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1. News - Hong Kong - PARALLEL TRADING

   Controls on milk formula likely soon, says health chief

   Posted Jan 30th 2013, 11:09am by Emily Tsang

   ... News Hong Kong Parallel trading Milk formula Reserved Commodity Dr Ko Wing-man Emily Tsang emily.tsang@scmp.com The government will decide in a few days whether to protect baby formula as a  “reserved commodity”, like rice, to ensure local needs, the health minister said. Speaking on a RTHK programme on Wednesday morning, Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man said the government ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1139165/new-measures-milk-formula-likely-soon-says-health-chief
2. News - Hong Kong - CONSUMER AFFAIRS

   Government set to crackdown on infant formula trading

   Posted Feb 01st 2013, 12:00am by Emily Tsang, Thomas Chan, Tony Cheung

   ... infant milk formula a "reserved commodity" like rice is the main solution among a basket of measures the administration is now considering, a government source said. "We ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1140585/government-set-crackdown-infant-formula-trading
3. Business - Commodities

   China’s wheat imports to rise as state buys for reserves

   Posted Apr 25th 2013, 02:21pm by Reuters

   ... have damaged part of the crop, some of which dates back to 2010. Traders said Beijing would continue to import to refill its depleted reserves whenever there was a slump in global prices, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1222817/chinas-wheat-imports-rise-state-buys-reserves
4. Business - Economy

   Australian growth forecast cut to 2.5pc

   Posted May 10th 2013, 11:29am by AFP

   ... Business Economy Australian Economy Reserve Bank of Australia Agence France-Presse in Sydney Australia's central bank scaled back its inflation and growth forecasts yesterday, warning of a subdued outlook as the commodities-driven economy transitions away from mining. The Reserve Bank of Australia said it expected growth of 2.5 per cent and inflation of 2.25 per cent for the year ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1234409/australia-central-bank-cuts-growth-inflation-outlook
5. News - Hong Kong

   Cross-border traders rush to stockpile milk formula ahead of curbs

   Posted Feb 01st 2013, 03:35pm by Lai Ying-kit

   ... babies, as early as Friday afternoon. Measures may include labelling infant milk formula a “reserved commodity” like rice, and limiting purchases by non-residents to a few tins. Many local mothers ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1141110/cross-border-traders-rush-stockpile-milk-formula-ahead-curbs
6. Business - Economy

   Australia central bank cuts rates to record low

   Posted May 07th 2013, 02:15pm by Reuters

   ... cut surprised some analysts who had thought the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would hold off for a while yet. Markets had seen a cut as an evens chance and were still pricing in one more ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1232233/australia-central-bank-cuts-rates-record-low
7. Confidence on inflation fight

   Posted Mar 15th 2011, 12:00am by Cary Huang

   ... conference yesterday after the closing of the National People's Congress' annual session, Wen also blamed the United States Federal Reserve's policies as having contributed to global ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/740913/confidence-inflation-fight
8. Business - Commodities - GOLD

   End of a long bullion run?

   Posted Jan 17th 2013, 12:00am by BLOOM

   ... Investors bought US$140.4 billion through exchange-traded products since gold's longest bull market in at least nine decades, creating a hoard bigger than the official reserves of all but two ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1129640/end-long-bullion-run
9. Business - Commodities - INVESTING

   Hunt for bargains after gold price falls the most since 1983

   Posted Apr 17th 2013, 12:00am by Charlotte So, Daniel Ren, Jeanny Yu, Celine Sun

   ... Business Commodities Gold Price Gold Commodities Gold bullion Charlotte So, Daniel Ren, Jeanny Yu and Celine Sun Jewellery and bullion lovers in Hong Kong and mainland fork out as precious ...

   http://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/1216339/shoppers-hunt-bargains-after-gold-price-falls-most-1983
10. Business - Comment - MONITOR

    Fed's zero interest rate hurts Asia and may not help the US

    Posted Jan 16th 2013, 12:00am by Tom Holland

    ... Business Comment Insight & Opinion Interest Rate Federal Reserve Asia US Economy Tom Holland Federal Reserve's rock-bottom approach feeds inflation in developing countries – and might even prolong the downturn in America Speaking in Hong Kong this week, Charles Evans, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, reiterated the Fed's pledge to keep US interest rates ...

    http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1128881/feds-zero-interest-rate-hurts-asia-and-may-not-help-us

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