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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... trading in Europe was largely positive before reversing into the red after disappointing durable goods data from the US. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with many indexes reversing early gains as initial cheer from a Wall Street rally was replaced ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... Mario Draghi vowed to keep monetary policy accommodative. The euro fell to $1.2789 from $1.2850 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as bargain-buying was offset by the effects of a sell-off in New York and Europe in response ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... CAC 40 fell 1.87 per cent to 4,359.35 points. The euro held firm at $1.2864, up from $1.2849 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asia's markets were mixed after a gauge of Chinese manufacturing beat expectations to show a pick-up in September, providing ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... of 11.59 per cent at 203.00 pence, hitting its lowest level in more than a decade. The euro was stable against the dollar. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly slipped on profit-taking. Investors seemed unimpressed after the Group of 20 said the world's ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... to 78.66 pence. At the same time, sterling jumped to a two-and-a-half-week peak at $US1.6525, before dipping to $US1.6316. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose following a record close on Wall Street. Tokyo climbed 1.58 per cent, or 253.60 points, to close ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... Association said that the HKSE's decision to reject Alibaba's listing "wiped out almost US$300m in anticipated advisory fees for Hong Kong's banking community, not to mention the resulting loss in trading volumes and prestige." What's that saying again? ...

Billionaires: How typical are you?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... billionaires are scattered broadly evenly across the regions with New York home to the highest number - 103 - with Moscow (85), Hong Kong (82), London (72) and Beijing (37) and Sao Paulo (36) following suit.

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... that markets appear increasingly convinced that the Scottish referendum won't result in a break-up of the UK," he added. HONG KONG - Asian markets have mostly risen with the US dollar rallying after the Federal Reserve stuck to its timetable on hiking ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... rose 0.50 per cent to 4,431.41 points on Wednesday, while Frankfurt's DAX index gained 0.30 per cent to 9,661.50 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday, with Hong Kong and Shanghai boosted by a report that China's central bank had pumped ...

AllianceBernstein set to launch three renminbi funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme. The scheme allows non-Chinese financial institutions in Hong Kong to launch renminbi-denominated funds for investment in mainland China. AllianceBernstein plans two fixed-income funds ...