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Australia, a middle power between China and US

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Australia is seen as a regional "middle power" which gravitates between China and the United States, and can benefit from the Asian giant's turn towards an economy more focused on consumption. "Australia is a middle power and it has a different concept ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... suspended for the day following disruption caused by Typhoon Utor. Dealers cited improved economic data in the US, Europe and China for buoying investor sentiment, along with a Japanese media report saying Tokyo was mulling corporate tax cuts to help ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... those players," Mr Lucas said. Mr Lucas said the rise in the iron ore price may be due to encouraging economic data out of China. However, overall, investors appeared to be mostly in a wait-and-see mode as Australia's federal election campaign continued. ...

Onto the next worry: Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... expected to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Monday rose by more than one per cent as renewed optimism about China's economy prompted investors to pile into resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 53.5 points, or 1.06 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
... closed higher, with mining stocks in particular receiving a boost from better-than-expected industrial output data from China, dealers say. London's FTSE 100 index, bolstered also by strong British export data, gained 0.82 per cent on Friday to end the ...

Run China run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly bounced after sharp declines in the previous session, as China posted upbeat trade figures that bolstered the outlook for the world's second-biggest economy. But Tokyo dropped 1.59 per cent ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... (by investors)," Spooner said. Australian jobs figures are due to be released on Thursday, and trade balance figures from China. Company earnings reports will also influence the direction of the market. Spooner said the Telstra result was slightly better ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force figures for July. Wang Jiahua, executive vice chairman of China Mining Association, is scheduled to speak at the Melbourne Mining Club. In equities news, Rio Tinto and Telstra are expected ...