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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... August 4. Meanwhile, the trade deficit for June fell for the third straight month as exports continued to climb while imports decreased. LONDON - European equities posted mixed performances as Chinese data lifted hopes that Beijing would loosen monetary ...

Playing with a loaded dice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... also the brewing "food fight". Bloomberg Businessweek reports that, "Indonesia will suspend a 5 percent duty on soybean imports until the year-end after makers of tofu and tempeh halted production to protest against surging costs spurred by the oilseed's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... contributing to the sell down of steel producers locally, Mr Daghlian said. "It worries the miners that they could reduce imports of ours," he said. Fortescue Metals Group dropped 12 cents, or 2.60 per cent to $4.50 at 10.21 (AEST), while Whitehaven ...

Uncertainly good or bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... still are of two minds about its outlook. Yesterday's trade stats offered no help. The year-on-year growth in China's imports decelerated to 6.3% in June from 12.7% in the previous month - more than half the expected 12.7% gain (yes, similar to May's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... extraordinary general meeting. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed lower after worse-than-expected figures for Chinese imports exacerbated concerns that the Chinese economy is weakening. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.3 points, or ...

Waiting on the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... 0.2% increase and the fifth straight monthly increase. While some would argue that this was due to price rises - mainly imports - because of the A$'s correction, the details of the ABS Retail Trade report show otherwise. Australians spent the most on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... Statistics (ABS) is due to release dwelling unit commencements for the March quarter and its international merchandise imports for May data. The Commonwealth Bank's business sales indicator for April is due out as is the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... Statistics (ABS) is due to release dwelling unit commencements for the March quarter and its international merchandise imports for May data. The Commonwealth Bank's business sales indicator for April is due out sa is the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... higher to $34.80. In economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release its international merchandise imports for March data. Telstra said it expects to generate up to $3 billion in additional cash over the next three years as a result ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... 4,355. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release its international merchandise imports for March data. In equities news, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries is due to post its first half results while and Telstra ...