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US Economy 2013: January all but forgotten, Industrial production still seems positive.

A late catch up with the meanderings of the US Business Economy’s recovery is due as February’s near washout was saved by early PMI reports and the continuing improvement in Service PMIs. The housing data’s big jump in January was

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US Morning Report: US markets down for fifth day in a row, the Deal Valley and JP Morgan hopes intact

In European trading first, Germany was a tad up even as the resurgent British and French bond markets could not keep equities up. While France has joined the elite 3 in the Eurozone again as safety zones, we are riooting

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Private Equity, Social Media, US

China Trade Data and Economic lead points to longer term health | China Insight

In an asymmetrical economic miracle such as China the Dollar’s strengthening has already led to a 6.36 rate to the Dollar contrary to expectations of continuing depreciation to the Dollar. The talks of a hard landing and a squeeze on

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Posted in China, Financial Markets, Financial Services, US

US Economy: April Trade follows predictable pattern

Most of the global economy being snared by a dullness in production and services, April’s Imports and Exports for the US followed the predictable OECD pattern of a duller import month led by a large fall in Petroleum imports as

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Posted in Amitonomics, Retail Lifestyle, US

India Economic Trends Report: Exports up to $24.5B, PMI above 54 (May 2012)

India managed to maintain last april’s exports value that was a pretty big jump from April 2010 at a 20% growth but there was no growth. Auto sales have started trickling in weak though markets and currency having over corrected

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US Economy: Trade deficit near $46 bln for month. Petroleum deficit down to $28 bln. Jobs deficit 380,000

Yesterday Export and Import prices jumped 0.8% and 1.3%, up largely on the imports bearing the prices of Oil. Export prices were stronger on US leading agri exports in wheat, Corn, rice and others as well while Beef exports bring

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China Singular Trade deficit | China Review & Insight

The large deficit in trade just announced by China on the back of a large 40% jump in imports to $31.5 bln, is not as bad as it seems. The market was expecting a $5 bln deficit and As january

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Posted in Amitonomics, China, Global

US Economy (EoD Review) : Eurozone February growth consistent, another deficit hope for China?

US imports rose with more than a few partners and even as deficits and trade with Eurozone and UK was expectedly clipped, Industrial production data in France Germany and Italy was weak esp Output impacted in France in all categories

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US Economy: Italian trade surplus, US single family housing moves up

The Super Mario sdpeech in the European Parliament yesterday was a breath of Fresh ‘year’ as was the trade surplus for December at Eur 0.6 B after a smaller yet concrete deficit of 0.9 bln in November (adjusted) Th eunadjusted

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US Economy: NO, its not the Economy..

Well the trade deficit of $48.8 bln and the Greek relapse may be blamed by a few but the Dow futures are down today because the strength expected in the US Economy in the last few weeks has borne out

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