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What price surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... This is growth equals the sum of consumption plus investment plus government spending plus net exports - or exports minus imports. How are these variables currently tracking? C - Latest data show that Australians are not borrowing - well, not as much. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... Tuesday it posted a trade surplus in March, reversing a massive deficit in February, but the figures showed that exports and imports were still weak owing to economic woes in major overseas markets and slow domestic demand. The country recorded a trade ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... Slowing? Duh! A trade surplus is a contribution to GDP growth. Now there may be some truth in this if both exports and imports were dropping. A surplus could still be had if exports fell less than imports, but they're not. Exports increased by 8.9% in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... Tuesday it posted a trade surplus in March, reversing a massive deficit in February, but the figures showed that exports and imports were still weak owing to economic woes in major overseas markets and slow domestic demand. The country recorded a trade ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is due out, as is the Australian Bureau of Statistics' international merchandise imports. In equities news, David Jones and Kathmandu are due to post first half results. In Australia, the market on Tuesday finished ...

What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... China posted "the biggest trade deficit in at least 22 years" (Bloomberg) in February after a 39.6% year-on-year surge in imports outstripped a smaller 18.4% rise in exports. So what's the big deal? Didn't PM Wen explicitly state that the politburo is ...

Good bacteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... shows that America is helping to do some heavy lifting. It is buying more from the rest of the world than it is selling. Imports grew by 2.1% to US$233.4 billion in January, while exports inched up by 1.4% to US$180.8 billion. According to the Associated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... as is the Australian Bureau of Statistic's new motor vehicle sales for November alon with the international merchandise imports data for December. In equities news, BHP Billiton Ltd posts its second quarter production report and OZ Minerals Ltd its fourth ...

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... US$43.1 bil in September from US$44.9 bil in the previous month with a 1.4% increase in exports offsetting a 0.3% gain in imports - suggesting an upward revision to the initial estimate of real GDP growth of 2.5%. There's good news on its fiscal accounts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... at 4163. In economic news, on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release international merchandise imports data for August on Monday. In equities news, Karoon Gas Australia Ltd and Premier Investments post full year results. In Australia ...