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Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... embarrassment that recent media reports have caused him (Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono)". Those who understand Asian culture would know that "saving face" is foremost and deeply ingrained in our (yes our, for I'm Asian born and bred) ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... Paris slumped 1.12 per cent to 4,272.29 points. Milan tumbled 1.77 per cent and Madrid retreated 1.57 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian shares are mostly lower on profit-taking, with investors shrugging off another record close for the Dow on Wall Street ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... rose 0.66 per cent to 4,320.68 points. The euro rose to $US1.3522 from $US1.3493 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose, adding to last week's gains, with Hong Kong and Shanghai boosted by China's reforms aimed at giving private ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... 0.19 per cent to 4,292.23 points. The euro climbed to $US1.3481 from $US1.3459 late in New York on Thursday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rallied for a second day after the woman tipped to take over as the US Federal Reserve chief indicated she would maintain ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... continuing the central bank's $US85 billion-a-month bond-buying until the economy shows signs of a firm recovery. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose on hopes that prospective Fed chief Janet Yellen will keep the central bank's stimulus program in place ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... in Paris dropped 0.56 per cent to 4,239.94 points. Milan tumbled 1.43 per cent and Madrid lost 0.33 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell following losses in New York, while investors were unimpressed with the lack of clarity in an economic reform ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... "The market had little to bite into." The euro rose to $US1.3427 from $US1.3407 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian shares closed mostly higher amid a lack of trading cues, as markets await the outcome of a major political meeting on economic ...

Investor appetite for global markets on the rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... Reserve. Certitude Global Investment chief executive Craig Mowll said it was surprising that general global funds overtook Asian funds as the second most popular after US/North American funds. "There are a couple of possible reasons for this," he said. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... holiday of remembrance for war dead. The euro climbed to $US1.3407, up from $US1.3368 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian shares closed mixed following positive economic data from the US and China, with investors awaiting the outcome of a Beijing ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... after having fallen as much as 1.6 per cent on the downgrade by Standard and Poor's of France's credit rating. HONG KONG - Asian markets sank, following losses on Wall Street, after better-than-expected US growth data fed speculation the Federal Reserve ...