U.S. economy seen expanding modestly (AP)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:41:05 GMT

A lone shopper passes by the window display at a Saks Fifth Avenue outlet store in a mall in the west Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colo., on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. A barometer of future economy growth rose a tepid 0.1 percent in March, hinting that the U.S. should expect only a meager economic expansion in the coming months, a private research group said Thursday, April 19, 2007. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - The U.S. economy should expand only slightly in coming months as it continues to lose steam, a gauge of future growth showed Thursday.




China's economy surges, more tightening seen (Reuters)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:56:16 GMT

Pedestrians cross the street during rush hour in the central business district of Beijing, April 19, 2007. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)Reuters - China's economy grew at a blistering 11.1 percent annual pace in the first quarter on the back of booming investment and exports, fuelling speculation that interest rates would need to rise again soon.




Philly Fed factory activity stalls in April (Reuters)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:30:42 GMT

Reuters - Manufacturing activity in the Mid-Atlantic region stalled in April, with a factory activity index unchanged from the previous month, a survey showed on Thursday.

Jobless benefits claims edge down (AP)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:34:15 GMT

AP - Applications for unemployment benefits, after hitting a two-month high, edged down slightly last week, signaling that the labor market remains generally healthy.

China economy surges 11 percent (AP)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:50:33 GMT

Customers look through clothing at a store in Beijing Thursday April 19, 2007. China's sizzling economy jumped 11.1 percent in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier, raising prospects the government will take further measures to cool growth. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - China's sizzling economy surged 11.1 percent in the first quarter, causing the country's Cabinet to declare Thursday it will take steps to keep the economy from overheating.




Mexico central bank urges renewal of tortilla pact (Reuters)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:14:11 GMT

A woman weighs tortillas in a shop in Mexico City January 14, 2007. Mexican central bank governor Guillermo Ortiz on Wednesday urged the government and food companies to renew price caps for tortillas that have acted as a buffer against inflation. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)Reuters - Mexican central bank governor Guillermo Ortiz on Wednesday urged the government and food companies to renew price caps for tortillas that have acted as a buffer against inflation.




Core inflation muted (Reuters)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:24:30 GMT

Shoppers in New York in a file photo. A surge in gasoline costs helped drive overall U.S. consumer prices up at the sharpest rate in nearly a year during March, though so-called core prices that exclude food and energy items rose at a muted pace, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)Reuters - Core inflation dipped in March and groundbreaking for new homes rose slightly as the economy demonstrated anew an ability to keep growing without generating surging prices.




Housing starts rose 0.8 percent in March (Reuters)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:32:53 GMT

Construction workers put up second story framing as they build homes in Carlsbad, California in this November 17, 2005 file photo. The pace of U.S. home construction rose 0.8 percent in March to a rate that beat analysts' predictions but the rise was well below the previous month's increase and the rate was sharply off the year-ago figure, a government report showed on Tuesday. (Mike Blake/Reuters)Reuters - The pace of U.S. home construction rose 0.8 percent in March to a rate that beat analysts' predictions but the rise was well below the previous month's increase and the rate was sharply off the year-ago figure, a government report showed on Tuesday.




March retail sales up 0.7 pct (Reuters)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:58:08 GMT

Shoppers in New York in a file photo. Retail sales rose a slightly more-than-expected 0.7 percent in March in part on higher gasoline prices, a Commerce Department report on Monday showed. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)Reuters - Retail sales rose a slightly more-than-expected 0.7 percent in March in part on higher gasoline prices, a Commerce Department report on Monday showed.




Japan hikes consumer spending assessment (AP)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:13:10 GMT

AP - Japan raised its assessment of consumer spending for the first time in over a year and a half, saying in its monthly report released Monday that a long-awaited pickup in spending is now in place.

Wall St. holds fast despite economic, earnings worries (AFP)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:01:05 GMT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Wall Street has been able to shake off worries about a slowing US economy, and has inched closer to a blue-chip record high as the market enters the heart of the corporate earnings season.(AFP/File/Mario Tama)AFP - Wall Street has been able to shake off worries about a slowing US economy, and has inched closer to a blue-chip record high as the market enters the heart of the corporate earnings season.




Low savings rate in U.S. seen as danger (AP)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:54:53 GMT

AP - The European Union's monetary chief said Friday that the United States' low savings rate and large budget deficit pose a risk to the global economy.

Consumer sentiment at 8-month low: survey (Reuters)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:43:31 GMT

An auctioneer and a bidder (L) discuss a foreclosed home in Newton, Massachusetts as local residents (R) walk past March 19, 2007. Consumer sentiment fell to its lowest in eight months in April on rising gasoline prices and troubles in the housing market, while inflation expectations also rose sharply, a survey showed on Friday. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment fell to its lowest in eight months in April on rising gasoline prices and troubles in the housing market, while inflation expectations also rose sharply, a survey showed on Friday.




Trade gap narrows unexpectedly (Reuters)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:36:13 GMT

Shipping containers arrive at Port Newark and are inspected by the United States Customs and Border Protection service in Newark, New Jersey February 24, 2006. The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in February to $58.4 billion, as crude oil imports fell sharply to the smallest in four years and average imported oil prices were the lowest since December 2005, a government report on Friday showed. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in February to $58.4 billion, as crude oil imports fell sharply to the smallest in four years and average imported oil prices were the lowest since December 2005, a government report on Friday showed.




Producer prices up 1 percent in March (Reuters)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:34:05 GMT

A wafer with hundreds of microprocessors is loaded into a machine at a manufacturing plant in East Fishkill, New York on March 24, 2004. Rising energy costs pushed producer prices up by a greater-than-expected 1.0 percent in March, but producer prices excluding food and energy were flat, a Labor Department report showed on Friday. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - Rising energy costs pushed producer prices up by a greater-than-expected 1.0 percent in March, but producer prices excluding food and energy were flat, a Labor Department report showed on Friday.




Manufacturing growth seen accelerating: survey (Reuters)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:40:12 GMT

Reuters - Manufacturing is set for stepped-up growth as the year progresses, according to the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI survey released on Thursday.

Jobless claims unexpectedly jump 19,000 (Reuters)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:44:39 GMT

A construction worker is seen in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District January 19, 2006. The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly jumped 19,000 last week, government data on Thursday showed in a report skewed by seasonal layoffs for school holidays. (Richard Clement/Reuters)Reuters - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly jumped 19,000 last week, government data on Thursday showed in a report skewed by seasonal layoffs for school holidays.




Mortgage applications dip, spring sales murky (Reuters)
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:40:07 GMT

A realtor's sign hangs in front of a house for sale in Portland, Oregon, December 29, 2005. U.S. mortgage applications declined for the fourth straight week, as falling demand to refinance home loans outweighed a rise in applications to buy houses, an industry group said on Wednesday. (Richard Clement/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. mortgage applications declined for the fourth straight week, as falling demand to refinance home loans outweighed a rise in applications to buy houses, an industry group said on Wednesday.




Fed's Plosser: U.S. economy weaker than expected (Reuters)
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:43:26 GMT

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser in an undated photo. Recent data on inflation has not shown price pressures abating, and the Federal Reserve needs to stay vigilant, Plosser said on Friday. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser said on Tuesday that the U.S. economy is not as strong as the Fed had expected two months ago and prices remained higher.




February job openings fade, quits rise (Reuters)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:35:19 GMT

Reuters - Employees left their jobs in February at a slightly faster pace than in January despite a second straight monthly drop in available positions, a government report showed on Tuesday.


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