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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... to stop. "The materials sector is being hit heavily by concerns over the economies of our major export partners, Japan, China and South Korea." This followed news on Thursday that China's GDP growth had slowed, as expected. "It's not a healthy picture," ...

Gung Hay Fat Choy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... history has our prosperity - individually, nationally and globally - been threatened as it is being threatened right now. China celebrates a new year on 26 January. Traditionally, Chinese clean their houses, purchase new clothes, get their hair cut ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... 2. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 2.9 per cent lower, as HSBC suffered another dismal day and mainland insurer China Life issued a profit warning, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index closed 376.14 points lower at 12,583.63. WELLINGTON - The ...

Aircraft fund seeks capital

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... last month completed the acquisition of two widebody aircraft for the fund, which have been leased to Qantas Airways and China Airlines. The Qantas transaction involved a 10-year lease of a new-build Airbus A330-200, and further strengthens IGAF's existing ...

Bad tidings we bring

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... per cent early in 2009 - the fifth in three months - in its bid to avert a recession. The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) unexpectedly cut its key interest rate for the sixth time to 1.5 per cent and urged banks to increase corporate lending ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Red alert! Red alert! China is slowing. China is slowing. Persistent punches by the global financial crisis has knocked out the economies of the United States, the Eurozone, Japan and the United Kingdom to name a few. By its sheer size and ongoing industrialisation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... points, or 3.15 per cent to end at 8,660.24. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 5.6 per cent higher on Wednesday, as China stocks were boosted by hopes of new economic stimulus measures by Beijing. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 824.52 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... 5.20 per cent, at 8,329.05. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices closed 8.7 per cent higher on Monday, lifted by hopes that China would release more measures to boost its struggling economy. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 1,198.78 points to 15,044.87 ...

Mr. Scrooge's Ghosts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... turn to Scrooge, the global economy also turns to Scrooge. News overnight shows that manufacturing in the US, the Eurozone, China, Russia and South Africa are shrinking. More will follow. Ghost of Christmas Past. Low interest rates and lax lending standards ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Nikkei average rose 1.95 per cent to its highest close in over a week as hopes that a Chinese interest rate cut will help China's economy bolstered shippers, steelmakers and construction machinery firms. In thin trade, the benchmark Nikkei gained 160.17 ...