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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and others. Markets were also primed to move higher after a sharp sell-off on Monday following weak China economic data and the Boston explosions, which killed three and wounded more than 170. "Markets got a little exuberant ...

No problemo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... season, with 56 percent exceeding revenue projections...". And if you noticed...the headlines doesn't seem to be talking about China anymore -the one who's 7.7% first quarter economic growth became the source of consternation in the financial markets ...

Boston Bombs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
It started with the gold rush...to the exits, then China growth disappointment - which turned the sell gold (and other commodities) marathon into a sprint - and now this, America's attacked once more. I woke up to the news that two bombs had exploded ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... All Ordinaries finished 0.98 per cent lower at 4,966.8 points. NEW YORK - Deadly explosions in Boston and disappointing China economic growth rocked US stocks on Monday, sending the broad-market S&P 500 down more than 2.0 per cent. Amid sharp sell-offs ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... in red numbers today," CMC Markets senior trader Tim Waterer told AAP. "This afternoon the tone will be set by numbers on China's GDP and retail sales... if they miss the mark on the low side it could exacerbate selling." Gold miners were the worst-performing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... up with the US benchmarks," said analyst Matt Basi at trading group CMC Markets. "Rising demand and falling inflation in China is the perfect combo for cyclical stocks, and new Dow highs only serve to fuel the optimism further in the short term." HONG ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... stocks were lifting on the back of improved commodity prices, which benefited from better-than-expected inflation data out of China and moves by Japan to stimulate its economy. Global miner BHP Billiton was 97 cents higher at $34.08, and Rio Tinto surged ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... that the world's second biggest economy might soon - if not yet - be in a position to join the global reflationary effort. China's inflation slowed to 2.1% in March from 3.2% in the previous month - lower than expectations for a 2.4% gain. And what a ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... high figure would prompt authorities to tighten monetary policy further. "All else equal, the more growth there can be in China, the more demand there will ultimately be for basic materials," added Briefing.com's Patrick O'Hare. London trading was also ...

Vietnam an attractive fit for family offices

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... more manageable way for family offices to access emerging markets and may even represent a better fit than investing in China. "As a family office, if you had a million dollars to invest in China, this could be overwhelming prospect, it's so massive ...