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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... the market on Wednesday fell 1.9 per cent to an almost seven-week low after the release of weak manufacturing figures in China. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 82 points, or 1.98 per cent, at 4,051, while the broader All Ordinaries index slipped ...

Investment the way of the future, says ANZ chief economist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... there's more savings, we have more capital, and because we've already gone through that fright. So I don't think a downturn in China would be a huge disaster," said Hogan. While it might not have catastrophic implications for Australia, Hogan said a ...

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... globe, it's now only Europe that's experiencing what I call the "Autumn Angst" (you read it here first folks). Growth in China and the rest of the BRICs and emerging markets remain strong, thank you very much. And that major global driver America, recent ...

2012 China study tour launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... China to experience first hand the Chinese growth story. "Its been a few years since we had a study tour and the changes in China post the GFC have been vast and this is essentially a once in a lifetime opportunity to see China still developing," said ...

Party in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... was that scary headline about China again? Ahh yes, "China Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in 2 Years". And it's not only in China, headlines about that the US is already in recession are also being given the finger by better-than-expected eco stats and ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... backlog at an all-time high. Adding to the upbeat Wall Street sentiment was an HSBC report on manufacturing activity in China, showing it hit a five-month high in October in the world's second-largest economy. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year ...

APRA executive appointed secretary general of Basel

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
Australian Wayne Byres has been appointed as the new secretary general of global banking standard-setting body, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Byres has been at the helm of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) as executive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... also hit hard, trading 1.45 per cent lower after world oil prices fell Thursday as traders fretted about slowing demand in China after its trade surplus narrowed for a second straight month. The weakest stock of the top 100 companies on the ASX was Aquarius ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
"Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring..." What's currently happening in Europe reminded me of this lullaby. If you believe the headlines, Slovakia's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... negative for markets. In fact, it should be a positive if its too low," Mr Speizer said. "If that happened, the authorities in China might start stimulating the economy a bit earlier than expected."