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Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... nay, the market was up. So what was the spin? The trade deficit widened because while exports increased during the month, imports grew by more. This means increased trade flows. The world is buying from the US and Americans are spending. Yippeee! Wall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... that the US trade deficit increased to its widest level in 18 months as an increase in exports was outpaced by rising imports. A jump in both imports and exports is a sign that the economy is growing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 146.75 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... faltering confidence in Europe's ability to contain its debt problems. The news from China hurt retailers because inexpensive imports from China would become more expensive and could cut into earnings. Macy's Inc fell 3.4 per cent, while Wal-Mart Stores ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... contracts traded. In economics news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes international merchandise imports and motor vehicles sales data for May. Treasury Secretary Ken Henry speaks at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... contracts traded. In economics news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes international merchandise imports and motor vehicles sales data for May. Treasury Secretary Ken Henry speaks at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia ...

Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... deficit widened to US$40.285 billion in April as a 0.7 per cent fall in exports more than offset the 0.4 per cent decline in imports. The rest of the world is buying less "made in the USA" goods and services. America is consuming less "made outside the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... was $HK47.26 billion ($A7.29 billion). Chinese data showed exports rose 48.5 per cent in May from a year earlier, with imports up 48.3 per cent, confirming unsourced information a day earlier that had sparked a broad rally in Shanghai and European shares. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
... Australian Retail Deposits Conference in Sydney. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international merchandise imports data for April, and the labour price index for March. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for May ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... was slightly more than the $US38.5 billion that had been expected by analysts, the Commerce Department said. A rise in imports to the United States was seen as another sign of a slow, but growing, economic recovery. But there had been a rocky start to ...

Easter egg hunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... February retail sales. Yes, again, because of the ballooning trade deficit. Exports rose by 1.4 per cent in February but imports rose by more - 2.4 per cent. This implies that Australia is growing more than its trading partners. Oh wait, Australia is ...