Mr Swan dodged questions on whether the government would continue its path to a budget surplus at all costs, with a troubled global economy in the background. "We have put in place some pretty tough ...

Exports increased 7.2 per cent to $US186.8 billion year-on-year, the General Administration of Customs announced, while imports gained 5.5 per cent to $US155.2 ...

Canada posted an unexpected trade surplus in November as a strengthening U.S. economy helped push exports to a three-year high, offering hope to a hard-hit sector. Trade is a major driver of the ...

* Sept exports +25.1 pct y/y (f/c +25.5 pct) vs +34.4 pct Aug * Imports +24.1 pct y/y (f/c +23.7 pct) vs +35.2 pct Aug * Trade surplus $16.9 bln (f/c $18.0 bln) vs ...

The strength of the Russian rouble in recent weeks has been driven by a drop in imports and Russia refraining from foreign currency purchases for the state coffers under its fiscal rule, a top bank ...

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A leading economist says the Federal Government should be able to return the budget to surplus so long as China avoids being dragged into the global downturn. Despite Treasury figures show a budget ...