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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Wednesday after a rally on world markets overnight. A surprise improvement in investor confidence in Germany and reported progress in US budget negotiations fuelled strong gains on markets in Europe and on Wall Street. At 0655 AEDT on Wednesday, the ...

China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Australia might be worried about a hard landing for China's economy, but not many other nations seems to be. But it also raises the question about what is a hard landing in China? Even during the depths of the GFC, their (China's) economic growth dipped ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... volumes lighten up a bit. "You do get a bit more volatility in the market but it can also get a bit quiet as well." A surprise slide in the US unemployment rate to 7.7 per cent for November gave markets an initial boost on Friday, but shares ended the ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... 4,551.8 points and the broader All Ordinaries index added 40.2 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 4,555.9 points. NEW YORK - A surprise slide in the US unemployment rate to 7.7 per cent for November gave markets an initial boost on Friday, but shares ended ...

Down, down interest rates are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
The Australian market is expected to open higher after gains on Wall Street overnight. Stocks on major US indices enjoyed early gains before they were trimmed back by news that there had been no major progress by politicians toward a compromise on the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... LONDON - European stock markets advanced and the euro was stronger against the dollar on Friday as dealers welcomed a surprise rebound in German business confidence while they watched another EU impasse unfold in Brussels. The benchmark FTSE 100 index ...

Same old blues but some upside in 2013: Russell and Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Russell and Threadneedle agree that while equities will provide modest returns in 2013, they see little evidence that market volatility will abate. In their respective market outlooks for November, both global investment houses pointed to improvements ...

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... there was one other thing that caught my eye when I was surfing the cyber-universe this morning. Speculation that Greece, surprise of surprises, would be granted the next tranche of its aid? No, not that, it hasn't come yet. But, the euro penny would ...

Chinese equities poised for reform: BlackRock

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Immediate changes in the Chinese equities market after the country's once-in-a-decade leadership transition are unlikely, said BlackRock. China's new leaders are the first ones not appointed by the old revolutionary cadre, and many think this spells ...