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Morning Market Wrap:End of winning streak; dollar sets fresh high

... was down against most of the other major currencies as traders focused on the United States' spiralling current account deficit and the reality that a weaker US dollar would be needed to combat it. On the cross rates the Australian dollar opened just ...

International trade deficit narrows to $1.9 billion in August: ABS

Australian exports of goods and services rebounded by five per cent in August, helping to push the trade deficit back below $2.0 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported. In a tentative sign foreign demand may finally be strengthening ...

Trade balance to remain in wide deficit in Aug: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
Australia's trade deficit is expected to have remained wide in August as rising exports levels were nullified by rising imports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will report the balance on goods and services (BOGS) for August on Monday. Market forecasts ...

Focus on China-US bilateral trade in upcoming Dubai summit: ICAP

... Insights report released today. ICAP cited the fact that there will be a bit of competition about who has the largest budget deficit and, while there will be the inevitable comments that the deficits will have to be pared back as growth takes hold, all ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks regain lost ground

... 4,292.1. US Bonds weakened in the face of stronger stocks, and also with concern mounting about the size of the budget deficit and potential supply. After falling 32 points in two sessions, the yield on the 2-year Note backed up five points to 1.77%. ...

ICAP says US current account deficit causing considerable global uncertainty

Economists at ICAP have said that the capital flows that have been behind the blow out in the US current account deficit will not reverse quickly and that was leaving the global financial markets to face considerable uncertainty over the next few years. ...

Forecast of weakened non-farm economic growth in the near future: economist

... Recovery of the global economy will take some momentum with the biggest concern being how large the US current account deficit will be and what that means to the world capital accounts.

Midday market wrap: Local shares make further ground

... Australian bond market was also stronger after the decline in US yields overnight, and despite news of a $2.4 billion trade deficit in July. The yield on the benchmark May 2013 bond fell 7.5 points to 5.495%. The Australian dollar was trading a quarter ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end modestly higher

... market closed stronger, following a sharp decline in Treasuries yields overnight in the US. News that Australia's trade deficit widened to $2.4 billion in July had little impact. The yield on the 10-year bond fell nine points to 5.48%. The Australian ...

July's trade deficit widens to nearly $2.4 billion: ABS

... Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said that Australia's balance on goods and services in its international trade stood at a deficit of $2.40 billion, at July, a fall of 15 per cent compared with the previous month's figures. Exports of goods and services ...