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Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... activity jumped to 56.7 in July - a three-month high - from 55.6 in the previous month. This is due largely to increased exports. Didn't we say the euro's depreciation is not all that bad? Crisis? What crisis? Not when European banks are reporting huge ...

Which way USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... the June quarter from 1.3 per cent previously. But my, my, hey, hey! Rock and roll is here to stay. This includes net exports - the difference between what America buys from abroad to what it sells. And guess what? America bought much more from offshore ...

Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... rapidly in the first half of the year." And while we're at it, we should also ignore him when he said that, "Both U.S. exports and U.S. imports have been expanding, reflecting growth in the global economy and the recovery of world trade. Stronger exports ...

Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... In a down market, this would be spun to "this confirms the slow growth in the US economy as the numbers show that net exports subtract from second quarter GDP." Easy. But nay, the market was up. So what was the spin? The trade deficit widened because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... the Commerce Department reported 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 ...

Let the reporting season begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... indeterminate that could be spun as either strong or weak. Just take China's external trade report yesterday. Chinese exports rose by 43.9 per cent in the year to June. This is good. It shows that the global economy is still on growth path. Chinese import ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... $US3.5 billion ($A3.99 billion). Chinese trade figures showing a massive and better-than-expected 43.9 per cent increase in exports gave some reassurance that the country continues to drive the global recovery. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... cent to 852.19. Market economists say Japan's fragile export-reliant recovery is particularly dependent on China-bound exports, after demand slowed from the crisis-hit United States and Europe. Exporters were hit by the yen's strength against the US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... 20,733.49. Turnover was $HK47.79 billion (c. $A7.04 billion). SHANGHAI - Shanghai lost 0.12 per cent due to concerns about exports after the country dropped tax rebates on shipments of some steel and metal products, dealers said. The Shanghai Composite ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... unemployment figures improved out of sight, and we've forgotten about the resources super profit tax for the morning." Higher exports from China and lower US jobless claims helped relieve nervousness on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...