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What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... succession of economic releases suggest that there's big trouble brewing in China. Hot on the heels of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's announcement lowering the government's economic growth target from 8.0% to 7.5% this year, recent growth stats updates ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... 20,806.25 and Shanghai shed 1.41 per cent, or 34.55 points, to 2,410.45. Traders said Monday's announcement by Premier Wen Jiabao at the opening of the National People's Congress - the annual parliamentary meeting - that China would target 7.5 per cent ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... OMG moments should leave to bigger drops in equities. The China is slowing scare was prompted by reports that Premier Wen Jiabao, speaking at the annual meeting of the National People's Congress, lowered the government's growth target from 8% -- the ...

Asian counterweight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... get to where it is now by being somebody's fool. At the World Economic Forum in the Chinese city of Dalian, Premier Wen Jiabao said that the world shouldn't rely on China to save the world. Instead, "Countries must first put their own houses in order... ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... per cent, or 12.02 points, to 2,758.23 as dealers looked to domestic news, focusing on positive comments from Premier Wen Jiabao, who said inflation looked tameable this year. Investors in much of Asia were spooked by the pessimism in Europe. In other ...

Better second half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... good news. French banks agreed to rollover their holdings of Greek debt into 30-year maturities and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged that China would continue buying European bonds. However, to me, this is because the French banks have no better recourse ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... purchases of residential and commercial property. It is expected to do more. Appearing on state television, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao confirmed that his cabinet is already drafting measures to tame inflation. Speculations are that this would include ...

Spoiling for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... China is more worried about the nasty effects of revaluation in its domestic economy. A few days ago, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told the world that China would suffer "major social upheaval" if it agrees to raise the yuan exchange rate by 20-40 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... index finished up 223.24 points, or 2.2 per cent, at 10,368.96. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks rose as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he wanted to maintain economic growth on the mainland, in a speech to open a key parliamentary session. The benchmark ...

Sweet and sour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... around the same rate - give or take - backed by only green shoots. Frothy 'ey? Tighter lending? Read Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's lips. China would continue to maintain a "moderately loose" monetary policy and "proactive" fiscal policy. How could they ...