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Welcome to the QE Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... underlines the monster that a recessionary Europe and a limping US economy have spawned. China's trade figures disappointed. Exports rose by only 2.7% in the year to August - less than already low predictions for a 3.0% increase. Imports declined by ...

Australia: all good and wishing for the worst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... in America and recession in Euroland. There's the falling price of commodities - especially iron ore (one of our major exports) - and declining terms of trade prompting resource and mining companies to defer or shelved altogether investment plans. There's ...

It's still the hole, stups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... strong yen and a bleak government report, which cut its view on the economy for the first time in 10 months amid slow exports and consumer spending. Seoul edged down 0.08 per cent, or 1.54 points, to 1,916.33, with shares in Samsung Electronics rebounding ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... Tokyo fell 0.27 per cent, or 25.18 points, to 9,131.74 after Japan reported a wider-than-expected trade deficit in July as exports to Europe and Asian neighbours plunged. Sydney dipped 0.17 per cent, or 7.4 points, to close at 4,376.0, as mining giant ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... miner's back for too long. We have to shift to education and reverse the brain-drain. We cannot continue to depend on exports." America will also find it hard to initiate any meaningful structural change, regardless of the election result, due to Republican ...

Sun setting on the Land of the Rising Sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... 4,277.3 but Seoul advanced 0.30 per cent, or 5.81 points, to 1,946.40. China's General Administration of Customs said exports grew just one per cent in July year-on-year to $US176.9 billion ($A168 billion), while imports rose 4.7 per cent to $151.8 billion ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... in July from 9.5% in June. Merchandise trade surplus narrowed to US$25.2 billion in July from US$31.7 billion in June. Exports rose by 1.0% in the year to July from 11.3% in June. Imports rose by 4.7% in the year to July from 6.3% in June. Except for ...