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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... cent. In companies news, Gloucester Coal was down three cents at $8.43 after the miner said it would recommend a merger with China's state-owned Yancoal Australia to its shareholders despite changes to the proposal. Westpac Banking Corporation had fallen ...

CIOs see no let up in European debt crisis

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... findings show less concern than last year over the state of the US economy and a slowing down in Chinese growth. "The view on China has improved substantially since 2011. In December 2011, chief investment officers were concerned about the risk of slower ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... over the past few months. Not the scale one would expect if investors became really, truly scared at the latest scare - China is slowing. That's certain to be an oh-em-gee moment, shouldn't it? And OMG moments should leave to bigger drops in equities. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian dollar has fallen almost half a of one US cent as global markets reacted to China's reduced growth target. BRUSSELS - A dozen banks, insurers and investment funds holding Greece's bonds will participate in a massive debt relief ...

RBS signs MOU for sale of Asian assets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... financial services firm in Asia, while RBS has offices in 11 countries across the region, including in Australia, India and China. RBS last week announced net losses of almost GBP2 billion in 2011, almost double the loss from the previous year and has ...

Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... Comments from the panel continue to reflect a generally positive outlook for the next few months." It getting betterer in China and Japan too. China's official manufacturing PMI rose to 51.0 in Feb from 50.5 in Jan - indicating that the manufacturing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... 13.45 points, down at 9,633.93. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 0.88 per cent, or 189 points, to 21,217.86 but China bucked regional trends, rising 0.30 per cent with oil and auto stocks leading gains after credit restrictions were eased ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... (US) dollar," Mr Magnus said. Later in the week, the Australian dollar could be buoyed by positive manufacturing data from China. The Chinese purchasing managers index (PMI) data, due out on Thursday, is expected to show an expansion in activity. Meanwhile ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, closing up 1.25 per cent, or 30.08 points, at 2,439.63 on heavy turnover. China's central bank cut the reserve requirement ratio for commercial banks by 50 basis points from Friday to ease restrictions ...

Hong Kong the pick for Perennial property

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... retail arena. Asia remains the favoured region, although the impact of high costs of steel and concrete due to development in China has impacted development feasibility across most markets, said Kivell. "There's a lot of reason for companies to go to ...