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When good is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... When good is bad and bad is good. Just take a walk along last week's memory lane and you'll see what I mean. Good is bad. China reported a stronger-than-expected 9.8 per cent expansion in its economy in the fourth quarter - up 10.3 per cent for all for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said the market was being weighed down by the resource sector on jitters over China. "The main thing is just some profit taking coming out of the resource sector after its recent run and just on concerns ...

China no slow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... from the "City of Angels Musical" when, according to the Australian Financial Review, he told Chinese President Hu that China's economy, "had been bolstered by stability in Asia made possible by America's forward presence in the region, by strong trade ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street indices rebounding after heavy losses in Asia and Europe on China's latest economic data. On the ASX 24 at 0849 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was 12 points lower at 4,758. ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... growth over the past two years had largely been underwritten by strong expansions in the emerging world, specifically that of China, India, Brazil and Asian countries. This positive force is now coming under threat as emerging market central banks tighten ...

Asian Giants lands in China

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
AMP Capital's Asian Giants Infrastructure Fund has acquired its first asset in China, buying a 19 per cent stake in provincial natural gas provider Qujing Gas, for an initial investment of US$2 million. Qujing Gas holds a 30-year concession to run the ...

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... appetite and the effect in the four areas of commodities; small caps; emerging markets; and the Australian dollar. "How China deals with its overheating economy and its continued need for strong growth will be a key issue for 2011," he said. "While the ...

Of Jobs, Hu and Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... and American authorities each and every time they meet. American officials leak their thoughts to the press admonishing China about its undervalued currency that gives Chinese exports an unfair advantage. Just last week, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner ...

Growth spoiler

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... submerged and production stopped. There'll be less crops, copper and whatever they dig up underneath Queensland to ship to China. In New South Wales, financial and insurance services contributed the most last fiscal year. The same goes for Victoria (along ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... On Monday, the Australian share market was dragged into the red by mining stocks amid concerns about potential cooling of China's economy after its government tightened monetary policy. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 38.4 points, or 0.8 per ...