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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... 5,173.38 compared with Monday's close. The euro rose to $US1.0971 from $US1.0889 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell following losses on Wall Street, with Shanghai dropping more than one per cent a day after hitting a seven-year ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... Direct's market analyst. The euro rose to $US1.0909 from $US1.0873 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Shanghai led several Asian stock markets higher as traders bet on fresh economy-boosting measures in China, while another record-breaking close ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... from $US1.0823 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Shanghai and Tokyo shares were hit by profit-taking but most other Asian markets rose after a positive US lead as the Nasdaq broke a 15-year-old record high. Tokyo, which hit a 15-year high on ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... before next month's general election. The euro rose to $US1.0804 from $US1.0725 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly risen with another poor reading of Chinese manufacturing lifting Shanghai on hopes for further stimulus ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... BlackRock is seeing massive flows from Japanese clients into Aussie dollar bond funds as a result of quantitative easing in the Asian country. Investment strategist and head of fixed income, Steve Miller, told a briefing recently the flows in to Aussie ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... Equities in Shanghai extended their rally on hopes for new economy-boosting measures from China, but Hong Kong and most other Asian markets retreated following more weak US data and losses on Wall Street. Shanghai rose 2.20 per cent, or 92.47 points ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... Beijing stimulus hopes while the European Central Bank (ECB) pledged to fully implement its stimulus measures. HONG KONG - Asian markets have finished higher on Thursday, with Shanghai rallying on hopes for further China stimulus while Japanese shares ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... fell by a surprising 15 per cent year-on-year in March, while imports tumbled 12.7 per cent, in the latest data showing the Asian powerhouse economy is struggling. The news weighed on the mining and resources sector in Europe, because China is a major ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... Gambia and Ecuador" - so long as it's not in what's going to become China's Special Administrative Region (SAR). The 1997/98 Asian financial crisis - that started about the same time as the 1 July 1997 handover - muddied investor sentiment at the time. ...

New Zealand dollar closes in on Aussie

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... first time since 1974, when government controls over rates were dropped. New Zealand's economy has benefitted from strong Asian demand for agricultural products while a further slide in the iron ore price to $47 has hurt Australia. Downward pressure ...