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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... sentiment. The Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes housing finance data for February and international merchandise imports data for March. In company news, Energy Resources of Australia holds its annual general meeting in Darwin. The market on ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... the minutes of its March board meeting, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the international merchandise imports data. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday edged lower as investors monitored the Crimea ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... releases. Better-than-expected US retail sales and weekly jobless claims; improved German trade with both exports and imports growing at their fastest pace in nearly two years in January; better-than-expected growth in Spanish retail sales; Indian inflation ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... 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 New Year holiday. Mr Shamu said the missing Malaysian ...

Maybe slowing, definitely distorted, more likely rebalancing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Ayy-yay-yay-yay-yay! Here we go again. Weak economic reports out of China have again put a question mark about its economy and by extension, the economy of the world. Oh sowee Virginia, I stand corrected... it wasn't a question mark, China's headed ...

Market wrap open

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... 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 New Year holiday. Mr Shamu said the missing Malaysian ...

Never good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... And what's this business about December quarter growth being all about exports?A For sure, net exports (exports minus imports) contributed 0.6 percentage points to growth but household consumption - the one that accounts for around 60% of the economy ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... 2.15 per cent, or 317.35 points, to finish at 14,449.18 after the January trade deficit swelled on the back of surging imports. Seoul's main index lost 0.64 per cent, 12.36 points, to 1,930.57. Hong Kong lost 1.19 per cent, or 270.44 points, to 22,394.08 ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... (up 1.3% on the quarter) and consumer spending (up 0.5%) were partially negated by weak external trade as a 3.5% lift in imports overwhelmed a puny 0.4% increase in exports. This is not good news, the yen's 7.8% depreciation in the fourth quarter appear ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... minutes of its February board meeting and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases January's international merchandise imports data. In equities news, BHP Billiton, Pacific Brands, Asciano, Arrium, Monadelphous, Sonic Healthcare, Amcor, Hills and ...