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South Korean won cuts losses on stocks, exporters
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:56:44 GMTSEOUL, July 9 - The South Korean won cut its losses against the dollar on Thursday as local stocks extended gains and on demand from exporters for settlements.The won <KRW=> received further relief as investors cleared dollar-long positions.The local currency was quoted at 1,277.3/7.8 per dollar as of 0315 GMT, compared with Wednesday's domestic close <KRW=KFTC> of 1,276.1. It slid to as soft as 1,281.1, the weakest since June 30."Exporter deals prompted stop-loss dollar sellin ..
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ANALYSIS-FX options market embraces weak U.S. dollar view
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:03:32 GMTNEW YORK, Aug 24 - Mounting evidence of a global economic recovery has soured sentiment on the safe-haven U.S. dollar among options investors, mirroring the prevailing weak stance on the currency in the spot market.Options market signals used to gauge bullish or bearish sentiment on currencies, called risk reversals, show a negative bias on the greenback against the euro, according to Reuters data.Short- to long-term maturities in euro risk reversals have favored euro calls and dollar pu ..
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PRECIOUS-Gold prices firm as dollar pares earlier gains
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:59:03 GMT* Struggles to break out of recent $930 to $960 range* SPDR holdings mark first rise since JulyLONDON, Aug 24 - Gold edged higher on Monday as oil prices rose and the dollar pared its earlier gains, but bullion remained rangebound as strong resistance at $960 prevented a more robust rise.Spot gold was at $955.40 per ounce by 1216 GMT against $952.65 an ounce late in New York on Friday."For now gold just basically a follower," said Ole Hansen, analyst at Saxo Bank. "The main thing that co ..
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Housing sales drop in major cities
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:57:33 GMTBuyers waiting for housing prices to drop are most likely the cause of the recent decline in sales, analysts told the Global Times yesterday.In the first half of August, 68.4 houses were sold each day, a 49.6 percent drop compared to the previous month, according to bjfdc.gov.cn, a government website that provides Beijing's real estate transaction data.But the housing sales slump was not confined just to the capital. From August 10 to 16, only 285,000 square meters of newly-built houses were ..
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ANALYSIS-Quality in after investor binge on cheap assets
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:53:29 GMTLONDON, Aug 11 - The blanket rally in equities and credit that has dominated trading since March is coming to an end, paving the way for a pickier, micro-based approach that should allow better-run companies to once again outperform.A search for quality is getting under way in both equity and credit markets that is markedly different from the broad-based risk chasing that has lifted nearly all stocks and squeezed spreads from investment grade to junk.The rally that began in March and that ha ..
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The top five tips of China's Internet landscape
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:39:01 GMTBy Sherman So and J. Christopher WestlandEditors note: This article has been adapted from the book Red Wire Chinas Internet Revolution (http://redwiredrevolution.blogspot.com) co-authored by Sherman So and J. Christopher Westland. The to-be-published book is aimed at helping the readers gain a firsthand understanding of how the Chinese combined successful components from their Western counterparts with innovation, to accommodate the unique characteristics of the Chinese market. ..
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