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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is set for a slightly higher start after China's economic growth and comments from the US Federal Reserve that it is prepared to renew stimulus fuelled gains overseas. At 0752 AEST the local September share price index futures ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... country's June quarter economic scorecard yesterday - and boy oh boy, it was good. Could you imagine what could have been had China's economic growth figures not come when and as they did - after the drubbing Europe got just a few hours before? It could ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
The Australian dollar jumped higher at noon following stronger-than-expected China GDP data. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.21 US cents, up from 105.78 cents on Tuesday. Since 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit ...

Aberdeen eyes insto cash for new Asian property fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... Asset Management Asia's third, aims to build a portfolio of best in class property funds across Japan, Australia, Singapore, China and India. The manager said that it would look to deliver a portfolio that spans the risk spectrum including core and opportunistic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... WELLINGTON - The New Zealand market slumped more than 22 points as overseas stocks dropped in the wake of weak economic data from China and the United States reviving concerns about the health of the global economy. The benchmark NZX-50 index finished ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... market continued to lose ground in intraday trading with uncertainty over the carbon tax, disappointing US jobs figures and China's surging inflation dragging shares down. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.6 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... negative for the sharemarket," he said. During the rest of the week local investors' eyes will be on offshore markets, as China reports its June quarter gross domestic product and the US reports monthly retail sales and inflation figures. On Monday in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... investor nervousness over the state of Spanish and Italian public finances. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed following China's fifth interest rate rise in eight months, while Tokyo slipped after the government announced new "stress tests" for nuclear ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was up 8.25 points (0.29 per cent) to stand at 2,834.02. Stocks fell in early trading after China's interest rate move raised expectations of slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy and as worries mounted about ...

Not in the mood for bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... are kicking runs out of road. Wall Street ended higher despite (could easily be 'because') news that the People's Bank of China raised interest rates for the third time this year. From this morning, deposit and lending rates in the second biggest economy ...