Exports to China soar to a record $100 billion

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International Trade Healthy trade surplus: Australia’s trade accounts narrowed from a revised trade surplus of $1,257 million (previously $1,200 million) to a surplus of $731 million in March. Exports to China... Read more continue reading

Building approvals consolidate; Petrol price to ease

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Dwelling approvals; TD Inflation Gauge; New Car Sales; Weekly petrol prices Dwelling approvals consolidate: Dwelling approvals fell by 3.5 per cent in March. Approvals are still up 20 per cent over... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 2 May, 2014

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 Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week was mixed for share markets. US, European and Japanese shares rose slightly on the back of mostly good... Read more continue reading

The Road to the Federal Budget

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Economic & Financial market analysis Federal Budget: The Federal Budget will be handed down on May 13. This note looks at the current state of the economy ahead of the handing... Read more continue reading

State of the States

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State & territory economic performance report How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment;... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 25 April

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw US, European and Australian shares move higher on the back of good US earnings reports and mostly... Read more continue reading

Tame inflation result soothes RBA nerves

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Consumer Price Index Tame inflation: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.6 per cent in the March quarter, below expectations for a... Read more continue reading

Petrol prices head higher; Record bank shares

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Weekly petrol prices; Sharemarket trends Petrol prices lift: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol rose by 6.3 cents per litre to 155.4... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 18 April

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw major global share markets rebound on the back of mostly good economic data and favourable earnings reports... Read more continue reading

Another positive month for economy-wide sales

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending expanded for the 19th consecutive month in March according to a new survey. The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) – a measure of... Read more continue reading