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It'll be on 18 September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... two-year high in the same month. Not just that, Bloomberg also reports that in March, "Spain registered its first trade surplus since records began being kept in 1971". Sweet! It's positive contagion's turn. However, this virtuous turn in the cycle could ...

No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
The unbridled appreciation of Chinese currency will not be halted by uncertainties about the economy's short-term economic outlook, according to new research by AllianceBernstein. The investment manager says the strength of structural factors, rather ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... yen and data showing Japan suffered its lowest current account surplus in nearly 30 years. Data showing China's trade surplus had risen more than expected provided extra buying support, adding to a recent trend of improvement in the the world's number ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... cent, or 135.84 points, to 23,354.31 and Shanghai added 0.37 per cent, or 8.32 points, at 2283.66. China said its trade surplus surged 48.1 per cent to $US231.1 billion ($A220.80 billion) in 2012 from the previous year, helped by a 7.9 per cent rise ...

Ten-year future vs. 10-minute tick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... then uncertainty about China - it's bottomed as indicated by the better-than-expected 16% increase in its October trade surplus; no, it hasn't as indicated by the bigger-than-expected 14% year-on-year drop in new yuan loans in October. Last night, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... year-on-year to $US176.9 billion ($A168 billion), while imports rose 4.7 per cent to $151.8 billion, cutting the trade surplus to $25.1 billion from $31.7 billion in June. The data followed results on Thursday showing Chinese retail sales, industrial ...

Doing our bit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... in the year to July from 13.7% in June. Industrial production rose by 9.2% 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. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... from earlier losses to end 0.88 per cent higher, adding 20.08 points to 2,305.86. China said Tuesday it posted a trade surplus in March, reversing a massive deficit in February, but the figures showed that exports and imports were still weak owing to ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... government's 4% target. But the bloggerati's folly was again on display when they exploited reports that China's trade surplus increased by a more than expected US$5.35 billion in March. Surplus? Slowing? Duh! A trade surplus is a contribution to GDP ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... their view on Chinese trade. So, it was those Chinese growth concerns that worried the market." China recorded a trade surplus of $5.35 billion in March, a stark turnaround from a $31.48 billion deficit in February, according to official data released ...