Factory data point to China slowdown
The Caixin General Manufacturing PMI, released on Thursday, dropped by 0.7 points to 49.6 points, marking its first contraction in 11 months.
Bears not phased by bull market
It usually doesn't work this way: stocks vaulting to records, and bearish traders getting more aggressive. Lately, it has.
Bank guarantee 'ironclad', but what does it mean?
S&P; expects timely financial support will be provided to the major banks by the Australian government.
Cautious optimism over North Korea
One expert believes China and the US can work together and peacefully resolve their North Korean problems.
RBA deputy wants to liberate FX traders
How Guy Debelle landed in the heart of efforts to tame corruption that has shaken confidence in the world's biggest financial market.
China stifled US spying by killing
From the final weeks of 2010 until the end of 2012, according to former US officials, the Chinese killed at least a dozen of the CIA's sourc...
Budget has a credibility problem
It's not at all that clear where the necessary jobs growth that would drive up wages will come from.
Hedge funds face criminal probe over bonds
The incentive to manipulate valuations has become more pronounced as investors abandon hedge funds due to poor returns.
Tax breaks for social housing investors
Investors are being lured into social housing with tax incentives, new planning regimnes and new bonds backed by rents.
Bets on oil below $40 a barrel by mid-July
About $9.4 million worth of options changed hands Friday that will pay off if West Texas Intermediate crude falls beneath $US39 a barrel by ...
