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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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... Economic Development of Australia in Western Australia, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics issues figures on merchandise imports in October and on average weekly earnings in August. In equities news, annual general meetings are due for Woolworths ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... Rising commodity prices increase the price of our exports. At the same time, the stronger A$ reduces the price of our imports. What do we have? Stronger terms of trade. The RBA was so correct when it said in its post-meeting statement that, " the economy ...

The Cup, the RBA and the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... pricing dynamics. And don't you forget the Australian dollar's appreciation. It also helped by making the price we pay for imports cheaper. The way our trading partners are hard at work racing to debase their respective currencies, expect Aussie strength ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... Regulation Authority chairman John Laker. The Australian Bureau of Statistics issues data on international merchandise imports for September. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Indices of Economic Activity, and the Department of Education ...

Fed bearing gift of QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... China's strong export growth - up 25.1 per cent in the year to September - is also a corresponding strong 24.1 per cent in imports. China's purchases from them are growing almost as much as China shipments to them. Don't you think it's a bit ironic that ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... be able to hold onto that extra 34.2 cents for long - not with petrol prices rising because the cost of America's oil imports are increasing because their currency is falling.... becomes good news. And because of this dire situation, investors now expect ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... much worse now. And that's just for Australia's manufacturers. What about domestic industries that compete with cheaper imports? What about tourism? What about those offshore-based companies that derive their revenues in foreign currencies? They'll discover ...