European markets as investors await the next move in Greece's debt crisis. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 29 points at 5,368. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Reserve Bank ...

Australian market set for further falls

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... FTSE 100 dropped two per cent. Greece is due to repay 1.6 billion euros to the International Monetary Fund by early Wednesday morning (Australian time) but looks set to miss the payment and default on the debt. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has ...