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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... the March quarter after a flat reading in the December quarter. Singapore trade balance A decline in Singapore's trade surplus provided almost immediate justification for the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) decision to ease policy last week -- ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... KONG - Tokyo's Nikkei shares ended above 20,000 for the first time in 15 years as the country recorded its first trade surplus for almost three years, while the euro weakened on pessimism about a Greek bailout deal. Tokyo jumped 1.13 per cent, or 224.81 ...

China's trade trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... Crrr-unch! That's the sound of China's trade numbers collapsing. And it was a thunderous thud, Virginia. The country's trade surplus shrank to US$3.08 billion in March from $60.6 bil in February and expectations for a US$40 bil print. With imports dropping ...

The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... the economy was larger - 1.9% annualised. Then there's China. While at first blush yesterday's report that China's trade surplus surged to a new record high of US$54.5 billion in November looks good - positive net exports add to overall growth - the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... data showed exports increased in November by less than expected, while imports unexpectedly dropped, pushing the trade surplus to a record $US54.47 billion ($A58.93 billion). Japanese data showed third-quarter economic growth fell 0.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... on the economy yet but look at what's happening at recent China growth indicators: China's unadjusted merchandise trade surplus expanded to US$35.9 billion in May - the widest surplus since January 2009 - from US$18.5 billion in the previous month. Retail ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... higher, the market was relatively flat at noon. Resources stocks dropped after the release of data showing a weaker trade surplus in March, due to weaker exports. BHP Billiton was down 11 cents at $37.38, Rio Tinto had dropped 37 cents to $61.28 and ...

Dumping dear momos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... trade account has improved from a deficit US$22.98 billion to a surplus of US$7.71 billion in March... and how is a trade surplus inputted in the National Accounts? It is an addition to GDP. Overlayed in all these good news are the central banks' monetary ...

OMTs - one year on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... and Wall Street overnight. Europe closed flat to down though.A Not that it wasn't impressed by China news that its trade surplus soared by 61% over the month of August and 8.3% year-on-year due to strong exports, but by concerns that it might inhale ...

Australian stocks weaker at close

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... confidence and locking in profits and portfolio adjustments." It came after the release of a weaker-than-expected trade surplus locally and low private sector job numbers in the US. The Australian dollar plunged to below 95 US cents to two-and-a-half ...