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Growth in U.S. retail sales unexpectedly slowed in November, according to figures released Tuesday by the Commerce Department.
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Job seekers may see slower growth in hiring in the first quarter of 2012 than in the fourth quarter of 2011, with employers remaining cautious over their recruitment plans given the challenging and uncertain global economic conditions, the latest Manpower...
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Composite leading indicators (CLIs) designed to indicate turning points in economic activity relative to trend, point to a slowdown in economic activity in all major economies, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday.
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The Bank for International Settlements said in its Quarterly Report that only central banks can address global liquidity shocks and assessed that the impact of additional asset purchases by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England will wane in the...
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U.S. imports and exports both fell in October, with a steeper drop in imports resulting in a decrease in the size of the U.S. trade deficit.
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Canadian exports tailed off while imports rose in October, resulting in a national trade deficit for the month, official data showed Friday.
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U.S. imports and exports both fell in October, with a steeper drop in imports resulting in a decrease in the size of the U.S. trade deficit.
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The trade deficit probably widened in October as a strengthening U.S. economy helped drive up the nation’s import bill while exports cooled from a record high.
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Markets are increasingly concerned over the continuing adverse feedback loop between sovereign risk and financial sector weaknesses, International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu said on Friday.
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The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly tumbled in the month of November even as the economy added fewer jobs than expected.
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Canadian employers continued to trim payrolls in November, driving the nation's unemployment rate up 0.1% to 7.4%, official data showed Friday.
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The International Monetary Fund said that it is likely to revise downward the global economic growth forecasts in the Fund's flagship World Economic Outlook, to be released in January next year.
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After concern last summer of an imminent double-dip recession in the U.S., the data got a bit brighter in the fall.
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Canada's current account deficit narrowed sharply in the third quarter as exports picked up, official data showed Tuesday.
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The leaders of the European Union and the United States on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to work together to reinvigorate economic growth, create jobs, and ensure financial stability.
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Monday lowered its growth outlook and called for decisive policies to stop the euro area sovereign debt crisis from spreading and to put weakening global activity back on track.
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development trimmed its growth outlook and called for urgent measures to prevent the debt crisis in the euro area from spreading and to bring subdued global activity back on track.
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The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret.
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European equity futures climbed, signaling the Stoxx Europe 600 Index may snap a five-day drop, and the euro rebounded against the dollar before data on German business confidence. Asian stocks and South Korea’s won slid.
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While the Labor Department released a report Wednesday morning showing a modest increase in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended November 19th, claims remained below the key 400,000 level.
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