CNBC http://www.cnbc.com.au News from Australia and the world Thu, 23 May 2013 08:08:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 China’s Economic Outlook Just Keeps Getting Worse http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/china%e2%80%99s-economic-outlook-just-keeps-getting-worse/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/china%e2%80%99s-economic-outlook-just-keeps-getting-worse/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 08:08:19 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/china%e2%80%99s-economic-outlook-just-keeps-getting-worse/ The unexpected contraction in China's factory activity in May has heightened the risk of a further slowdown in the second quarter.

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]]> http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/china%e2%80%99s-economic-outlook-just-keeps-getting-worse/feed/ 0 Weak Yen Won’t Stop Our Push Outside Japan: Lexus http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/weak-yen-wont-stop-our-push-outside-japan-lexus/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/weak-yen-wont-stop-our-push-outside-japan-lexus/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:09:33 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/weak-yen-wont-stop-our-push-outside-japan-lexus/ The yen's recent weakness is not hindering the luxury carmaker Lexus International's plans to invest overseas.
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]]> http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/weak-yen-wont-stop-our-push-outside-japan-lexus/feed/ 0 Yoshikami: Low Cost China Is Old News http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/yoshikami-low-cost-china-is-old-news/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/yoshikami-low-cost-china-is-old-news/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 20:08:54 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/yoshikami-low-cost-china-is-old-news/ The low-cost advantage that China once enjoyed is starting to fade. The Chinese are beginning to outsource to India and Africa.
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]]> http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/yoshikami-low-cost-china-is-old-news/feed/ 0 Come On, Give the Aussie Dollar a Break: Pros http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/come-on-give-the-aussie-dollar-a-break-pros/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/come-on-give-the-aussie-dollar-a-break-pros/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 08:09:52 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/come-on-give-the-aussie-dollar-a-break-pros/ Australia's dollar has received its fair share of whacking lately and perhaps it's time to give the currency a bit of a break, currency strategists say.
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]]> http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/come-on-give-the-aussie-dollar-a-break-pros/feed/ 0 After Government Raid, Jittery Future for Bitcoin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/after-government-raid-jittery-future-for-bitcoin/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/after-government-raid-jittery-future-for-bitcoin/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:35 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/after-government-raid-jittery-future-for-bitcoin/ After the authorities seized assets of the largest bitcoin exchange, traders are looking nervously at the future.
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]]> http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/after-government-raid-jittery-future-for-bitcoin/feed/ 0 HK Stocks to Double by End-2015: Morgan Stanley http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/hk-stocks-to-double-by-end-2015-morgan-stanley/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/hk-stocks-to-double-by-end-2015-morgan-stanley/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 08:10:15 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/hk-stocks-to-double-by-end-2015-morgan-stanley/ Hong Kong's Hang Seng stock index may be one of Asia's laggards, but Morgan Stanley reckons the market is poised to more than double to 50,000 by the end of 2015.
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]]> http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/hk-stocks-to-double-by-end-2015-morgan-stanley/feed/ 0 North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles Again http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/north-korea-fires-short-range-missiles-again/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/north-korea-fires-short-range-missiles-again/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 20:09:41 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/north-korea-fires-short-range-missiles-again/ North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said.
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]]> http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/north-korea-fires-short-range-missiles-again/feed/ 0 On Hong Kong Shelves, Illicit Dirt on China Elite http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/on-hong-kong-shelves-illicit-dirt-on-china-elite/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/on-hong-kong-shelves-illicit-dirt-on-china-elite/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 08:09:45 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/on-hong-kong-shelves-illicit-dirt-on-china-elite/ Several book shops on Hong Kong's teeming shopping streets specialize in selling books and magazines banned by China.
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]]> http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/on-hong-kong-shelves-illicit-dirt-on-china-elite/feed/ 0 Northeast Japan Jolted by Earthquake http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/northeast-japan-jolted-by-earthquake/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/northeast-japan-jolted-by-earthquake/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 20:08:58 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/northeast-japan-jolted-by-earthquake/ An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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]]> http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/northeast-japan-jolted-by-earthquake/feed/ 0 Speeding Up Again: China House Prices http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/speeding-up-again-china-house-prices/ http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/speeding-up-again-china-house-prices/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 08:09:19 +0000 admin http://www.cnbc.com.au/2013/05/speeding-up-again-china-house-prices/ China's housing inflation quickened in April, marking the fourth consecutive year-on-year rise.
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