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RBNZ tries to turn the turn in NZ economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... Statement. Rebuild activity in Canterbury appears to have peaked, and the world price for New Zealand's dairy exports has fallen sharply." "Headline inflation is currently below the Bank's 1 to 3 percent target range... further depreciation is necessary ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... points. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 22.2 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 5,581.3 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have fallen for a third straight day on the back of disappointing earnings from Caterpillar, American Express and others. The Dow Jones ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... events in Greece," he says. "The Shanghai Composite Index has had its steepest three-week decline since 1992 and has now fallen nearly 30% since mid-June," he adds, and warns that "investors are also complaining that the large volume of new share issues ...

A$ down but would it stay down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
Here we go, here we go, here we go... The dollar-A is back in the news again. For it's fallen below US74Ac at the close of trading last week and early morning exchanging shows the dollar-A is currently holding that level at US US73.71Ac Can't help but ...

Share market's rally comes to an end

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... $53.00 and Fortescue Metals 2.5 cents weaker at $1.72. Among the banks, Commonwealth had dropped 24 cents to $87.72, ANZ had fallen 34 cents to $32.30, while Westpac was up three cents at $34.66 and National Australia Bank had gained four cents to $34.66. ...

AIA sees $1.9bn premium growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... year-on-year overall sales in the market fell 13.2% due to a sharp 28.2% decline in new group risk sales which have now fallen back closer to normal levels after jumping almost 90% in the previous year. AIA (44.0%), CommInsure (9.5%), OnePath (7.8%) ...

Fund managers take cover behind cash sandbags

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... judged gold 'undervalued' for first time in five years. The survey also reveals that confidence in the global economy has fallen sharply with only two fifths of investors (42%) expecting strengthening over next year, down from more than half (55%) a ...

Perpetual sheds $3 billion

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
Perpetual's funds under management (FUM) have fallen almost $3 billion in the three months to 30 June. Total FUM fell from $33 billion to $30.2 billion during the period. The fund manager attributed around half the fall ($1.6 billion) to depreciating ...

Understanding the present Chinese market rout: Western Asset

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... systemic fears in China and global growth worries. From a 7.5-year peak in mid-June, the Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) has fallen 28% in a matter of weeks. On July 8, 2015 the SHCOMP lost 5.9% in what was dubbed "Black Wednesday," suggesting that ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... per cent, or 11.60 points, to 2,027.81 and Sydney was slightly higher, adding 1.50 points to 5,471.00 - both indexes had fallen about 1.6 per cent in the morning. WELLINGTON - The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 30.25 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5737.45.