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Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... decline of 0.6 per cent (from down 0.5 per cent) against expectations of an upgrade. With the short-term decommissioning of Japanese demand, the European sovereign debt crisis still lingering in the background, the current threat to the global recovery ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... there. In London, downbeat data set a disappointing tone on the eve of the British government's annual budget. TOKYO - Japanese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, helped by signs of progress in containing Japan's post-quake nuclear crisis. The Nikkei index ...

Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... assessment, based on the 1995 Kobe earthquake. The primary bond market in Japan remains closed, reducing funding choices for Japanese corporates, whose bonds make up about one-fifth of large corporate debt outstanding, the report said. In Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... 34 million more subscribers. After the deal two out of five US mobile customers would be under its roof. TOKYO - The Japanese stock market was closed on Monday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed higher on Monday as dealers picked up bargains after ...

Pain sans hysteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Perhaps 'twas the Japanese people's seeming stoicism in the face of what could be as close to an apocalypse as we could get that although concerned, there hasn't been any observable and widespread panic in the financial markets. Sure the Nikkei-225 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... bourse rallying from a technically oversold position as intervention by the Group of Seven nations to help stabilize the Japanese yen boosted sentiment. Energy stocks drove a large proportion of the gains. London's FTSE 100 rose 22.02 points, or 0.39 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... also surged against the yen on news that the G7 had agreed on joint intervention to stem a rise in the yen after the Japanese earthquake. At 1200 AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at 98.84 US cents, up from Thursday's local close of 98.29 US cents. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... cent, to 2,636.05. The technology-heavy index is down 0.6 per cent for the year. LONDON - A resilient performance by Japanese shares helped stocks in Europe. Once again the focus of attention in the markets centred on Japan, which is trying to deal with ...

Japan shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... disaster, a stricken Japan would cause ''economic turmoil'' around the world." This report received more impetus when Japanese Emperor Akihito made a rare - very rare - appearance on TV addressing his people. "We don't know the number of victims, but ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... Wednesday, the Australian share market closed in the black for the first time in the past six trading sessions, overcoming Japanese nuclear fears. The moderate rise was fed by strong gains in Tokyo and bargain-hunting domestically. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...