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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... Tony Abbott's election victory and the coalition's pledge to repeal the mining tax also expected to boost the sector. Japanese shares soared on Monday morning, after news it would host the 2020 summer Olympics, Chinese import and export figures for August ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... Merkel. To round out our tour of troubles, there's also one that could potentially be troublesome happening in Japan. The Japanese government has begun hearings on whether they should or should not raise the consumption tax from 5% to 8% in April - as ...

Uncertainty stinks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... Typhoon Utor. Dealers cited improved economic data in the US, Europe and China for buoying investor sentiment, along with a Japanese media report saying Tokyo was mulling corporate tax cuts to help offset an expected rise in sales tax. WELLINGTON -The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... strength of the US economy. Tokyo jumped 2.57 per cent by the close after slipping on Monday following disappointing Japanese growth figures. Seoul ended up 1.5 per cent, or 28.20 points at 1,913.03, while Sydney closed up 0.96 per cent, or 49.0 points ...

Onto the next worry: Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... at the US Federal Reserve. With the focus on the US central bank, investors brushed off losses on Wall Street, while Japanese shares enjoyed a pick-up thanks to a weakening yen. Tokyo on Tuesday surged 1.53 per cent, or 208.69 points to 13,869.82, snapping ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has started the week flat, following a soft lead from the US and weakness in Japanese stocks. IG market analyst Chris Weston said local stocks had been weighed down by a two per cent fall on the Japanese market. He said Japanese ...

R&D focus giving Asian companies greater pricing power

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... fund manager drew upon the example of Hyundai, which 10 years ago was selling cars at a 20% discount to its equivalent Japanese rival. Today, the improved strength of its brand means it is only marginally cheaper than the closest Japanese rival. The ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... Land of the Rising Sun with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his government and his 'Abenomics' getting a thumbs up from Japanese voters. His ruling coalition won control in both chambers of the Japanese government over the next three-years, at the very ...