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Urbanisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Time to heed Li Keqiang and his call for greater urbanisation in China.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead ahead of a batch of US economic data.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are weaker, with falls among the major resources-linked sectors leading the broader market lower.

A good new year past the cliff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
Just as a compromise was reached back then? it shall also be this time - but not before the 11th hour.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat following falls on Wall Street overnight after Hewlett-Packard reported a quarterly loss due in part to a massive writedown, offsetting fresh data signalling recovery in the housing market.

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
Australian stocks are firmer, with gains in the resources sectors leading the broader market higher.

Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
If you care to look at the Fed's weekly balance sheet data releases, you'll find that the US central bank didn't expand its balance sheet immediately after QE3's unveiling.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on international bourses amid hopes US political leaders will agree on a debt reduction plan to avoid the looming fiscal cliff of spending cuts and tax hikes which could send America ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
The Australian market opened higher on fresh hopes that US political leaders may work together to avoid sending the economy off the fiscal cliff.

Worried about the US? Buy US Treasuries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
But don't these current jitters, spooks and scares give you a feeling of deja vu? Yes, Virginia, for we've been here before - when America was headed for a budget gridlock in August last year (it wasn't called a fiscal cliff back then, but the mechanics ...