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Easter egg hunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... No, because of the surprising 1.4 per cent drop in February retail sales. Yes, again, because of the ballooning trade deficit. Exports rose by 1.4 per cent in February but imports rose by more - 2.4 per cent. This implies that Australia is growing more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... in the day by a positive start to trading on Wall Street, where investors reacted positively to news that the US trade deficit narrowed and that jobless claims maintained a downward trend. The London FTSE 1OO index rose 40.48points, or 0.78 per cent ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... global demand and increased the value of the yen against the US dollar by 50 per cent. Although it improved America's trade deficit with Europe, its deficit with Japan continued to grow. And this is because the Japanese government implemented other measures ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... in the previous month and expectations for a rise to 71.0. They also distracted Wall Street from news that the US trade deficit grew to a bigger-than-expected US$36.5 billion in September from US$30.8 bil in August. But behind the curtains, the Fed has ...

The shrinking big dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... repeat seems strange. For sure, the weaker US dollar is aiding recovery in the US. Weekend reports show that the US trade deficit fell to US$30.71 billion in August from US$31.85 bil in the previous month, with exports growing for the fourth straight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... index advanced 10.77 points, or 1.04 per cent, to a close of 1044.14. Market action came after data showed the US trade deficit increased sharply in July as trade volume rose and imports surged. The Commerce Department reported the trade gap jumped to ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... economy beyond that which would cause rising inflation. This is already happening with the widening in Australia's trade deficit - a negative for growth. This is already happening with Australia's exporters finding it more difficult to compete in price ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... lower. And the data? US industrial production showed positive growth for the first time since October last year. The trade deficit widened in June - but exports grew by 2 per cent (rising global demand) and imports increased by 2.3 per cent (rising domestic ...

The times they are a'changin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... optimism that has built up over the past three months. Likewise, what looked like good news was spun into bad. The US trade deficit narrowed to US$26 billion in May from US$28.8 billion in April as exports grew and imports fell. Under the "it was the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... that recovery from the global recession remains distant. Ahead of Friday's opening, the US government said the US trade deficit had narrowed sharply in May to its lowest level in nearly a decade, led by a plunge in imported oil. The deficit fell nearly ...