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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... higher after stocks on Wall Street posted large gains on a surge in lending in China and a rise in eurozone industrial production. At 0802 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 4,322. No economic news is scheduled ...

What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... expected 14.7% in the January/February period from a year ago, following an 18.1% rise in December. Similarly, industrial production growth slowed to 11.4% from December's 12.8% clip - the slowest in more than 2.5 years. The latest scare, of course ...

Greece still matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... of the International Monetary Fund's aid mission to the country said." Or it could be reports that German industrial production grew by a better-than-expected 1.6% in January from the previous month's 2.6% drop. But whatever they are, they're sufficient ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... Here are some more depressing Greek stats that previous belt-tightening measures are supposed to make good: Industrial production dropped by 11.3% in the year to December with manufacturing output 15.5% down over the same period. The unemployment rate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... adviser Michael Heffernan said. "China will be the focus of today's attention with gross domestic product and industrial production data out later," he said. Forecasters predict fourth quarter economic growth from Australia's largest trading partner ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... of funds to target investments in the US and Europe. Such a move, coming after news Friday that China's industrial production and retail sales grew in line with expectations, is expected to boost resources and energy stocks on the hope that commodity ...

Nothing new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... worse every day, every second". And still on Asia, Reuters reports China's industry ministry predicting industrial production growth to slow to around 12%-13% next year from 14% this year because of cooling activity at home - due to tight monetary conditions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... Nasdaq Composite lost 46.59 points (1.73 per cent) to 2,639.61. "Favourable reports on US consumer prices and industrial production, along with a strong quarterly release by Target Corp, are being overshadowed by growing concerns from the eurozone debt ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... yesterday's better-than expected retail sales and Empire State manufacturing reports, the Federal Reserve released industrial production figures that showed factory output advancing by 0.7% in October after a small 0.06 dip in September. This was nearly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... changing political landscape in the eurozone, a mixed debt auction in Italy, and a lacklustre read on euro-area industrial production," Charles Schwab analysts said. LONDON - European and US stock markets were lower, with cautious investors tracking ...