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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... estimate of 50.7 released in October. The euro later stood at $US1.2491, down from $US1.2525 in New York late on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as traders took a breather after last week's rally, but Shanghai hit a 21-month high on hopes ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... the first time for more than two years, driven by speculation that the Fed could raise interest rates sooner than expected. HONG KONG - Asian markets rallied and the US dollar pushed past 111 yen after Japan's central bank said it would expand its vast ...

Zurich makes senior appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... the IT function within the business. Anderson joined the Australian business 18 months ago from Zurich's regional team in Hong Kong, where he held a number of senior roles spanning underwriting, product development and distribution. Commenting on the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... the ECB's asset purchase announcement. The euro was trading at $US1.2624, down from $1.2634 in New York late on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed while the US dollar resumed its upward march against the yen after the Federal Reserve wound ...

Vanguard appoints APAC senior economist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... Qian Wang as its new senior economist in the Asia-Pacific region. Wang took up the position on October 27 and is based in Hong Kong. She will be part of the global Investment Strategy Group (ISG) team headed by Vanguard chief economist Joseph H. Davis ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... French drugs giant fired its chief executive. The euro nudged higher to $US1.2753 from $US1.2733 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose following strong gains on Wall Street, as traders await interest rate news from the US Federal ...

Surge in Australian-educated FM professionals heading OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... universities in the eVestment database work in Australia, with 31.3% going to firms in the US and another 14.0% to the UK. Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore were popular destinations in Asia while Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands were among ...

China's mean regression

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
The suspense is chillingly killing... you could almost taste it by just looking at Wall Street's performance last night. It was decidedly undecided. Two ups and two downs. The Dow and the Nasdaq both finished 0.1% on the up while the S&P 500 and the ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... October from 104.7 points in September. The euro climbed to $1.2715 at around 1700 GMT from $1.2666 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed to higher after the ECB gave the majority of eurozone banks a clean bill of health. But ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... case in New York City also unnerved investors. The euro climbed to $US1.2673 from $US1.2647 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following strong gains on Wall Street, with Tokyo enjoying a significant bump due to the US ...