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ASX: GDP beats forecasts in Q1
June 3rd, 2015
The Australian economy grew at a faster pace than economists expected in the March quarter, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew a seasonally adjusted 0.9 per cent in the three months to the end ...
China’s PMI records slight improvement
June 3rd, 2015
China‘s manufacturing activity improved slightly in May, while the service sector continued to weaken, indicating complications in the world’s second-largest economy, a survey showed yesterday. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index, a comprehensive gauge of operating conditions in large state-owned ...
2007 All Over Again? Mega-Merger Edition
June 2nd, 2015
Intel is buying chip maker Altera. Charter is buying Time Warner Cable. All the big drug makers are buying all the mediums-sized ones. Great news, right? If these huge companies with their top-of-the-line analytical tools and deep insight into ...
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says FX should reflect fundamentals
June 2nd, 2015
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday it was important for currency rates to reflect economic fundamentals, and reiterated that central bank policy is aimed at fostering price stability and not to weaken the yen. Speaking to reporters after ...
Statement by Glenn Stevens, RBA Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
June 2nd, 2015
At its meeting today, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent. The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, but some key commodity prices are much lower than ...
Commonwealth Bank to launch Ripple payments between its subsidiaries
May 29th, 2015
CIO of the bank, David Whiteing, believes digital currency technology like Ripple is where the future of payments is heading The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) will soon launch Ripple technology for its subsidiaries to transfer payments between them, ...
Greek PM Tsipras speaks to Merkel, Hollande as lenders increase pressure
May 29th, 2015
With negotiations between Greece and its creditors at a critical phase, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday sought the assistance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in a teleconference call. The three leaders spoke for ...
China to Ease Limits on Overseas Investments
May 29th, 2015
Beijing advances goal to make yuan a reserve currency with plan to ease capital controls China’s campaign to turn the tightly controlled yuan into a global currency is crossing a new threshold, as the government plans to make it ...
Chinese stocks up at midday, shaking off morning slump
May 29th, 2015
SSEC +0.12 pct, CSI300 +0.61 pct Steep morning drop erased by mid-morning Follows market slump on Thursday Investors worried by margin trade changes, monetary policy Chinese stocks ended the morning session up slightly on Friday, but the market saw ...
Growing financial risk appetite within a gradual economic recovery – Financial Stability Review
May 28th, 2015
Euro area systemic stress remained low in past six months amid improving, but still subdued, economic growth Financial markets show continued asset price rises and bouts of volatility, but without generalised overvaluations Challenging operating environment for euro area banks ...
