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...HSBC estimates that a global recovery could add 7.2 percentage points to China’s export growth this year, against a 1.4 percentage point dip globally....
...7 2018: Puzzle 15,957 September 6 2018: Puzzle 15,956 September 5 2018: Puzzle 15,955 September 4 2018: Puzzle 15,954 September 3 2018: Puzzle 15,953 September 1 2018: Polymath No. 985 September 1...
...That was offset by a 7 per cent increase in the foreign resident population to 2.3m — a rise of 148,959 people — as increasing labour shortages led to inflows of students and guest workers....
...The markets at 08:00 Asian markets Nikkei 225 down -246.88 (-1.29%) at 18,891 Topix down -18.83 (-1.23%) at 1,515 Hang Seng up +9.09 (+0.04%) at 22,895 US markets S&P 500 up +7.62 (+0.34%) at 2,271 DJIA...
...Oil prices extended solid overnight gains in Asia, with Brent crude up 1.5 per cent at $48.71 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate adding 1.7 per cent to $46.28....
...est. -3.8 (prior -3.7)1000: Eurozone final Sept. consumer confidence; est. -7.1 (prelim. -7.1)1300: Germany prelim....
...wealthier people fared better than those less well-off in terms of investment returns. 42.8 per cent of higher-income respondents had earned a return exceeding 5 per cent on their investments, compared with 13.1...
...Tullow Oil fell 2.6 per cent on the FTSE 100 to 398.3p, while BP lost 1.5 per cent to 444.5p and BG Group shed 1.8 per cent to 959.4p. On the FTSE 250, Premier Oil lost 3.4 per cent to 177.9p....
...DJIA down -117.16 (-0.65%) at 17,959 Nasdaq up +9.55 (+0.19%) at 4,992 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +7.31 (+0.46%) at 1,598 FTSE100 up +17.12 (+0.25%) at 6,962 CAC 40 up +3.76 (+0.07%) at 5,037 Dax...
...The S&P 500 rose 0.13 per cent to close at 1,959.48 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.09 per cent to 16,921.46....
...(-0.62%) at 3,739 Dax down -31.53 (-0.39%) at 7,959 Currencies €/$ 1.30 (1.30) $/¥ 99.32 (99.12) £/$ 1.52 (1.52) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.21 at 101.95 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.16 at...
...http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6de9cc12-71b1-11e1-8497-00144feab49a.html Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index down -1.23% at 959.08 Europe FTSE up -1.70% at 5,480 RTS down -2.11% at 1,423 Warsaw Wig...
...Americas DJIA up +0.18% at 13,005 S&P 500 up +0.34% at 1,372 Bovespa up +1.10% at 65,959 Asia Nikkei 225 up +0.80% at 9,800 Topix up +0.12% at 839.45 Hang Seng up +0.52% at 21,681 Shanghai Composite down...
...The price of collectible Porsches fell notably – by 4.1 per cent – while Ferraris rose by almost the same amount, at 4.19 per cent....
...Carmakers leading the retreat included Dongfeng Motor, the Chinese partner of Nissan, which fell 2.8 per cent to HK$13.80 while Guangzhou Automobile, linked to Toyota and Honda, sank 3.7 per cent to HK$9.63...
...The Nikkei 225 Average advanced 1.1 per cent to 10,725.54, while the broader Topix index added 1.3 per cent to 959.19....
...In Mumbai, the BSE Sensex dropped 1.3 per cent to 16,789.74, weighed down by the banking sector after Moody’s downgraded 13 of the country’s commercial banks....
...The broader Topix index also gained 0.2 per cent to 959.02, extending its positive run to 13 consecutive sessions. There was disappointment at earnings from Japan’s smaller carmakers....
..., which ended at 7,959.91....
...ICE March raw sugar climbed 2.7 per cent to 13.05 cents a pound, helped by concerns that a low crop in India would pressure global supply and force New Delhi to tap the import market....
...ANZ Banking Group fell 5.1 per cent to A$13.70, while National Australia Bank fell 5.4 per cent to A$18.39 and Macquarie Group dropped 4.3 per cent to A$26.96....
...Japan’s Inpex lost 1.7 per cent to Y623,000, while in Hong Kong Cnooc lost 5.6 per cent to HK$7.55, the second-biggest drag on the Hang Seng....
...The FTSE 100 closed up 1.2 per cent with a 57.14 point gain at 4,959.59....
...Over the week, however, the dollar eased 0.4 per cent to $1.4370 against the euro, lost 1.2 per cent to $1.8225 against the pound and eased 0.7 per cent to SFr1.1115 against the Swiss franc....
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