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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... news from China and the eurozone, traders say. Early losses deepened after the Labour Department said on Friday the US economy only added 69,000 jobs in May, pushing the unemployment rate up to 8.2 per cent. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index closed down ...

Fidelity: Asia focusing on intra-region trade

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... period, we saw car sales in China grow from one million a year to 17 million vehicles a year, or by 17 times." An ailing US economy and the dismal state of the EU have forced Asian Markets to focus more on intra-region trade. "The fundamentals of Asia ...

Bumps along the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... half-empty glass full? Take your pick. Looking at the jobs numbers from a broader perspective, it's half filled. The US economy has made good strides in whittling down the jobless rate from a 26-year high of 10% back in October 2009 to 8.1% last month. ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
Those looking for a clearer picture of the state of the US economy will be forgiven for ending up none the wiser following last night's data releases out of America. On this one trading day alone, we witnessed precisely the reason behind Wall Street's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... $1.3215 in New York late Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets edged up after a cautiously upbeat assessment of the US economy by the Federal Reserve and comments from its chairman that he would provide more support if necessary. Tokyo was flat, adding ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... was up 0.2 per cent in early trade despite an indifferent lead from Wall Street. Mr Smith said there were signs the US economy was starting to pick up, adding that he believed suggestions of a slowdown in China had been overstated. "I'm very confident ...

Dip buyers buy the dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... better-than-expected retail sales report was a big deal, a very big one. Because it shows consumers -- that which comprises 70% of the US economy -- continue to shop. Retail sales rose by 0.8% in March - nearly thrice market expectations for only a 0.3% ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... Spain's debt troubles added to already downbeat sentiment caused by weak Chinese growth data and fading optimism over the US economy. The euro slipped further as investors became more risk-averse, while the yuan sank against the US dollar on the first ...

Australian private wealth firm selects US property

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... Bedford located in the mid-cities area between Dallas and Fort Worth. "Texas is a strong growth corridor in a recovering US economy underwritten by oil and energy, defence, education and agriculture," said Toll. "The state has a population of 26.4 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... first-quarter profit for aluminium producer Alcoa. An upbeat view from the Federal Reserve's regional breakdown of the US economy stoked investors' appetite for riskier assets. Heartland New Zealand led gains on the local market. The NZX 50 Index rose ...