The foreign trade figures from The General Administration of Customs showed that China's exports surged 12.7% year-on-year in November, imports rose 5.3%, the trade surplus was $33.801 billion, it was the highest in nearly five years. ...
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Chinese export growth of manufactures, which went from a very high 19% in the first quarter of 2013 before decelerating to 3% in the second quarter, raises a number of intriguing questions, according to an analysis from the Manufacturers ...
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Despite widespread objections to the multi-billion dollar East-West Link and calls for the money to be spent on public transport instead, the Victorian freight and logistics plan called 'Victoria – The Freight State' promotes it as ...
South Korea exported textiles worth US$ 2.5 billion in the first six months of the current year, showing a fall of 0.8 percent compared to exports made during the corresponding period of last year, according to the data released by the ...
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THE Australian dollar is higher after bouncing back from losses caused by weaker than expected Chinese trade figures. At 5pm, the local unit was trading at 91.96 US cents, up from 91.83 cents yesterday. LTG Goldrock director Andrew ...
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Interstoff Asia Essential, Hong Kong’s leading trade fair for fashionable, functional and eco textiles and accessories, returns from 25 – 27 September 2013. Held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in halls 5B & C, ...
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The sharemarket surged to its highest closing level in almost five years yesterday, with the materials sector leading relatively broad-based gains after China reported stronger than expected trade data, Wall Street hit record highs and spot ...
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The dollar has bounced back from losses made after the central bank's surprise interest rate cut, thanks partly to some positive Chinese trade figures. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.0201, up from $US1.019 yesterday. ...
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The sharemarket closed lower but recovered some ground after the Reserve Bank cut the cash rate to a record low. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.5 points, or 0.24 per cent, at 5143.7 points. The broader ...
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The sharemarket has closed slightly weaker as investors sold off defensive and high-yielding financial stocks after a couple of days of gains. At the close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 8.8 points, or 0.18 per cent, at ...
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The latest ABS Retail Trade figures show that Australian retail turnover rose 1.3 per cent in February 2013, seasonally adjusted, following a rise of 1.2 per cent in January 2013. Through the year, Australian retail turnover rose 4.6 per ...
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The Australian dollar was unchanged late in local trade today even after taking a dent from a decline in China's trade surplus in February. China's trade surplus fell to $US15.25 billion from $US29.15bn in January. Economists polled ...
The stockmarket traded marginally lower as disappointing trade figures pulled shares back from a modestly positive start. IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu said the Australian market had opened slightly higher, but had descended ...
The Australian sharemarket has finished lower, despite some resilience in the resources and materials sector. Options XPress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local market had bounced back in afternoon trade as investors looked ahead ...
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The Australian dollar fell, despite getting a boost from a 2 per cent surge on the Shanghai share market during the local trading day. At 5pm AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 105.56 US cents, down from Friday's local close of ...
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