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"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... - up 0.5% on the quarter and 2.5% over the year - adding 0.3 percentage points to GDP. But Net Exports (exports minus imports) detracted 0.9 percentage points from growth with exports dropping by 0.8% on the quarter. Go back to the National Accounts ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... June and 2.7% in May. Moreover, July's data showed that Japan's 2.3% year-on-year increase in offshore 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 ...

Humanitarian you, humanitarian me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... the financial markets really believe that the US/EU v Russia tiff (for now) is over? Putin bans food and agricultural imports from the US/EU and their allies - and deliberating on over introducing "supportive measures" for its auto, shipping and aerospace ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... (0.05 per cent) to 4,355.05. Russian President Vladimir Putin slapped one-year bans and limits on food and agricultural imports from nations that have imposed sanctions on Russia over its defiant stance on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century ...

Boost from Chinese stimulus to be short-lived

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... Sachs has identified a number of key growth areas for the consumption led story based on recent trends. Increasing dairy imports point to changing dietary habits, the success of foreign made cars is one example of a wider desire for brand name consumer ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... cent) to 17,138.20. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics's international merchandise imports data for June and the National Australia Bank's business survey for the June quarter are due to be released. Reserve Bank ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... board meeting, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics issues May's new motor vehicle sales figures and the merchandise imports data for the same month. In equities news, Woolworths Holdings holds a general meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, regarding ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... points at 5,498. In local economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international merchandise imports data for April. In company news, Leighton holds its annual general meeting in Sydney, while agribusiness Elders and paint ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... importing more oil (due to the shutdown of the Fukushima plant) for its energy needs. Over the 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. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) new motor vehicle sales data for the same month and the ABS International merchandise imports, also for March. In equities news, Woodside Petroleum and Santos are both expected to post first quarter production reports ...