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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
... ago. Australia is seen to have an advantage in capital intensive technical textiles which are more difficult to produce and China has its advantage in labour intensive textile production areas. The other industry within manufacturing to make a positive ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
... HONG KONG - Stocks ended up 0.29 per cent, as gains in Japanese stocks triggered buying in recently battered shares like China Mobile. The Hang Seng Index gained 49.32 points to finish at 17,145.76. WELLINGTON - The NZX-50 index was flat, down just 0.34 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
... number of applicants increased from 28,000 to about 40,000. As a result of the lack of progress in the trade talks with China, spokeswoman Jane Drake Brockman hinted that whilst the talks are likely to extent into next year after the next round in Australia ...

China heading for recession?

... global economist who correctly predicted the collapse and the timing of the Asian credit bubble is boldly predicting that China is heading for an economic slowdown in the second half of next year. Andrew Hunt, principal of UK-based Andrew Hunt Economics ...

Australian agribusiness will be China's breadbasket

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... agribusiness produces 40 per cent more than California and this means Australia has a huge opportunity to become the breadbasket of China, according property and agribusiness specialist SAITeysMcMahon (SAITM). Stephen Lynch, head of agribusiness for ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... observe the take up of the new changes. AWAs made up in excess of 41,000 of these. The US has voiced its support to include China, South Korea, Mexico and Turkey in the policy making process at the IMF as a result of the size and growth of these economies. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
... Kong stocks ended higher mirroring other strong Asian markets as futures-related buying spurred gains in index heavyweight China Mobile. The benchmark Hang Seng Index finished at 17,083.28 points, up 160.99. WELLINGTON - The NZX-50 index closed up 26 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
... spending in manufacturing is particularly at risk with many manufacturing companies heading to low cost labour economies like China even though the intellectual design is still being sourced in Australia. China announced in March of this year that it ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
China has continued to lower the requirements for international investors wanting to access its so-called A grade stockmarkets in Shanghai and Shenzhen. The current level of foreign investment is presently $10 billion. Qualified Foreign Investors Status(QFII) ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... earnings season reached a high point yesterday with several large companies recording stellar profits. On the back of the China led resources boom BHP Billiton recorded a 63 per cent increase in annual profit to $13.7 billion as a result of excellent ...