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MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... August due to mounting concerns about the jobs market. Other reports included a disappointing reading on Chinese manufacturing and a drop in eurozone inflation in September to the lowest level since the financial crisis. Locally, in economic news on ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... down 2.42 per cent for the quarter and 6.42 per cent in the last month. The release of weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data on Tuesday and the performance of Hong Kong's influential share market, where large street protests have rattled investors ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... 18-month high. Hong Kong closed up 0.35 per cent or 84.54 points at 23,921.61 following a better-than expected Chinese manufacturing report on Tuesday. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 16.729 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 5258.172.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... 18-month high. Hong Kong closed up 0.35 per cent or 84.54 points at 23,921.61 following a better-than expected Chinese manufacturing report on Tuesday. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 16.729 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 5258.172.

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... market is lower after a solid rise on Tuesday, with bargain hunting buyers and following better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing figures. But those gains evaporated on Wednesday after weaker than expected European manufacturing data dragged US markets ...

The ECB can't make the horse drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... trading - after slumping below its 2014 opening levels in early trade. These numbers relate to HSBC's flash China manufacturing PMI for September - it printed at 50.5 - yes, two percentage points above the August reading and five percentage points over ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... $1.2864, up from $1.2849 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asia's markets were mixed after a gauge of Chinese manufacturing beat expectations to show a pick-up in September, providing some respite for dealers concerned about the economic giant. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... that we've had in the last few days." Mr Heffernan said overseas markets were not providing much drive. Chinese manufacturing figures released on Tuesday were slightly better than expected. Mr Heffernan said the local bourse would probably drift until ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... (1.14 per cent) to 4,527.69. A surprising decline in US existing-home sales in August and worries about Chinese manufacturing data due to be released on Tuesday hit investor sentiment. Homebuilder stocks fell sharply after the National Association of ...

Prominent families back Future Generation philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest and high profile manufacturing dynasty, the Smorgon family, are among the initial investors in the Future Generation Investment Fund, which has officially commenced trading on the ASX. The new philanthropically-focused ...