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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... contracted sharply to $US17.8 billion ($A16.85 billion) in August, down from $US31.5 billion ($A29.81 billion) in July, as imports rose to a new record high, according to official data released on Saturday. MARSEILLE, France, Sept 9 AFP - G7 rich nations ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... stats released over the weekend and a portion due to disappointing Chinese reports - released yesterday - showing slowing imports and a jump in inflation. Speaking of which, it looks like it's going to be another bad hair day for equities given the almost ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... witnessed at the height of the global financial crisis in 2008. Australian retailers are suffering from competition from cheap imports and online shopping -- resulting from the strong Australian dollar -- and also consumers' trepidation over their finances. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... board's June monetary policy meeting at 1130 AEST. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international merchandise imports data for May. On Monday, the Australian stock market reversed early gains to close lower, as skittish sentiment triggered ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... data due out during Friday's local session. "You do get the sense that Asia is showing signs of softening, through softer imports and softer exports. "(Chinese) imports in April were softer," he said. Mr Rennie expects the Australian dollar to trade ...

The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... numbers - and they were good. The US trade deficit narrowed by 6.7 per cent in April as exports grew by 1.3 per cent and imports declined by 0.4 per cent. This is good - a lower trade deficit would provide less drag on the next quarter's real GDP growth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... cars and other goods and services to customers abroad, but it wasn't enough to make up for an 18 per cent rise in oil imports. Macy's Inc was among the few companies that rose. The company jumped 7.7 per cent after its earnings blew past expectations. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... its April 5 monetary policy meeting, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases International Merchandise Imports data for March. In equities news, Qantas Airways Ltd chief executive Alan Joyce addresses an Australian Institute of Company ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... the full year as its exports tend to grow later in the year. Exports rose 26.5 per cent on year in the first quarter and imports were up 32.6 per cent on year. In other markets, Singapore closed down 0.84 per cent, Taipei closed 0.16 per cent lower ...

JMK rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... to leak from its nuclear power stations. Not only that, the price of oil remains high - a negative for a country that imports all - yes, all - of its crude requirement. Yet the Nikkei-225 index is down only 5.1 per cent this year. Eurozone equities have ...