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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... elsewhere in Asia had been energised by Wall Street, which put in a strong performance Monday on news of the first rise in US factory orders for eight months. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares have advanced, with Fletcher Building gaining after affirming ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... Why can't we be like our yankee-doodle-dandy brethrens? You know what I refer to if you've already seen the report on US factory orders last night, which was spun as a "solid rebound"/"the largest gain in 8 months". Hooray, hooray... until you look at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... share price index futures contract was up 29 points at 5,835. US stocks gained some ground following the first rise in US factory orders in eight months. Locally, the Reserve Bank has its board meeting and is widely expected to announces an interest ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
The share market has fallen after the release of weak manufacturing data from the world's second largest economy. Factory activity in China contracted at its fastest rate in a year in April, according to a regular survey by HSBC. The release of the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... lower-than-forecast economic data. At 0818 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 46 points at 5,842. US factory production fell in February for a third consecutive month, a sign cutbacks in manufacturing will hold back ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... Lunar New Year holiday. But Shanghai quickly reversed course to close down 0.56 per cent despite a survey showing Chinese factory activity expanded in February, snapping two consecutive months of contraction. Hong Kong, meanwhile, added 0.11 per cent ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... disappointing data from elsewhere which this week alone included the weakest German investor confidence in two years and Chinese factory-gate prices dropping for a record-tying 31st month. "Japanese industrial production tumbled 3.3 percent from a year ...

Market Wrap AM

MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... of abating and a gauge of Chinese manufacturing came in below forecast. Japanese shares were hit by a surprise fall in factory output while the yen edged up against the US dollar. Hong Kong sank 1.28 per cent, or 296.23 points, to 22,932.98, extending ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

Tit-for-tats and all that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... reacted (or in this case, didn't react much) to that which was listed as another concern this morning - good US stats. US factory orders rose by a higher-than-expected 1.1% in June after a 0.6% decline in May.... and more good US stats. The Institute ...