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RMB to be used in a third of china deals by 2015

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Most China corporations expect one in three of all Chinese trades to be done in Renminbi by 2015, said a survey by HSBC. HSBC also found that 30% (of China businesses) plan to use RMB for investment-related purposes in the next 12 months. Half of all ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
ANZ chief executive Mike Smith was upbeat about the bank's record $6 billion profit at yesterday's annual result announcement and said the company would target further growth in Asia with acquisitions likely to follow. Smith described the 6% rise in ...

QE3, OMT, APP equals D-U-D?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012

Value vs price in Asian debt

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... he said the market was pricing in a 40% default rate. "Today, the best value, and for the last twelve months has been in China. We are not biased; it's simply where the value is."

Quality could replace China volume-play

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
While China is regarded as the global powerhouse for manufacturing, demand for exports has declined in recent years, caused partly by economic slow downs and rising labour costs worldwide. While the volume story might be slowly winding down, companies ...

Russell ups risk in equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... more bell weather stocks. "Increases in market volatility amid ongoing uncertainty with the Eurozone crisis, the future of China's growth and US markets, have seen the valuation in defensive stocks creep up," he said. Russell Australian Value ETF is ...

ANZ posts record profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... reporting season with NAB and Westpac's results due over the next couple of weeks. Chief executive Mike Smith said that China was now the bank's third largest market in terms of earnings. "Our super regional strategy, with its focus on significant organic ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... estimate of Eurozone PMI dropped to 45.8 in October from last month's 46.1 reading. It's funny but no one seems to care about China's latest. Of course not! It doesn't fit today's stories of gloom. Things are improving there... Wen's getting what Wen ...

Big infrastructure underscores China growth

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Big infrastructure projects that facilitate rapid urbanisation are playing a major role in reshaping China's economy. China's high-speed rail network contributes to growth sustainability by narrowing economic disparities, and this creates opportunities ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... Mulberry Slides Emerging ETF Sinks Most Since July on Declining Earnings Asian Stocks Decline for Third Day on Earnings, Europe China's Stocks Fall Most in Almost 4 Weeks on Economic Outlook Most Japan Stocks Fall, Led by Utilities; Yen Spurs Nikon Never ...