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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... the liquidity system," he told AAP. "We don't really expect any sharp moves until... the rest of Asia opens, particularly China, which was closed for holidays for the whole of last week." Commodities prices were mostly down, including oil and gold. Among ...

Don't overlook South America as an EM: MFS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
There is more to emerging markets than just China and Asia, and Australian investors should also consider South America, said global investment manager MFS. South America's combined stock market at about $1.6 trillion is only about one-quarter the size ...

Failure is not an option

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... boats equally. Take the case of the BRICs for instance. The equity markets of Brazil (up 3.1% to date), Russia (up 2.7%) and China (up 2.4% from 5 September to 28 September - it's on holidays this week) have all underperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets ...

Australia can't afford complacency: Murray

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... uncertainty in key sectors of the economy. While there are no immediate signs of a big downturn in the economy, concerns on China are serious and monetary policy adjustment, usually accompanied by an exchange rate adjustment, would see this worked through. ...

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... European Union and Asia", the latest purchasing managers survey of the service industry shows activity in the sector easing in China - down to a 22-month low of 53.7 in September - and falling deeper into contraction territory in the Eurozone. The region's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... signals on the world economy tugged on major stock indexes. The largest US fertiliser company, Mosaic, said weak demand from China and India have hurt its profits. Mosaic, Dupont and stocks of other companies in the materials industry fell. But utilities ...

Spanish fly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... June, respectively - taking the official cash rate down to 3.25%. And though many still await more stimulus measures from China, the politburo has already set some in train: There's the estimated 1 trillion yuan worth of infrastructure projects to build ...

Green lights on green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... expansion/contraction line - and that, "September saw manufacturing production decline in the US, the European Union and Asia" (mainly, China, Japan, Vietnam and Taiwan). Just ask the Wall Street Journal. It printed that Spain would miss its budget targets ...

Market wrap - AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... holidays. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell from near a four-year high in trading that may have been reduced by holidays in China and some Australian states. The NZX 50 Index fell 4.11 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 3830.03.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... points, with 3,559 contracts traded. Wall Street posted gains on Thursday night, due in part to reports the People's Bank of China would pump 365 billion yuan ($A55.9 billion) into money markets, to maintain banks' liquidity. That news spurred gains ...