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Eric Johnston is an associate editor of The Australian. He has more than 25 years experience as a finance journalist, including a former business editor of The Australian. He has been business editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and financial services editor with The Australian Financial Review. His work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal.

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Companies

Brokers trim Crown outlook

UBS Securities has trimmed its price target for Crown Resorts by more than 10 per cent.

Prashant Mehra

Markets

Chinese stock investors gather at a securities firm in Fuyang, in China's Anhui province on January 7, 2015. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.67 percent, or 22.50 points, to 3,373.95 -- the highest finish since August 2009 -- on turnover of 436.4 billion yuan (71.2 billion USD). CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO

‘Opportunity knocks’ in China for investors

CHINA’S recent move to enhance foreigners’ access to its equity markets is a great opportunity for Australian investors, says UBS.

MICHAEL BENNET

Economics

Chairman of global investment bank, Axel Webber from UBS here for G20, in Sydney, 20 February, 2014. Pic - Sam Mooy

Brace for a volatile year: UBS chief

UBS global chairman Axel Weber has warned investors to “buckle up” for a volatile and difficult year.

MICHAEL BENNET

Economics

(FILES)-- A file photo taken on April 4, 2013 shows cranes near housing accomodations under construction outside Rennes, in Thorigné-Fouillard, western France. Construction of new housing accommodations in France fell again in November 2014, dropping under the symbolic threshold of 300,000 over a period of twelve months, according to figures released by the French Ministry of Housing on December 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER

Scope for fall in interest rates

MORE economists are considering the possibility of further interest rate cuts in Australia.

David Rogers

Wall Street Journal

(FILES) This file photo taken on October 7, 2008 shows a man (below) walking with boxes past the Reserve Bank of Australia in central Sydney. Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by one percentage point February 3 in the latest in a series of aggressive cuts sparked by the global financial crisis. The move by the RBA took the official cash rate to a 45-year low of 3.25 percent. AFP PHOTO / FILES / Greg WOOD.

Deflation tests central banks

A CORE tenet of modern central banking is being put to a critical test by the disinflation sweeping through the global economy.

MICHAEL J. CASEY

Mining & Energy

Mike Roy on the AGL site near Gloucester.

CSG among industries tipped to shine

THE coal-seam gas extraction industry is likely to be among the best performing in 2015, according to research firm IBIS World.

Prashant Mehra

David Rogers

Equities bounce cops reality checks

DIMINISHED expectations for open-ended ECB money-printing, poor US wages growth and falling oil hit global shares last week.

Daivd Rogers

Markets

A Toll Holdings truck prepares to offload shipping containers onto a Toll Holdings ship berthed at Webb Dock East in Port Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Toll Holdings provides express freight transport by road, rail and sea and provides integrated logistics and distribution systems, including specialized warehousing, port operations, vehicle transport and distribution, and rail passenger operations. The Company also provides coastal shipping, refrigerated freight services, bulk liquid transportation and wharf services. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg News

Picking winners as oil tide turns

ANALYSTS and economists are counting on the slide in the oil price to provide a boost for keen investors in coming months.

Prashant Mehra

Opinion

Economy like car needing tune-up

A FAIR chunk of political chatter this year is going to be about how to manage the economy — and budget deficits in particular.

Richard Holden

Business

Fonterra China venture gets nod

NEW Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has won approval from China’s Ministry of Commerce for its proposed partnership with Beingmate.

Maggie Lu Yueyang

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