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When it's too late

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... (gulp!) rely on their own judgment. But more likely than not - and unless news that the Australian economy grew the same as China's (7.9 per cent) in the second quarter - domestic equities will go the way of Wall Street today. And the way of Wall Street ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... some reasonable announcements out of the US which gave confidence...(and) there was a bit more confidence coming out of China, as well," Mr Chatterton said. "Our Yankee mates finished up 68 points, which is 0.77 per cent. We are up 0.5 per cent, so we ...

SWF Institute opens trading platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... for them to sell large scale assets. The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute's membership includes the Australian Future Fund, China Investment Corporation, Kuwait Investment Authority and Singapore based Temasek Holdings.

Bullish bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... to show how sentiment clouds analysts' forecasts and the human tendency to extrapolate current dynamics into the future. China's comeback will further enhance earnings. The Chinese economy grew by 7.9 per cent in the year to the second quarter, a significant ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... Australia (HILDA) survey research conference concludes in Melbourne. On Thursday, a positive offshore lead and strong growth in China's economy saw the Australian share market post a third successive day of gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed ...

Meredith Whitney

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... night that Wall Street could have easily taken as excuses to continue meandering south. There was Japan adding its voice to China and Russia's vocal deliberations to diversify away from the US dollar. There were also US Treasury figures that showed the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... Tinto shares were down $1.02, or 2.11 per cent, to $47.34, while Australian Rio executive Stern Hu remains in detention in China. Rival mining giant, BHP Billiton, was down six cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $32.59. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... metal prices, have reversed themselves," Mr Morrow said. He said news that four Rio Tinto executives were being held in China on suspicion of spying had not harmed the company's share price. Despite stronger gold prices, most miners of the precious metal ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... BHP Billiton had gained 13 cents to $32.27. Making headlines on Thursday, an Australian Rio Tinto executive detained in China on suspicion of espionage and stealing state secrets faces the possibility of being charged, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen ...

A lose-lose proposition

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
If you can't buy 'em, jail 'em! Is China going back to its old ways? Wall Street ended flat overnight. And so it should there was really not much news out for it to react to one or another. The G8 meeting in Italy produced nothing new. Their communique ...