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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... the eurozone also weighed on global market sentiment. A preliminary manufacturing report from HSBC showed that activity in China had slowed for the third straight month in September. Separately, a survey by London-based researchers Markit showed that ...

Inflation not currency worrying the RBA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... driving the AUD more than rates. "Prices for key Australian commodities have remained very high thus far, with growth in China continuing to look solid. As a result, Australia's terms of trade are now at very high levels and national income has been ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... while Shanghai shed 1.96 per cent, or 49.54 points, to 2,478.74, with traders citing fears about persistent inflation in China and its possible dampening effect on growth. Markets in Asia were taking their lead from Wall Street's performance on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... digested better-than-expected US data showing that manufacturing in the US industrial heartland had picked up slightly. In China the official Purchasing Managers' Index for August from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) rose to 50.9 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... time. Financial stocks rallied. Bank of America surged 8.1 per cent after saying that it would sell half of its stake in China Construction Bank for about $8.3 billion, a move that will help BofA shore up its capital base and ease investor concerns about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... in the beleaguered banking giant. More rumours surfaced that the bank would sell part or all of its $17 billion stake in China Construction Bank to shore up its capital base. BofA shares rose 1.4 per cent to $7.76. Bond prices rose. The yield on the ...

Good news from bad stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... that its efforts to cool the economy are bearing fruit. At below the 50, the index indicates that manufacturing activity in China remains in contraction mode - this couldn't be good for the rest of the world. In Europe, the Flash Markit Eurozone Services ...

HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... launched a new structured investment product to provide retail investors with capital protected exposure to equities in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The HSBC 100+ Series China Region Investment II is a five-year product, launched at the start of August ...

Gold, gold, gold, but not to Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... concerns over US Treasurys. This could trigger a race for the precious metal with growing numbers of wealthier people in China and India where holding wealth in gold is part of their culture, he said. Investors who don't understand these dynamics will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... following an almost three per cent dive in the previous session on the back of the weekend's fatal high-speed rail crash in China. However, Mumbai fell 1.29 per cent after the Indian central bank announced a surprise 50 basis points rise in interest ...