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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... HONG KONG - Asian shares extended their gains and the US dollar pushed back towards Y100 after strong manufacturing data in China and Europe pointed to an uptick in the global economy. Stocks in emerging economies also enjoyed small rises after a painful ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... $US1.3218 late on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian shares mostly rallied after strong manufacturing data indicated a slowdown in China may be coming to an end, while the US dollar climbed back towards the Y100 mark. Easing concerns about a possible military ...

30 days hath September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... expected purchasing managers indexes (PMI) triggered the all around happy mood on markets on September's first trading day. China's official PMI rose to a better than expected reading of 51.0 in August - a 15-month high - which, along with the jump in ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... release of official Chinese manufacturing PMI figures for August, which were better than expected. "The economic news out of China was quite a positive sign and that's one reason why the mining and energy sectors are doing so well today," Mr Daghlian ...

AMP Capital sets foot in China

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
AMP Capital has entered the China funds management space with the establishment of a joint venture with a local asset management company. AMP Capital will partner with China Life Asset Management, a subsidiary of China Life Insurance, the country's ...

Deutsche Bank dismisses mining fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... "Miners are well placed for a top-line recovery simply if commodity prices stay roughly where they are. It also looks like China has stopped slowing so resources and commodity prices actually look a little bit better going forward," Baker said. "Momentum ...

Growth and QE - will this time be different?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... forgotten now, don't you? Have no fear, there's always Ben Bernanke (little balding Ben, that is) to remind you.A There was the China slowdown, eurozone crisis - courtesy of Cyprexit, Italian and Spanish political uncertainty (if I remember right, Greece ...

Prepare for take-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... Equity investors are in retreat over the uncertainty of the unknown.A Will it escalate to increased tensions with Russia and China - Syria's wing men?A And oh, let's not forget Iran - Syria's other wing man.A Will it make good on its threat to send missiles ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... $A860 million for Billabong. Hong Kong closed down 0.59 per cent while Shanghai was up 0.34 per cent. Shares in PetroChina, China's largest oil company by capacity, were suspended in Hong Kong and Shanghai pending an announcement related to unspecified ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... because it pumps up the market." "That's why it's a bit `bad news is good news'". He said flash PMI manufacturing data out of China - which exceeded expectations by jumping past the critical 50 mark - was also having a positive effect. "That's certainly ...