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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia. The Financial Services Institute of Australia hosts the Australia-China Financial Services Summit. The Goldfields Mining Expo begins in Western Australia. The Perth Mining and Exploration conference ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... overnight, with copper, zinc and nickel all down in the region of around seven per cent. "We saw weaker GDP data out of China, lower industrial production out of the US and the markets really seem to be pricing in a slowdown in growth across the globe ...

AMP taps Maple-Brown Abbott for Asian eq expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... equities team, located in Sydney and Beijing. AMP Capital holds a QFII licence which allows it to invest directly in the China A share market.

The luckier country

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... from a high of more than US$145 a barrel only three months ago, indicating the sharp contraction in activity. News that China's real GDP growth slowed to 9 per cent in the third quarter from 10.1 per cent in the previous three-month period is also not ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... will wipe out demand. Reporting first quarter production figures, BHP Billiton Ltd is confident the industrialisation of China will continue to drive demand for its products, but says there will be volatility and uncertainty in the short term as global ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... led by the resources sector, after copper and oil prices held firm late on Friday. Stocks may react to a report due from China today which will show how fast that economy grew in the third quarter. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 118.8 ...

Online rush for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU), the future of gold as a defensive asset is bright. The recent rally started in 2003 as China and India in particular increased their demand for the yellow metal. Gold prices rose by 38 per cent from July 2007 to the ...

Patience is a virtue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... financial Armageddon is nigh. Yesterday's concerted action by 6 of the world's major central banks - plus the Peoples Bank of China - on top of prior cuts by the RBA and the Hongkong Monetary Authority, were followed by interest rate reduction by the ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... of Japan was unable to participate but announced its support for the action. And in separate moves, the People's Bank of China lowered its rates - the second in three weeks -- by 27 basis points to 6.93 per cent, while the Hongkong Monetary Authority ...

Online drill for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU), the future of gold as a defensive asset is bright. The recent rally started in 2003 as China and India in particular increased their demand for the yellow metal. Gold prices rose by 38 per cent from July 2007 to the ...