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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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... data and after disappointing Chinese figures, analysts say. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed as a surprise trade surplus from Japan was offset by more weak data out of China, adding to concerns over a slowdown in the world's second largest economy. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... already buoyant mining stocks. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showing a surge in exports and a widening trade surplus gave further impetus to mining stocks after a rises in commodities overnight on the back of European, Chinese and US manufacturing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... September trade data has been good - there have been good volume increases. "The market's looking for $3 billion trade surplus today, but I wouldn't be surprised to see something bigger than that."

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... approved by Friday. In Shanghai dealers sent the composite index higher despite data showing the politically sensitive trade surplus contracted to $14.51 billion in September from $17.8 billion the previous month. The figures, highlighting falling demand ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... 1.45 per cent lower after world oil prices fell Thursday as traders fretted about slowing demand in China after its trade surplus narrowed for a second straight month. The weakest stock of the top 100 companies on the ASX was Aquarius Platinum, which ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... on. Real? Solid? That's if you believe China's latest trade stats. According to the country's customs bureau, the trade surplus narrowed to US$14.5 billion in September - the third month in a row and less than half July's surplus of US$31.5 billion. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... running this week in crunch talks to save Greece from default and tame Europe's runaway debt crisis. BEIJING - China's trade surplus contracted sharply to $US17.8 billion ($A16.85 billion) in August, down from $US31.5 billion ($A29.81 billion) in July ...

The seventh week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... should be. I don't know about you but last Friday's "scare" was apparently triggered by China's lower-than-expected trade surplus. China's surplus widened to US$13.1 bil in May, up from US$11.4 bil in April. Because it failed to live up to markets' expectations ...