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Treasurer readies electorate for Age Pension cuts

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... some of the current and projected future costs of the Age Pension, Hockey then made the case for eradicating the budget deficit through a medium-term strategy of spending cuts. At a cost of $40 billion per annum - or 10% of GDP - the Age Pension is the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... slightly against the yen on Tuesday after rallying on Monday in response to Japan's announcement of another massive trade deficit. Tokyo gave up early gains as the yen reversed course against the US dollar, with the Nikkei ending 0.85 per cent lower ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... that is, discounting for "faking", seasonal variations, timing, etc. - China's overall trade account has improved from a deficit US$22.98 billion to a surplus of US$7.71 billion in March... and how is a trade surplus inputted in the National Accounts? ...

Australian budget to blow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... months of any of the 29 most advanced economies tracked by the International Monetary Fund". (AFR) Australia's budget deficit had widened by about 1% of our GDP since the IMF last peered into our accounts last October 2013. Dear oh dear oh dear! But ...

The art of fighting without fighting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Only 2 economists out of the 57 in Bloomberg's survey and just 2 - perhaps the same 2 - out of 72 economist polled by Reuters got it wrong. Think it's safe to say that these two economists (or four, in case they aren't the same two) expected the European ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,404. US Commerce Department data showed the nation's trade deficit for February jumped to $US42.3 billion ($A45.87 billion) from $US39.3 billion in January. Meanwhile, US jobless claims last ...

Prescriptions galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... 6,598.37 points. In Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.45 per cent to 4,391.50 points as official figures showed the French public deficit and debt in 2013 were higher than previous government estimates -- dealing a fresh blow to President Francois Hollande a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... the slowest since 1999's 7.6 per cent. It's inflation rate dropped to 2.0 per cent. It also recorded an unexpected trade deficit of $US22.98 billion ($A25.50 billion) in February, compared to analysts' expectations of a $US11.9 billion surplus. "Although ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... investors remain alert to the potential for mounting risks in Ukraine." Recent data from China show an unexpected trade deficit, due to a big fall in exports. February's $US23.0 billion ($A25.52 billion) deficit was a shock after analysts had forecast ...