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Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... because of 'fiscal cliff' worries despite better-than-expected jobless claims - positive for the labour market - trade deficit (to its lowest level since December 2010) in September as exports increased by 3.1% to record levels (other countries increased ...

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... equals deteriorating external accounts in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's trade deficit widened to A$2 billion in August from A$1.5 billion in the previous month - the widest in more than four years - as the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... monetary policy. Tokyo fell 0.27 per cent, or 25.18 points, to 9,131.74 after Japan reported a wider-than-expected trade deficit in July as exports to Europe and Asian neighbours plunged. Sydney dipped 0.17 per cent, or 7.4 points, to close at 4,376.0 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... insurance, an indicator of the pace of layoffs, fell by 6,000 to 361,000 in the week to August 4. Meanwhile, the trade deficit for June fell for the third straight month as exports continued to climb while imports decreased. LONDON - European equities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... growing fears Spain will need a full bailout. Japanese shares were hurt by news that the country had posted a record trade deficit in the first six months of the year as energy costs soared and exports to key markets tumbled while the strong yen also ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... government will deliver its 2012/2013 budget and the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced that the nation's trade deficit widened in March. In equities news, OneSteel shareholders voted in favour of changing the company name to Arrium Ltd, while ...

What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... - the slowest in more than 2.5 years. The latest scare, of course, is the report that China posted "the biggest trade deficit in at least 22 years" (Bloomberg) in February after a 39.6% year-on-year surge in imports outstripped a smaller 18.4% rise in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... Australian market had defied a positive lead from offshore and dipped after the release of disappointing Chinese trade deficit data. "There are a few factors at play. It's a big week ahead and it seems like investors are cautious ahead of US trade," ...

Good bacteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... good bacteria) and provide succour to Europe and the rest of us. The bigger than expected 4.3% increase in the US trade deficit in January is a case in point because it shows that America is helping to do some heavy lifting. It is buying more from the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2012
... than one per cent, but it closed up 0.27 per cent, or 6.42 points, at 2,363.60. Tokyo shrugged off a record monthly trade deficit of Y1.475 trillion ($A17.22 billion) to close with the Nikkei 225 up 1.08 per cent or 100.92 points at 9,485.09. On currency ...

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