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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... stoked 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 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... Paris rose 0.70 per cent to 5,254.35 points. The euro slid to $US1.0613 from $US1.0654 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Hong Kong's stock market ticked higher but Shanghai sank after a further slowdown in Chinese economic growth, while Tokyo ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... 998.70 pence, Antofagasta dropped 2.50 per cent to 722.00 pence and Rio Tinto shed 0.81 per cent to 2,814.00 pence. HONG KONG - Most Asia markets climbed on Monday, with Hong Kong advancing for an eighth straight session and Shanghai rallying after more ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... gnashing of teeth - back then, back during the late years leading to the expiry of the United Kingdom's 99-lease on Hong Kong from China on 1 July 1997. In Wikipedia's words, "Many citizens were pessimistic towards the future of Hong Kong and the transfer ...

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... is spreading in Europe--Nutmeg in the United Kingdom and MoneyFarm in Italy--and also in Asia, with 8 Securities in Hong Kong."

All roads leading to China's "one road"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... Wikipedia, "There are 30 Prospective Founding Members (PFMs) and 14 countries applying for PFM as of 30 March 2015. Hong Kong joins the delegation of China in the negotiations. Spain and Sweden have the intention to apply. Argentina, Belgium, Canada ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... rose to a three-week high of $US1.1052, before pulling back to $US1.0921, down $US1.0973 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly wound back in line with a hefty sell-off on Wall Street after surprisingly weak US data. The euro ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... climate index rose to 107.9 points this month, its highest level since July 2014, the think tank said in a statement. HONG KONG - Shanghai stocks retreated for the first time in 11 sessions on profit-taking. However, other Asian equity markets have been ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... above the 50-point mark that shows growth. The euro slipped to $US1.0921 from $US1.0945 late on Monday in New York. HONG KONG - Shanghai shares rose for a tenth straight session despite weak Chinese manufacturing data. Shanghai climbed 0.10 per cent ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... 40 in Paris dipped 0.65 per cent to 5,054.52. The euro rose to $US1.0932 from $US1.0821 late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly advanced following rallies on Wall Street and in Europe, while the US dollar continued to struggle after ...