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When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... Eurozone will implode and the single currency would be no more. Not enough jobs are being created in the United States. China is slowing at best and could land hard at worst. And while, emerging markets will continue to expand, this will be limited by ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... there was a collective recollection of the prospect of a Greek default, the European recession and contagion, a slowdown in China, surging oil prices and below trend world economic growth for the year overall. But as I claimed on this day exactly a week ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... up significantly. He said there appeared to be some relief that international markets had not reacted more negatively to China's weaker-than-expected February trade data. "As far as China is concerned, it's wait-and-see now, to see what happens with ...

What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... believe otherwise. The general thrust of cyber reports were that equities and commodities traded with a negative bias because China is slowing. Yes, they took extra care to impress on us all that it was only a softer tone. Really? Wall Street closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... meeting by EU finance ministers to sign off on Greece's new bailout, while traders also digested weak data from Italy and China. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.09 per cent to 5,888.30 points on Monday. In Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.07 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... is expected on Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday finished almost one per cent stronger after a sharp slowing in China's inflation rate boosted resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 41 points, or 0.98 per cent, at 4,212 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... fairly significant," Mr Spooner said. Mr Spooner said investors were also waiting now for the latest economic data from China and the United States. China on Friday releases figures showing factory outputs and inflation. The US will release non-farm ...

Franklin Templeton plans retail growth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... issues, so we have shied away from certain countries where we find that's an issue for us, like Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, China and India." Barbeau said a key issued tended to be cross ownership, with the fund looking for independent boards that are "often ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... defaulting or the one that talks about Europe heading for (already in) recession? Or do you prefer a reiteration of the tale of China lowering its growth target? Or is it the one that says that the global economic growth would be slow and remain below ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed firmly in the red after weaker base metals prices and a downwards revision of China's economic growth target weighed on mining stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 58.3 points, or 1.37 per cent, at ...