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trade gap stories: 3 news summaries

Bernanke: US Must Save More, Asia Spend More

Fed chief warns global imbalances could trigger new meltdown

Oct 20, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world economy is headed back down the drain if Asians don't start spending more and Americans don't start saving more, Ben Bernanke said at a conference yesterday. The Fed chief warned that unequal trade patterns were partly to blame for the financial crisis and that they are re-emerging as... More »

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China • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • US-China trade deficit • trade deficit • US economy • Chinese economy • trade gap • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Stocks Fight Back; Dow Up 553 

Index off more than 300 early on ugly jobs news

Nov 13, 08 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks rallied late today, overcoming the report of a big jump in weekly jobless claims that pushed the Dow briefly below 8,000 earlier in the session, MarketWatch reports. Amid mixed earnings reports and generally downbeat forecasts, the Dow gained 552.59 to close at 8,835.25. The Nasdaq... More »

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Intel • Dow Jones • trade deficit • Nasdaq • trade gap • Siemens • S&P 500 • financial crisis

Trade Gap Dips to Lowest Level in 3 Years

Weak dollar, stronger world economies fuel rise in US exports

Sep 11, 07 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US trade gap—the difference in total value between imports and exports—dropped to a 3-year low in July as exports jumped on a weak dollar and growing overseas demand. The figure fell 0.3% to $59.2 billion, roughly on par with the estimate economists surveyed by Bloomberg... More »

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China • international trade • housing market • United States • imports • trade • exports • trade deficit • credit market • trade gap • US dollar

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