Posts Tagged ‘trade’
New Zealand Trade Balance Deficit Widens As Imports Increases More Than Expectations
April exports post biggest rise in 4 years
Don’t front-run, SGX warns brokers
THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has warned brokers against profiting from inside information of pending customer orders.
SGX highlighted the practice of front-running – a trading misconduct that occurs when a broker does a personal trade on a stock on the knowledge that his client wants a trade executed on the stock later.
‘There is an opportunity to profit by trading in advance of customers’ large o… more
The Week Ahead
The global recovery trade (aka the reflation trade) took a serious stumble this past week as a spate of disappointing US data suggested the US recovery is in greater jeopardy than previously thought. As the largest national economy, the US setbacks undermine the global outlook, which was already under pressure…
Retail sales rise on broad consumer buying
A better-than-expected report on retail sales for January could suggest stronger economic growth in coming months. But this week’s snowstorms will likely depress activity in February.
Retail – Merchandising – Business – Retail Trade – Sports equipment
Wholesale inventories fall more than expected
U.S. businesses slashed wholesale inventories sharply in December, a much weaker showing than had been expected.
Business – Wholesale Trade – Directories – Consumer Goods and Services – Wholesale and Distribution



