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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... dropped $US2.8 billion, or 0.6 per cent, to $US499.4 billion in September, the Commerce Department reported. The US trade deficit widened in September to $US43.0 billion as exports slowed and imports remained flat from the previous month. LONDON - European ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... purchases - led by imports of oil and gas (due to the shutdown of its nuclear reactors) - widened the country's trade deficit to A¥964 billion (US$9.4 billion) from A¥822 billion in the previous month and would detract from third quarter GDP. But Governor ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... flat on Wednesday, edging up 4.66 points to 15,454.45 after data showed a rebound in exports helped narrow Japan's trade deficit in July. But the shortfall still came in worse than expected after a marked slowdown in the world's third-largest economy. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... market on Wednesday rose with signs of stronger manufacturing activity in China outweighing a blowout in Australia's trade deficit. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 79.5 points, or 1.48 per cent, to 5,455.4. The broader All Ordinaries index gained ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... past 12 months ended March, imports increased by 2.4% in volume terms and by 17.3% in value terms, sending Japan's trade deficit soaring to A¥1.446 trillion. In so much as net exports - exports minus imports - figures in the calculation of gross domestic ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... slightly against the yen on Tuesday after rallying on Monday in response to Japan's announcement of another massive trade deficit. Tokyo gave up early gains as the yen reversed course against the US dollar, with the Nikkei ending 0.85 per cent lower ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,404. US Commerce Department data showed the nation's trade deficit for February jumped to $US42.3 billion ($A45.87 billion) from $US39.3 billion in January. Meanwhile, US jobless claims last ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... the slowest since 1999's 7.6 per cent. It's inflation rate dropped to 2.0 per cent. It also recorded an unexpected trade deficit of $US22.98 billion ($A25.50 billion) in February, compared to analysts' expectations of a $US11.9 billion surplus. "Although ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... investors remain alert to the potential for mounting risks in Ukraine." Recent data from China show an unexpected trade deficit, due to a big fall in exports. February's $US23.0 billion ($A25.52 billion) deficit was a shock after analysts had forecast ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... in Crimea." Chinese import and export figures released over the weekend showed that China recorded an unexpected trade deficit in February. Exports fell 18.1 per cent while imports were up 10.1 per cent during the month, which included most of the Lunar ...