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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... months. In mainland China a cut in bank reserves announced at the weekend takes effect on Friday, but analysts believe Beijing needs to give the domestic economy another boost. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares were mixed, with as many gaining stocks as ...

AustralianSuper creates Asian footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... appointed Stephen Joske to the newly-created role of senior manager, Asia, where he will oversee investment strategy. In this Beijing-based role, Joske will manage the $42 billion fund's increasing investments strategy across all asset classes. Joske ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... finished 1.71 per cent lower, or 38.39 points, at 2,206.19. Taipei lost 1.09 per cent, or 77.92 points, to 7,103.62 despite Beijing-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou being handed a second term in weekend elections, a result that came as a relief to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... China, which joined the Hang Seng Index on Monday, rose 3.1 per cent to HK$8.20. The market was also buoyed by hopes that Beijing will announce fresh monetary easing after last week's cut in the reserve requirement ratio - the amount banks must keep ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... while Seoul dived 2.36 per cent, or 43.19 points, to 1,783.10. Adding to the downbeat mood were preliminary figures out of Beijing showing manufacturing activity in China had slumped to its lowest level in 32 months. Hong Kong tumbled 2.12 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... while Seoul dived 2.36 per cent, or 43.19 points, to 1,783.10. Adding to the downbeat mood were preliminary figures out of Beijing showing manufacturing activity in China had slumped to its lowest level in 32 months. Hong Kong tumbled 2.12 per cent ...

Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... that's what you get for insisting that China revalue its currency - the renminbi. Cause the way China sees it, according to Beijing University economist Zhing Wei is that, "Cheap Chinese goods have been a subsidy for the poor in the US, and now the US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... economy could worsen the situation. Investors also awaited details of China-US trade talks which started on Sunday, with Beijing's currency policy -- and claims it undervalues the yuan -- and market access restrictions expected to top the agenda. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... inflation had slowed sharply last month, raising the prospect that the government could start to ease monetary policy. Beijing said Wednesday that its consumer price index - a key gauge of inflation - rose 5.5 per cent year-on-year, its slowest pace ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... move was like "throwing a bomb to financial markets," Dow Jones Newswires reported. Investors were also jittery after Beijing said Tuesday that China's official purchasing managers' index dropped to 50.4 in October from 51.2 in September, suggesting ...