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Central bank surprises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... 1.0% in fiscal year 2016 starting 1 April - a big drop from its previous fingers-crossed forecast of 1.7% -- with the Japanese central bank pointing the finger on sliding oil price. The same factor behind the Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Council ...

So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... its 52-week high of US$1.3993; 9% from its one-year high against the British pound and 9% against even the depreciated Japanese yen. Plummeting oil prices are increasing downward momentum on Eurozone deflation - minus 0.2% in December - pressured by ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 106.31 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 17,852.48 points following weak Chinese and Japanese economic data. Chinese trade data showed a surprising slowdown in export growth, while Japanese data showed the economy contracted ...

Hastings partners with Japanese bank

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... JPY25 billion, or approximately AS$250 million. Hasting chief executive Andrew Day said: "SuMi Trust is Hastings' first Japanese client. We are very pleased to have established an investment relationship with such a major and well-respected partner in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to follow US and international bourses downwards to open lower after disappointing Japanese and Chinese data. At 0836 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 5,355. Chinese ...

Don't underestimate LNG boom: BNP Paribas

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... Aussie dollar to go to about 94 US cents." He said interest rate increases from the RBA would push up bond yields. With Japanese and European rates still on the floor as a result of quantitative easing, Australian bond yields will attract more capital. ...

Japan did it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
How many Prime Ministers does it take to fix the Japanese economy? Sixteen... and is still counting. That's the number of times Japan has changed its leader since 1990 when the economy did a Humpty Dumpty. Twenty four years on and all 16 kings - and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... Resources Conference is on in Brisbane. In Australia, the market on Monday closed weaker as a rising US dollar, sputtering Japanese economy and pending changes for the financial system weigh on investor sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... came to an end, while China released another batch of disappointing data indicating a slowdown in the economic giant. Japanese shares extended their run upwards thanks to the weaker yen, with attention turning to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as speculation ...

Shanghai-HK Connect connects China to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... between Chinese president Xi Jinping and US president Barrack Obama at the APEC summit or his handshake connect with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe? Ahh yes, Virginia, you know where I'm going with this don't you? It's the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock ...