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Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... Investors fled risk assets big time overnight from "New York to Rio and old London town" fearing more tightening measures in Beijing and a potential contagion into other European countries if Ireland blows up. Cyberscreens report that China is expected ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... its banks reserve requirement by 50 basis points to 17.5 per cent from 17 per cent last week. Be very, very afraid... Beijing and its central bank would announce more tightening measures to bring down inflation back to its target of three per cent. And ...

ANZ to open Chengdu centre

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... and Fiji. Operating in China since 1986, ANZ will be locally incorporated in China from 1 October 2010 with branches in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and a rural bank in Liangping county in Chongqing. Pending final regulatory approvals, ANZ will open ...

Singapore to win asset mgmt race: report

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... 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, Malaysia and Thailand ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... 18.4 per cent from 17.9 per cent in July. Such strong numbers have typically sparked concerns in the past few months that Beijing would slam on the brakes. Not this time! Not with the latest inflation number - at 3.5 per cent - coming in on par with ...

Numero Dos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... No. 3, let's see it try this time. Let's see the US threaten China with labelling it a "currency manipulator" once more. Beijing will do what it has to do. It will revalue the yuan only if it is in its interest to do so. And if Beijing refused before ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... billion). The key index ended at its highest level since May 31, having gained about six per cent last week. Hopes that Beijing will not implement further tightening measures and expectations of strong corporate earnings reports will keep the market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... closed down 8.32 points, or 0.99 per cent, at 832.26 points HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday on hopes that Beijing will ease back on tightening measures aimed at slowing the country's breakneck growth, traders said. The Hang Seng closed up ...

Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... upgraded the outlook for the Japanese economy - it's now predicted to expand by 2.6 per cent instead of 1.8. And China? Beijing's efforts to slow its economy appear to have succeeded. Growth slowed from 11.9 per cent in the year to the first quarter ...

Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... authorities would need to do more to prevent the economy from overheating... and then markets worry about growth when Beijing implements restrictive policy. But back to the US. JP Morgan, energy company Nexen and healthcare products company Novartis ...