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Roast Turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... jumped by 7.4% from a low of 2.32 per USD to 2.16 a greenback. YEOUCH!...but would it last? The lesson from the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis provides the answer and it's an emphatic NO. Asian interest rates soared too in 1997 (they bore the brunt of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... Milan, the market gained 0.91 per cent to 19,448 points. The euro was at $US1.3663 from $US1.3670 late on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed after suffering a heavy sell-off in the previous session, with traders still nervous over emerging ...

Emerging emerging markets concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... points. Madrid fell 1.12 per cent while Milan shed 0.44 per cent. While European markets were hit at the open by a sell-off on Asian markets, by afternoon most had trimmed their losses, but then sank again after data showed US new home sales fell seven ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... stood at 6.8 per cent in February 2009. The euro dipped to $US1.3557 from $US1.3559 late on Tuesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets were largely higher, with Tokyo reversing early losses after the Bank of Japan said it was winning the war against ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... cent but Madrid fell 0.92 per cent. The euro edged up to $US1.3555 from $US1.3552 late on Monday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose, with Japan's Nikkei index the standout performer thanks to a weaker yen, as investors moved in for cheaper stocks ...

K2 Advisors exec resurfaces at QIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... relationships, business development, and providing portfolio risk skills to local clients. Prior to that he was Australian and Asian head of APT. He also worked in London for the fund management arm of Swiss private bank, Sarasin, as the in-house quantitative ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... cent, while Madrid gave up 0.11 per cent. The euro climbed to $1.3563 from $1.3535 late on Friday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly lower, after China released data showing the economy in 2013 recorded its slowest growth rate for more ...

BT Wrap adds Pengana Asia Special Events Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... regulatory developments that support further corporate activity." Although the fund invests in Asia, it has a low correlation to Asian equity markets. It is managed by a team lead by based both in Sydney and Singapore and lead by fund manager Antonio ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... fresh sign of economic recovery. The euro dropped to $US1.3560 from $US1.3619 late on Thursday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly slipped, following a negative lead from Wall Street after a disappointing set of corporate results and soft economic ...