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China August trade balance shows imports below expectations

China August:<ul><li>Trade balance $+119.09 bln (Reuters poll +$119.05Bn, prior +112.5bn)</li><li>Dollar-denominated exports +25% y/y (Reuters poll +25.0% y/y, prior +23.9%)</li><li>Dollar-denominated imports +28.2% y/y (Reuters poll +30.0% y/y, prior +27.5%)</li></ul><p>Background:</p><ul><li><a href="https://investinglive.com/news/preview-china-trade-data-due-today-a-beat-could-firm-up-aud-as-a-demand-proxy-trade" rel="follow" target="_blank">Preview: China trade data due today, a beat could firm up AUD as a demand proxy trade</a></li></ul><p>I'll have more to come on this separately, detail etc. </p> This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

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Forex· September 08, 2026 at 02:39 AM
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China August:<ul><li>Trade balance $+119.09 bln (Reuters poll +$119.05Bn, prior +112.5bn)</li><li>Dollar-denominated exports +25% y/y (Reuters poll +25.0% y/y, prior +23.9%)</li><li>Dollar-denominated imports +28.2% y/y (Reuters poll +30.0% y/y, prior +27.5%)</li></ul><p>Background:</p><ul><li><a href="https://investinglive.com/news/preview-china-trade-data-due-today-a-beat-could-firm-up-aud-as-a-demand-proxy-trade" rel="follow" target="_blank">Preview: China trade data due today, a beat could firm up AUD as a demand proxy trade</a></li></ul><p>I'll have more to come on this separately, detail etc. </p> This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

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