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The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... Politburo wants, it gets... or heads will roll (sometimes literally). In his speech before the BOE yesterday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang again (but some just refuse to listen) told us what the politburo wants: "I can promise everyone honestly and solemnly ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
"Do you want fries with that?" Yes Virginia, this moment is at hand. For this time, we get to read Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's thoughts - he penned himself, in english - on the eve of his visit to the land of the English (he's there now). Not about ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... commands, the economy asked "do you want fries with that?" About this time last month during his visit to Mongolia, Premier Li Kequiang declared that, "We should use appropriate policy tools and pre-emptive fine-tuning in a timely and appropriate manner ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... December. Similarly, why do expectations for stimulus remain in China? According to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences "Premier Li Keqiang said there won't be strong stimulus, but he didn't say there won't be any stimulus".... and in the eurozone? ...

La Trobe registers for the Shanghai Free Trade Zone

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... improving access to finance in each economy." The Shanghai FTZ was launched last September with the backing of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and is the first free-trade zone in mainland China. Last month Westpac received approval to set-up a sub-branch ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... Talkin' bout rolling out more stimulus measures, there's almost universal consensus that China would... especially after Premier Li's declaration that, "Our economy had a stable start this year and there are some positive developments in the economy ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... jobs growth. At 0820 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 12 points at 5,441. China premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday said the government was targeting 7.5 growth in 2014, unchanged from last year's forecast. The figure ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... the political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing he was Chinese Premier Li Kequiang instead where he can dictate outcomes, any outcome...or heads will roll. But nah...the United States of America ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... increase in shipping volumes during the June quarter. Mr Spooner said the sector had been buoyed by comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang indicating the country would not allow economic growth, currently at 7.5 per cent annually, to drop below seven ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... cent, or 23.80 points, to close at 1,904.15. Shanghai ended 1.95 per cent higher, adding 39.11 points to 2,043.88 after Premier Li Keqiang was quoted in state media as saying economic growth must not slip below the "bottom line" of seven per cent. Hong ...