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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... international markets on strong Chinese data and better sentiment on the European economy. Chinese trade data for July showed that exports increased 5.1 per cent year-on-year to $US186.0 billion ($A207 billion), while imports rose 10.9 per cent to $US168.2 ...

Finance to fill export gap as mining boom sags

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... "regulatory overload", followed by "a persistent lack of confidence in the sector." Australia can boost its financial services exports by exporting expertise and skills, the survey found. It can also do this by 'manufacturing' products in Australia and ...

Economy 'not running out of puff': Wayne Swan

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... transition in the economy occurs, the surge in mining investment will deliver a large and sustained increase in the volume of exports over the coming decade. He acknowledged that success in what the government has dubbed the 'Asian Century' cannot rely ...

Former Macquarie exec to head up EFIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... the past decade, EFIC has signed facilities totalling more than $5 billion, supporting over $22 billion of Australian exports to 65 countries from SMEs and large companies in a broad span of industries," Mohl said. "EFIC has also been solidly profitable ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... afternoon trade due to concerns about an economic slowdown in China. Data from the world's second largest economy showed exports unexpectedly fell 3.1 per cent in June, and imports fell 0.7 per cent. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19.7 points ...

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... slept, there was good and bad news out of Europe. The bad news: Germany - the euro area's biggest economy - reported that exports dropped by 2.4% in May following a 1.4% fall in the previous month. This is the fastest pace of decline since 2009 and would ...

Service consumption bucks downward trend in EM equities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
As emerging markets (EMs) shift emphasis from exports to consumption, some of the highest yields may come from the provision of services, according to Niall Paul, a UK-based partner at high alpha specialist wealth manager TT International (TT). "As ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... US Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the trading day. But Tokyo enjoyed another rally as data showed a surge in exports thanks to a weaker yen. Wall Street again provided a healthy cue, with investors betting the Fed will stop short of reeling ...

Volatile safe-haven bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... yield differential against other sovereign offerings that would increase the US dollar exchange rate that would reduce exports. The economy weakens. Like I said, #whatIsaidyesterday.

Empty orchestra

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... that, "If the yen excessively weakens, this would cause a spike in import prices... and while "it would be a benefit for exports, but would have harmful effects on people's livelihoods"? It reversed the yen's slide against the greenback back then, and ...