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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... 0.21 per cent, or 4.15 points, to 1,957.79. In the afternoon Shanghai had surged 1.30 per cent while Hong Kong was flat. Beijing released official figures on Friday showing manufacturing activity had seen a slip last month. The purchasing managers index ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... changed, edging down 10.87 points to 23,590.91. Chinese shares closed up 0.48 per cent, extending Friday's gains after Beijing released data showing the economy grew faster than expected last year. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 11.15 points ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... 2,317.07. Seoul added 0.69 per cent, or 13.58 points, to 1,987.85 and Sydney gained 0.31 per cent, or 14.6 points, to 4,771.2. Beijing said its economy expanded 7.8 per cent in 2012, better than the government target of 7.5 per cent, marking a second ...

China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... upbeat, saying, "The Chinese economy is now in a sweet-spot and can stay in the sweet-spot through the first half of 2013. Beijing will be happy to sustain the current policy stance." Australia's concerns with the dipping resources market may consequently ...

China primed for encouraging rebound: HSBC

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... also for social stability. With the easing bias that's been in place for a year likely to be maintained, Hongbin says Beijing appears to be happy with a consumer price index (CPI) of around 3-4%. "We expect Beijing to keep M2 growth around 14% in 2013 ...

Urbanisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... Sustainable Urbanisation'. Last September, the China Daily reported that, in his meeting with "government officials in Beijing," Li "has called on local authorities and ministers to further the nation's industrialization, urbanization and agricultural ...

Chinese equities poised for reform: BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... market, said Jing Ning, portfolio manager, BlackRock Asian Fundamental Equity team. How local governments interact with Beijing, environmental protection and the accurate pricing of resources are the areas BlackRock expects will be subject to reforms ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... kickstart the economy if, as expected, he wins a general election slated for next month. A close eye was also being kept on Beijing, where China unveiled its leaders for the next 10 years, with investors hoping for some clarity on future policy in the ...

Markets await promising China leadership change

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... for what is anticipated to be one of the most significant leadership changes for a generation. Party delegates meet in Beijing today to elect successors to the Party's two most powerful figures, General Secretary Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. According ...

Market Wrap early AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... week, as US President Barack Obama battles for re-election in a tight race against Republican challenger Mitt Romney and Beijing is expected to annoint a successor to President Hu Jintao. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly down as better-than-expected ...