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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... The turbulence persisted for the next two sessions, with stocks driven down by a stronger yen and disappointing data from China which stoked fears about the world's second-largest economy, a major trade partner with Japan. In other markets, Seoul gained ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... in the first place. You know, the same way your partner becomes an ex- when he/she/it doesn't cut the mustard. Anyways, China had some nasty news too, which is bad for Australia and the world. China's official PMI slip to 50.6 in April from 50.9 in March ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... Australia, the market on Monday closed higher as investors continued to feel optimistic despite weaker manufacturing data from China. At 1615 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37.7 points, or 0.75 per cent, at 5,055.8 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... size of its debt." He said the materials sector had a weak opening due to lower copper and aluminium prices on Monday in China and London. BHP Billiton opened five cents higher at $38.72, but Rio Tinto fell 59 cents to $70.30 and Fortescue dropped three ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... came in higher than predicted in December and soon - with the yen's depreciation - exports are soon to follow. Thanks to China and its re-acceleration that, in turn, is thanks to Europe and the relative calm there... and oh, some improvement in its macro ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... its Mac computers in the United States next year and will spend $100 million in 2013 to shift production of the line from China. Investors' biggest concern remains the collection of automatic tax increases and federal spending cuts scheduled to start ...

Interest rates to tumble below 2.5%: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... for investment is that we have to learn to invest with significant risks around us. The eurozone crisis will resurface, China is now on a different growth track to the one people have enjoyed for 10 years and the US fiscal cliff will threaten the global ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... US presidential election, while concerns over the eurozone returned to the fore. Eyes are also on the start this week in China of the Communist Party's 18th congress, which will see a once-in-a-decade leadership transition. Tokyo on Tuesday softened ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... with earnings expectations so low, chances of an upside surprise are high. There's more better than expected news out of China. Annual CPI inflation came in at 1.9% in September -- down from 2.0% in the previous month and the slowest rate in 2 years. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... points, with 3,559 contracts traded. Wall Street posted gains on Thursday night, due in part to reports the People's Bank of China would pump 365 billion yuan ($A55.9 billion) into money markets, to maintain banks' liquidity. That news spurred gains ...