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2005
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2004
Currency Trade News
Coal Burns Bright For Trade Balance
Friday December 5, 2008
ANOTHER billion-dollar surge in coal exports, plunging imports and a falling dollar have combined to lift Australia's trade balance to a record $3 billion surplus in October.Confidence Trick Trashes Trade
Tuesday November 18, 2008
Trade is in a dive, and therein lies the risk of very serious supply chain disruption, writes David Hirst.Australia Finally Gets Trade Surplus
Friday October 3, 2008
AUSTRALIA has finally scored the trade surplus that the Reserve Bank long predicted, but some analysts warn the result may be as good as it gets, given the weakening demand for commodities worldwide.Jones Could Be Traded
Wednesday September 24, 2008
NORTH MELBOURNE forward Corey Jones has emerged as a surprise high-profile target of rival clubs in what shapes as an aggressive trade market.Kangaroo Jones Could Be Traded
Wednesday September 24, 2008
NORTH Melbourne forward Corey Jones has emerged as a surprise high-profile target of rival clubs in what shapes as an aggressive trade market.Fair Trade
Sunday July 27, 2008
An old-fashioned system of bartering is thriving in local neighbourhoods, where savvy community traders (magazine writers included) use their skills and time as "currency" to buy goods and services.Rush To Secure World Trade Deal
Friday June 27, 2008
WORLD Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy has summoned trade ministers to Geneva for one more try to push the never-ending Doha Round trade negotiations over the line before the US and Europe change governments.Dollar Dips, Then Recovers
Tuesday April 8, 2008
THE dollar lurched downward yesterday in response to the largest monthly trade deficit on record, before bouncing back in the afternoon.Action Needed Now, Or A Bad Dream Could Turn Into A Real-life Nightmare
Friday March 28, 2008
Australia's trade policy may bring about a severe recession, writes Ernest Rodeck.Rba's Rate Riddle A Dream Turn For Currency
Wednesday February 20, 2008
CURRENCY markets reacted exuberantly to news the Reserve Bank recently considered raising interest rates by half a percentage point, taking the Australian dollar to within two US cents of a 23-year high.Trade-weighted U-turn For China's Yuan Reflects Crackdown On Inflation
Thursday January 10, 2008
CHINA'S new-found resolve to fight inflation is pushing its currency to record highs, a move that should produce higher export earnings for Australian mining companies.Happy Landings For Our Dollar
Wednesday December 5, 2007
Our rising currency is good news for those about to head overseas - and it could get even stronger.Opening The Gates To A Unified Korea
Wednesday November 14, 2007
An industrial park is linking North and South Koreans despite heavy trade restrictions.Rate Expectations Send Aussie Dollar On Upward Trek
Saturday October 27, 2007
AN IMMINENT rate rise at home and an imminent rate cut abroad sent the Australian dollar to a 23-year high against the US currency, countering for now the effect of a record oil price.G7 Silence Triggers Greenback Fall
Tuesday October 23, 2007
THE US dollar fell to a new low against the euro after a meeting of finance tsars flagged no official opposition to the weakness in the US currency.Full Steam Ahead As Dollar Dazzles And Shares Continue Record March
Friday October 12, 2007
THE carry trade is back and it's bolstering the Australian dollar, last night helping it to a fresh double-decade high of US90.56?.... But Financial Success Is No Substitute For Time
Friday September 28, 2007
The emerging political issue in Australia is time. Many of the issues at the centre of political debate revolve around time. Why is it so important? Because time is the currency of relationships. We use money to buy goods and services, but we use time to build and sustain relationships.Inflation Will Test China's Economic Masters
Monday September 24, 2007
How Beijing manages its currency has implications for all the world's economies.World Bank Warns China Of Inflation
Thursday September 13, 2007
PRESSURE is mounting on China to raise its undervalued currency, with the World Bank saying the currency peg is fuelling inflation and runaway stock prices.China's $30b Monthly Surplus
Wednesday September 12, 2007
THE "Made in China" brand has survived months of bad publicity to drive the second-largest trade surplus the world has ever seen.