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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2007
... KONG - Stocks sank, tracking falling global markets and comments by former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan over China's high market value. The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 278.31 points to 20,520.66. WELLINGTON - The NZ sharemarket followed ...

Economic round-up: Chinese whispers and inflation rumbles

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
Comments by former US Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, over China's "unsustainable" market weighed heavily on the Australian dollar yesterday, while the OECD flagged a threat to our inflation. On Wednesday Dr Greenspan, speaking by satellite ...

Economic round- up: Cutting the apron strings

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... expanding economies rely more heavily on their major banks than capital markets to drive growth, is it any wonder countries like China have been known to hurl money at bad debts when it looks about to cripple their banks? According to Moody's and Standard ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... Nikkei added 25.07 points to close at 17,705.12. HONG KONG - Blue chips fell 0.22 per cent while mainland H shares rose as China Shenhua hit a record and mainland property stocks gained on the prospect of the yuan's faster appreciation. The benchmark ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... points to 17,680.05. HONG KONG - Blue chips fell 0.4 per cent as investors sold shares in mainland lenders amid caution that China could impose further tightening measures, but higher crude prices pulled up oil stocks to help cap losses. The benchmark ...

Economic round-up: Yearning for a yuan inspired Asian euro

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
China's runaway economy may be reason enough to cut the value of the yuan without any pressure from US Treasury, but pressure is gently mounting for a single Asian currency. According to Bloomberg, the Chinese Government is considering a currency revaluation ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... points to 6372.5. NEW YORK - US stock indices finished mostly higher overnight on the latest round of deal news, including China's $US3 billion investment in private equity powerhouse Blackstone Group, but rising oil curbed gains. Shares of Amazon rose ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
The Australian dollar was higher at noon as the market awaited to see what effect China's latest interest rate rise would have on its stock market. At 1200 AEST, the local currency was trading at $US0.8236/39, up from Friday's close of 0.8216/21. It ...

Economic round-up: Beijing tugging the reins

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... announcement on Friday of another interest rate increase and a widening of its foreign exchange trading band against the US$. China's central bank also raised interest rates for the second time in almost as many months and tightened access to credit ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... KONG - Stocks fell 0.43 per cent, tracking weaker Shanghai-listed stocks, as the prospect of further monetary tightening by China sent mainland commodity and financial plays lower. The market pared the losses as buyers rushed in late in the session ...