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Not so wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... reminded us of this - and that the euro area could be just one event away from disintegration and that the roof would fall over China's housing market. It'll be another annus horribilis. Yet, what we're witnessing, at least in these early days of the ...

HSBC launches new retail equity product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... Global Markets for HSBC Bank Australia, Ian Collins, explaining the product composition. "Products released in 2011 were China or Asian boom-laden offerings to the investor base," said Collins, adding that the new product represents a step away from ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... cent as Ernst and Young forecast steel output growth of around 6.7 per cent in 2012, driven by rising demand from India and China. BHP Billiton added one per cent to $37.35 while Rio Tinto rose 0.4 per cent to $66.83. Lynas Corporation was among the ...

Long-term outlook bullish on emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... in emerging markets, with a positive long-term outlook, according to the Templeton Emerging Markets overview for Q4 2011. China's reduction of cash reserve requirements for banks was the first since 2008, potentially signaling the end of current tightening ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... traded. Miners were one of the few bright spots on the index, adding 0.4 per cent after forecast-beating growth data from China, positive noises from Europe and a jump in US manufacturing boosted commodities. Shares in BHP Billiton, the largest component ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... the worse, it would take very little good news to brighten investors' moods. And there were good news a-plenty overnight. China's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 8.9% in the year to the December quarter, taking overall 2011 growth down to 9.2% ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... NEW YORK - US stocks followed European counterparts higher Tuesday buoyed by encouraging economic news from Germany and China, and a strong reading from a New York regional economic activity indicator. But a poor earnings report from Citigroup spilled ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... sent the company's shares up three per cent and boosted the mining sector. Investors would now look to economic news from China for direction as major miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue release their production forecasts for iron ore, Austock Securities ...

Priced in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... consumer and business confidence everywhere else, taking down growth everywhere else. Why do you think the People's Bank of China (PBOC) switched tactics towards a looser policy late last year? Why do you think the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... President Ma Ying-jeou being handed a second term in weekend elections, a result that came as a relief to the United States and China. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell to near a four-week low after a mass downgrade of European nations' credit ratings ...