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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... last week. The market will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. "The market will be overshadowed by concerns that China will raise interest rates or bank reserve ratios further to tame inflation. There are also worries that overseas capital will ...

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... recession, falling commodity prices, falling interest rates, risk aversion, end of the yen carry, Australian recession, China slowdown, etcetera, etcetera. Take your pick. This time, these rationales are turned on their heads and used to explain why ...

May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... severe fiscal spending retrenchment these countries and many others have implemented over the past year. And then there's China. It still has to control inflation despite several tightening attempts. One day, it might find that that one more tightening ...

Gillard urges China investment relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has encouraged a strong investment relationship with China after speaking at a China-Australia business forum, with talk of tight economic integration between the two nations. As part of her address, Gillard said that China ...

Much ado over a known known

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... ratings are outright being downgraded? Japan where yields are so low you can't reach them even if you crawl on your tummy? China? No. Does it have a bond market? Australia perhaps? Still no. It can't possibly accommodate the massive amount of portfolio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... seeks to rein in its booming economy added to the negative tone, dampening sentiment in the miners and others supplying China's key raw materials. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 2.10 per cent at 5,870.08 points. In Paris ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... directions. LONDON - European stock markets closed firmer in cautious trade on Friday after both strong growth and inflation in China cut both ways among investors nervous at the prospect of higher interest rates. Dealers said stronger-than-expected ...

China surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... overnight is more likely due to stunned anticipation of what the upcoming Chinese eco stats will reveal about the future. China will release its growth and inflation numbers later today. GDP is expected to slow 9.7 per cent in the year to the March quarter ...

Asia to grow amid inflation threat: ADB

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... following year, slightly below last years rate of 9 per cent but still a marked recovery post-GFC. The report said that China and India would continue to lift regional and global growth but that the recent upsets in the Middle East and North Africa ...

Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... quickly reflected in higher market interest rates. Feldstein said the great problem would come within the next five years if China moves into deficit and ceases to be a net buyer of US Government securities. China is the largest buyer of US Government ...