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Capitalism killed Mars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... contracts traded. In economics news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publishes international merchandise imports data for February. In companies news, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) bid to prevent Metcash ...

Infra asset demand buoy CFS GAM and RARE

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... profits from the Tokyo metro. CFS also holds stock in a port operator in Southern Japan, likely to benefit from increased imports. CFS GAM's infrastructure fund has indirect exposure of around 10 per cent to emerging markets and Meany said that the right ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... apparently as investors recognised potential concerns over the outlook for Japan's already troubled economy -- and its future imports. The benchmark index fell 0.64 percent to finish at 3361.19, down 21.6 points from last Friday's close. It finished ...

Oil outlook flips on economy flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... trade (and only the second) deficit in seven years of US$7.3 billion in February as a 19.4 per cent year-on-year jump in imports negated the paltry (by China's standard) 2.4 per cent increase in exports. Both import and export numbers represent a significant ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... on a surplus of $1.65 billion in the month. During the month, exports were down 4.0 per cent in adjusted terms, while imports were down 4.0 per cent. Mr Turner said he did not expect the data to add to the case for a near term interest rate rise.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... unrest. Shanghai's Composite Index ended up 2.54 per cent, or 71.80 points, at 2,899.13 after data showed exports and imports surged in January, while the trade surplus fell 53.5 per cent to $US6.45 billion ($A6.46 billion), providing a boost to the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... grip on the currency. Economists argue that a stronger currency will help Beijing curb inflation by reducing the cost of imports. Asian markets are concerned that a rate rise in China will lead to a slow-down in the economy and adversely affect trade ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... 4,796. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data on international merchandise imports in December. There is no equities news scheduled for Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Australian share market made up some ground ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases more detailed data on the labour force in November, and international merchandise imports, also in November. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute issue their Survey of Consumer Unemployment Expectations, and the Institute ...