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Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... followed the first one with a second one and a third. But financial markets, instead, stabilized. Here's the chart of the Chinese yuan/US dollar exchange rate that littered the financial presses carefully designed to scare the beejeesus out of you, I ...

PBOC does an SNB

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... this context, the knee-jerk scares that the skies are falling over China is just that... Johnny Little scares. For sure, Chinese stats have been slowing of late but... by not much. Data released yesterday support this: Retail sales increased by 10.5% ...

Too much ado about a speck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... currency would allow China to export more goods at cheaper prices to the rest of the world. But hey, this would also support Chinese economic growth. At the end of the day, a stronger China means increased import demand from the rest of the world, particularly ...

China FTA gives Australia "first mover advantage"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... architecture to countries such as China," Bragg said. "Australian companies with subsidiaries in Singapore are more likely to use Chinese investment quota in Singapore than Sydney - because they are better than us at regulatory competitiveness," he added. ...

Platinum launches Asia LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... Fund, which is actively managed and invests in companies in the Asian region, ex Japan. Despite recent turbulence in the Chinese stock market, Platinum chief investment officer Andrew Clifford said that Asia continues to be the fastest growing region ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... general meeting. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed slightly lower, avoiding any major fallout from hefty falls by Chinese stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 5.2 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 5,584.7. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Chinese whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... since February 2007 makes for good headlines, but it's still within the realms of the recent spike in volatility in the Chinese equity market we've seen over the past few months. Nothing China's powers that are couldn't handle. Even the VIX index - the ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sell-offs on international markets after Chinese stocks fell more than eight per cent, sparking concern about global economic growth. At 0800 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures ...

SIV opens door to China for fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... productive parts of the economy. Some commentators have predicted that the new regime will be too risky for the predominantly Chinese investors who have so far shown interest in the scheme. However, Moelis & Company's asset management managing director ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... Ordinaries index lost 22.2 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 5,556.8. NEW YORK - US stocks have sunk deep into the red as weak Chinese factory data and US home sales numbers outweighed Amazon's unexpected blockbuster swing into profit. The Dow Jones Industrial ...