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HSBC: Australia's trade growth to expand 129% by 2025

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... and finally the global trade growth forecast is 73%. China's share of world trade will reach 13% by 2025, driven by commodities trading and manufacturing. HSBC said China will remain Australia's largest trade partner, totalling some US$148 billion of ...

Fine wine broker launches in Australia

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... than other common investments vehicles. "During the Noughties, wine investment returns exceeded those of equities, commodities and property. "There is an ongoing rise in demand globally for investment-grade wine, and we're seeing an average growth of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... market on Wednesday staged a late rally to close firmly in the black after a similar surge on Wall Street and higher commodities prices boosted resources and financial stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 54.4 points, or 1.4 per cent, at ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... Crisis, A China Meltdown Is The Real Threat". A China hard landing would devastate the global economy...is bearish for commodities... stay away from the Australian and Canadian dollars. And to roundup our fear list, last night's S&P 500 closing level ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... still on the downside, markets tend to overshoot and if Europe drags on and people start to get more worried about commodities, our market can go a lot lower," he said. National turnover at noon was 680.88 million shares, at a value of $1.74 billion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... earlier. The US dollar was slightly lower at Y76.40 compared with Y76.50. The greenback also extended gains against the commodities-linked Australian dollar. The Aussie - which just over two months ago hit a record above $US1.10 - slid to 97.53 US cents ...

Harvard defies critics with 21% return

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... natural resources like timberland and direct property achieved 18%. Other strong performing asset classes were public commodities earning 27% and foreign bonds earning 21%. Even fixed income did well earning 8%. Absolute returns were however in the middle ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... parity to the US currency, sitting at 99.94 US cents before regaining slightly to 100.20. The fall comes after the commodities-backed Aussie, which broke parity for the first time in October last year, hit a record high US$1.1081 in July. WELLINGTON ...

Glimmer of hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... nations' economies slow or outright recede. Needless to say, Australia would also be affected as the demand and price of commodities weaken as global growth slows. It's not a good view of the world by any measure but I'm very sure the powers that be ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... funding plan to help European banks would restore confidence in the global economy and boost spending on industrial commodities. Gains spanned the broader base metals complex, helping most markets to recover from steeper losses on Wednesday, after news ...