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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
The sharemarket is weaker as a sharp drop in Chinese imports weighs down the mining giants. Australia's biggest trading partner China has posted its sharpest slide in imports in more than five years, with the news threatening to end 12 consecutive sessions ...

Currency warriors, mount horses and draw swords

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... "The Strong Dollar Just Took a Bite Out of the US Economy" was Bloomberg's headline, reporting that, "The gap between imports and exports was $46.6 billion in December, up from $39.8 billion in November". Exports decreased by 0.8% after dropping 1.1% ...

Asia already benefiting from fall in oil prices

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... figures, it calculates that China saves roughly US$2.1 billion for every US$1 drop in the price of oil. Given that India imports 85% of its oil, lower prices will also benefit the country's terms of trade and current account deficit. BlackRock also said ...

The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... 4.7% in the year to November from 11.6% in the previous month. This is worrying but not as worrisome as the 6.7% drop in imports last month after increasing by 4.6% in the year to October that indicates weakening consumption in the Middle Kingdom. The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... contract was down 35 points at 5,355. Chinese trade data showed exports increased in November by less than expected, while imports unexpectedly dropped, pushing the trade surplus to a record $US54.47 billion ($A58.93 billion). Japanese data showed third-quarter ...

Australia's confidence recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... The other positive is the positive 0.8 percentage point from net exports - plus 0.6 pp from exports and plus 0.2 pp for imports. This is an excellent feat for Australia's exporters considering that July and September this year, the A$ was trading at ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... 17,459.85. The Nikkei was helped by a weakening yen and the lower oil prices, which will cut import costs. Japan has ramped up imports of the black gold to make up for lost energy caused by the shuttering of the country's nuclear power stations. In Sydney ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... of Australia annual dinner in Melbourne. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases October international merchandise imports figures while the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is also due out. In equities news, Ruralco is expected ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... 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 markets fell sharply after the European Union slashed its ...

QEnd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... strengthen a lot, it would have consequences for growth... We would have poorer trade performance, less exports, more imports. And if the dollar were to appreciate a lot, it would tend to dampen inflation. So it would make it harder to achieve our two ...