The sharemarket broke a five-day losing streak, as Japan's sharemarket stabilised and S&P500 futures pointed to modest gains on Wall Street. Resources stocks remained jittery after recent signs of weakness in China, while banks and ...
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The S&P/ASX200 has closed down 2 per cent at 5062.4, as slower Chinese manufacturing activity in May combined with signs that the US Federal Reserve could start rolling back its bond-buying program to send the local sharemarket to its ...
RATTLED investors are on high alert after the stockmarket suffered its worst week in a year and the Australian dollar slid to a 12-month low on fresh concerns about the slowing pace of global economic growth. Capping a wild week for ...
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The sharemarket suffered its sharpest one-day fall for two months yesterday after the US Federal Reserve said it could reduce its economic stimulus measures and China's manufacturing showed signs of contraction. "In the next few meetings ...
A SHOCK contraction in Chinese manufacturing and the prospect that the US Federal Reserve could soon unwind its quantitative easing measures rocked local markets yesterday, pushing the Australian dollar close to an annual low and wiping ...
After a torrid trading week that saw more than $30 billion wiped off local stocks and the Australian dollar slide further, investors will be hoping for some economic cheer from China this week to offset further confirmation that Australia's ...
The Australian dollar remains under pressure as banks slash forecasts and traders increasingly spruik shorting the currency. After a host of investment banks yesterday lowered their predictions for the dollar, HSBC today cut its year-end ...
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The Australian dollar has continued to fall due to investor caution and falls in commodity prices. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 96.42 US cents, down from 96.79 cents on Friday. Since 5pm AEST on Friday, the Australian dollar ...
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Two former LEGO executives have acquired Tolo Toys Learning Limited. Business partners Jeremy Wilks (pictured) and Jan Nielsen purchased the Wrexham-based educational toy distributor for an undisclosed sum as part of a management buy-in. ...
Incorporatewear Ltd, the UK’s premier corporate clothing supplier, has recently released its results for the financial year 2012/13 which for three years running now have shown growth in both turnover and, more importantly, ...
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The Australian dollar shrugged off the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest interest rate cut today, clawing back almost half of the value it lost yesterday, on the back of better Chinese trade data. The local unit traded around ...
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The sharemarket has closed 0.7 per cent lower, with concerns about global economic growth pulling down resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 36.2 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 5130.0 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...
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Shares were punished yesterday as investors worried about resources stocks being hit by global economic concerns, and the dollar was also sharply lower on the increased likelihood of an imminent cut in the official cash rate. The ...
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HSBC Middle East has inked an exclusive agreement with Zurich Insurance Middle East for distribution of its personal and commercial general insurance products in the UAE over the next ten years. Involving distribution in other Middle East ...
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HSBC Insurance has entered into an agreement to dispose of 50% stake in Hana HSBC Life Insurance Company, to joint venture partner Hana Financial Group. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, however it is expected ...
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