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Bumps along the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
US Payrolls. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Yes Virginia, the greatly speculated, the much awaited, the indicator that'll set the tone in the financial markets over the next four weeks, that mother of all eco stats -- the US Non-farm Payrolls ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... consumer spending and first-quarter GDP. Stock markets in China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. CANBERRA - One of the country's leading economists says ...

US retains World Bank leadership

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
World economies have reacted to news the US has retained its hold of the presidency of the World Bank following a vote. The executive directors of the World Bank Group voted Dr. Jim Yong Kim as president for a five-year term beginning on July 1, 2012. ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... sovereign debt crisis. Check. Tepid growth in America. Check. Slowdown to a crash landing in China. Check. Middle East, North Korea, oil. Check. These challenges were all there - and then some - yet Wall Street produced its best first quarter performance ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... 0.2% -2.0% 12.6% Taipei Taiex 7933 -1.8% -2.3% 12.2% S&P 500 1408.5 0.8% 3.1% 12.0% Hang Seng 20555.6 -0.5% -5.2% 11.5% S. Korea Kospi 2014 -0.6% -0.8% 10.3% French CAC 3423.8 -1.5% -0.8% 8.4% Dow Jones 13212 1.0% 2.0% 8.1% Jakarta Composite 4121.6 2.0% ...

China FUM rise challenges Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... report. Japan was ranked number one with 27% of the market followed by Australia with 26%, mainland China with 14%, South Korea with 10% and Taiwan with 5%. The remaining seven nations made up just 18% between them. But while Japan's market is steady ...

Franklin Templeton plans retail growth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... of corporate governance issues, so we have shied away from certain countries where we find that's an issue for us, like Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, China and India." Barbeau said a key issued tended to be cross ownership, with the fund looking for independent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... instability due to the high unemployment and deep poverty among Arab-Israelis and ultra-orthodox Haredi Jews. SEOUL - South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries says it has won a 3.05 trillion won ($A2.53 billion) contract to build an offshore gas processing ...

Australia Day honours for industry leaders

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... developing Australia's relationships in trade, finance and investment with the Asian countries, in particular Japan, South Korea,China, Thailand and Taiwan during the 1970' and 1980's. He was also recognised for his leadership role in the financial services ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... $15.05 after it appointed Koreca Industries to distribute Ansell's personal protective equipment products in the Republic of Korea. At 1209 AEDT, national turnover was 622.56 million shares worth $1.17 billion, with 367 stocks down, 394 up and 339 unchanged. ...