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China's trade data beats across the board
Chinese trade data continues to impress with annual import and export growth, along with the nation’s trade surplus, beating expectations in November.According to China’s General Administration of...
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2017 has been a stellar year for Asian stocks, and HSBC says there are more...
Asian stocks have surged this year, led by China, South Korea and India.HSBC says that earnings growth and multiple expansions will help power further gains next year.The largest downside risks lie...
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An entrepreneur has become a billionaire after investing in a crypto company...
Australian entrepreneur, James Gilbert, has the largest stake in Crypto Co. Crypto Co invests in digital currencies and its stock price climbed 76% overnight. Crypto Co intends to show it is possible...
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Australia is embroiled in an angry war of words with China after it accused...
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull recently accused China of meddling in domestic politics.He vowed over the weekend to "stand up" to China.China has denied the allegations and accused Australian media of...
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An Australian man has been charged with acting as an agent of North Korea...
An Australian man has been arrested for offenses related to allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea.The man allegedly discussed the sale of ballistic missile technology with the intent of...
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Apple is facing a backlash over its plan to build a flagship store in Melbourne
The Victorian government has announced that Apple will build a flagship store in Melbourne's Federation Square.The precinct is already one of Australia's most controversial public spaces.People are...
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Bitcoin plunges again
Bitcoin has found itself on the end of another vicious sell-off, adding to the substantial losses this week.Just check out the 5-minute chart below revealing the wild price price action seen late...
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A top rates strategist at ANZ wrote this superb Christmas poem about...
Earlier this year we had Martin Whetton, Senior Rates Strategist at ANZ Bank, appear on our Devils and Details podcast to talk all things interest rates.It was undoubtedly one of our best shows of the...
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This chart shows that Brexit is by far the biggest risk in the markets in...
HSBC surveyed clients about what they see as the biggest risks in the markets this year.Brexit is by far the biggest risk, with 76% saying a no-deal scenario is their biggest concern.The threat posed...
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England's cricket captain battled through food poisoning to play in the...
Joe Root looked uncertain to start in the final day of the Ashes after spending the previous night in hospital.The England cricket captain was reportedly suffering from gastroenteritis (food...
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'Whinge less, people!': Life advice from a 27-year-old woman dying from...
27-year-old Australian Holly Butcher wrote a moving Facebook note that her family posted after she died of cancer last week.It has been shared over 50,000 times and liked over 60,000 times. The post...
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Same-sex marriage is now legal in Australia — here are the gorgeous photos...
After voting a resounding "yes" in the postal vote survey in November last year, the history-making law allowing same-sex couples to legally marry in Australia passed one month ago, but today is the...
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A factor driving bitcoin's rally could be that people think owning it gives...
Analysts from Bernstein Research compared the recent demand for bitcoin to markets in China’s anti-ageing medicine and high-end liquor.Their research considered the characteristics of a Veblen good — a...
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There were few surprises in China's latest inflation report
Chinese consumer price inflation (CPI) remains incredibly subdued.According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), CPI grew by 1.8% in the year to December, up from 1.7% in November but below...
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Oil prices are at their highest levels since 2015
Oil’s rally is continuing, with benchmark Brent crude now trading at a two-year high above $US69 a barrel.Prices climbed by as much as 2% overnight and have since consolidated in Asian trade. It marks...
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The DB11 is turning things around for Aston Martin — we tested one on a wet...
Anyone who has worked through a springtime in Sydney will know that balmy, first-glimpse-of-summer weekday weather in the city while you’re locked in the office means only one thing for the...
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Reports that China may halt US government bond purchases may be incorrect
A report from Bloomberg suggesting that China may be looking to slow or halt purchases of US government bonds rippled across the markets.It appears the report may have been incorrect.China's State...
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The lousy performance of the US dollar following Fed rate hikes, in one chart
For those who like to dabble in currency trading — and there’s more than a few of you — the chart below may be of interest.From Nomura, it shows the reaction in the US dollar index, or DXY, before and...
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The biggest problem facing cryptocurrencies right now is people trying to buy...
Deutsche Bank has done an analysis of the use-cases of bitcoin. Saying that there is no "positive relationship" between the technology behind bitcoin and its market value. Deutsche Bank also suggest...
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This drone collects snot from humpback whales for the good of science
Australian researchers are researching humpback whales' health by analysing spray from their blowholes. The scientists developed a waterproof drone to collect the mucus at sea.They say they have...
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