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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is due out, as is the Australian Bureau of Statistics' international merchandise imports for February. In equities news, Webjet managing director John Guscic is scheduled to address American Chamber of Commerce in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... surged a much better-than-expected 21.8 per cent on year in February, even with the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, while imports tumbled 15 per cent. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares rose as investors piled into Diligent Board Members Services and ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... its February board meeting and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases January's international merchandise imports figures. In equities news, beverage company Coca-Cola Amatil's (CCA) annual profit has fallen by 22 per cent as it deals with ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... quoted as saying that the currency's rapid decline in recent weeks was putting Japan's fragile recovery at risk by making imports more expensive. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 index rose 27.57 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 4196.81, closing on a 1,000 point ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is to release December's labour force figures and international merchandise imports for the same month. In equities news, both Santos and Woodside Petroleum are scheduled to release fourth quarter reports. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... ($A220.80 billion) in 2012 from the previous year, helped by a 7.9 per cent rise in exports to $US2.05 trillion, while imports increased 4.3 per cent $US1.82 trillion. However, the trade volume, the total of exports and imports, grew 6.2 per cent, below ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... Australia (CEDA) Annual Dinner in Melbourne, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its international merchandise imports for October. In equities news, Telstra CEO David Thodey, QBE chairman Belinda Hutchinson, Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... September as exports increased by 3.1% to record levels (other countries increased from the US), more than the 1.5% rise in imports (Americans increased spending on imported goods). Friday - the Wall was up despite 'fiscal cliff' worries as US consumer ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... partly offset by negative contributions from exports, nonresidential fixed investment, and private inventory investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased". Nothing new 'ey? Even the Fed talked about this in its statement ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... data. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release international merchandise imports figures for September and the National Australia Bank's business survey for the September quarter is due to be released. ...