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Commodities investors nervous about inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... is experiencing their worst inflation, at upwards of 13 per cent, in more than a decade. The IMF projecting inflation in China to exceed 7 per cent reinforces the concerns and indeed implies that surging Chindia is running at or near negative real growth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... Friday, down 0.23 per cent, as investors remained cautious about the market's volatility following energy price hikes in China, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index closed down 52.01 points at 22,745.6. Turnover was 72.69 billion Hong Kong dollars. WELLINGTON ...

Asian banks still insulated from sub-prime

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... cent of world demand. For example, according to reports, Indonesia spent one-fifth of the Budget on fuel subsidies while China spent an estimated US$50 billion subsidizing fuel nothwithstanding the Chinese government yesterday reduced the subsidy and ...

Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... shift the world has ever seen. "Over the next few years 1.4 billion more people will be moving into cities, especially in China and India. When they do they will require the same things we require - schools, air conditioning, roads, hospitals and even ...

Asia will weather global slowdown: EFIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... chief economist, said most economists agreed East Asian growth could fall by 1.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent in aggregate and China could shed two per cent off its growth rate to roughly 9.5 per cent. However, he said although some Asian economic growth ...

Australia gets Chinese QDII status

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... portfolios," said Richard Gilbert, IFSA chief executive. "Australia now [has] the necessary memorandums in place with both the China Securities and Regulatory Commission (CSRC) [and] the China Banking and Regulatory Commission (CBRC) - two of the most ...

UBS launches soft com and Asia prod

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... wheat, corn, soybeans and live cattle. The product also provides exposure to emerging and developed markets in Asia including China, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan via the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or Asia Index. The primary investments of each unit ...

AIG Life promotes two

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... other news, AIG Life is donating $1.04 million to the AIG Disaster Relief Fund to assist humanitarian and medical efforts in China's earthquake ravaged Sichuan province. "AIG's Disaster Relief Fund, which is a not-for-profit entity funded jointly by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... credit concerns surfaced in the US. The Nikkei jettisoned 230.97 points to 14,209.17 HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares fell after China telecom announced a restructure and credit market concerns in the US. The Hang Seng Index dropped 455.76 points to 24,375.76. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... crunch was easing. The Nikkei added 106.60 points to 14,440.14 HONG KONG - Blue chips rose on lingering speculation that China would allow energy companies to increase prices. The Hang Seng Index firmed 298.24 points to 24,831.36. WELLINGTON - The NZ ...