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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... Investors fear that Madrid could slip into a spiral of recession owing to the swingeing cuts it has made to reduce its public deficit. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 7.04 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 3,480.54.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... cent higher, adding 20.08 points to 2,305.86. China said Tuesday it posted a trade surplus in March, reversing a massive deficit in February, but the figures showed that exports and imports were still weak owing to economic woes in major overseas markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... worried the market." China recorded a trade surplus of $5.35 billion in March, a stark turnaround from a $31.48 billion deficit in February, according to official data released on Tuesday. Frantic selling on European markets overnight, amid concerns ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... stronger yen - which rose after figures showed Japan's February's current account swung back to surplus from a record deficit in the previous month - took a toll on Japanese exporters' shares. Tokyo on Monday fell 1.47 per cent, or 142.19 points, to ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... in public sector spending. It's probably the largest single-year reversal we've had in terms of going from a very high deficit of $20bn to a surplus in one year," Dorrian said. The public austerity comes in the context of relatively low corporate profitability ...

A surplus in 2012/13, and then what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... Australian Budget Papers. Back then, the Budget Papers show the government expects the underlying cash balance to fall from a deficit of A$49.4 billion (3.6 per cent of GDP) to A$22.6 billion (1.5 per cent of GDP) shortfall in fiscal 2011/12. And as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... the weaker trend to finish virtually unchanged. Madrid was off 1.03 per cent as investors worried over Spain's public deficit while Milan fell 0.72 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rallied on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... the government suffered a surprise poll setback. Dealers said Spain was already causing concern after missing its public deficit target badly last year and news of the government's election setback stirred worries further as voters rejected its tough ...

ASFA, FSC applaud passing of SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... the higher rate of savings would reduce Australia's reliance on international investment, thereby lowering the budget deficit. "Every working Australian will face retirement with greater security and confidence due to the increase in compulsory superannuation," ...

What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... - the slowest in more than 2.5 years. The latest scare, of course, is the report that China posted "the biggest trade deficit in at least 22 years" (Bloomberg) in February after a 39.6% year-on-year surge in imports outstripped a smaller 18.4% rise in ...

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IFM lifts stake in Atlas Arteria to 40% after upping offer price

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