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Competing to devalue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... Japan's economy strengthens to the detriment of the US. The problem is that similar to its foreign exchange dealings with China, it cannot tell Japan what to do. Or more accurately, the US can tell them what to do. China - and now, Japan - just don't ...

Singapore to win asset mgmt race: report

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... The city state's location is also a bonus, as Hong Kong could see it compete with other financial services centres within China such as Beijing for a share of the asset management market. "As a more independent cluster in close proximity to Indonesia ...

Super back in the spotlight

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... wage agreements in comments to the Australian Financial Review this weekend. With the resources sector booming thanks to China's insatiable appetite for minerals and with a robust domestic jobs market, there are increasing fears that labour shortages ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... in resolving global imbalances going forward, noting that recent rhetoric from US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner against China has been noticeably stronger. But putting pressure on China to allow the Yuan to appreciate would be a mistake, according ...

Fortune cookie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... that the growth in the Land Down Under might even go over its potential in the months ahead. Fortune cookie. Australia has China to thank for its good fortune. Exceptional Chinese growth has underpinned growth in the domestic economy because of China's ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... makes me sound like a cognescenti) of positive news propelled Wall Street to its fourth straight win last night. Who said China is slowing? Industrial production increased by a higher-than-expected 13.9 per cent in the year to August following a 13.4 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... higher on Tuesday as Wall Street extended its rally on company acquisitions and stronger than expected economic data from China. At 0758 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 14 points higher at 4,646 points ...

China not heading for a property bust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Talks of a property bubble in China are overstated as the Chinese government has introduced new home ownership and lending rules to cool the market, said an investment expert. "I don't think we have a bubble yet," said Samantha Ho, investment director ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Strong economic data from China boosted resources stocks on the Australian share market, which was firmly higher at noon. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 50.6 points, or 1.11 per cent, at 4,610.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... On Friday, Wall Street lifted as a better-than-expected wholesale inventory report boosted confidence in the US economy. China reported on Saturday that consumer inflation rose at the fastest pace in nearly two years in August, the 10th consecutive month ...