Current account gap shrinks in Q4
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The U.S. current account deficit  shrank in the fourth quarter of 2006 to its smallest in more  than a year as lower oil prices took a bite out of imports and  U.S. exports continued to rise, a Commerce Department report  showed on Wednesday.
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Employers sliced payrolls by 4,000 in August, the first drop in four years, a stark sign that a painful credit crunch that has unnerved Wall Street is putting a strain on the national economy.
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The latest economic data point to an acceleration in the US economy after the weakest growth in over four years, but some analysts say a full recovery is not yet in sight.
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Key economic data from the United  States this week may seal the case for the first cut in the  federal funds rate in more than four years, which would help  ease investor concerns about a fallout from the subprime  crisis.
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The U.S. current account deficit   widened more than expected in the second quarter to $218.4   billion, as surging oil prices pushed goods imports higher, the   U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday.
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Asian stocks took a breather on  Monday after four straight weeks of gains, with expectations of  a U.S. interest rate cut this week helping to offset renewed  worries about a global credit squeeze.
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Business & money: Index shows 0.5% slip this month, 4.8% rise for year Nationwide predicts prices will be static in 2008
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Major currencies moved in narrow ranges against each other as the focus turned to a US labor market report due out on Friday.
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The current-account surplus widened at the fastest rate in three years in April as exports rose and a weaker yen increased the value of investments abroad. The surplus expanded 50.3 percent, to 1.99 trillion yen ($16 billion), from a year earlier, as growth in exports to Asia and Europe helped offset a decline in shipments to the United States, the Ministry of Finance said. The trade balance climbed 34.7 percent. Exports climbed 7.3 percent from a year earlier, and imports advanced 3.2 percent.
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The U.S. current account trade gap  widened to a record $164.71 billion in the third quarter, data  showed on Thursday. The deficit, the broadest measure of U.S.  trade, was not as great as feared, spurring a dollar rally.
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U.S. consumers will see rates on certificates of deposit and other savings accounts head lower amid worry the economy might enter a recession, and as competition for customers ebbs in the wake of the pending sale of Countrywide Financial Corp.
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Markets shrug off strong GDP, consumer price reports in light trading before the Christmas holiday. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Bonds edged lower Wednesday morning, erasing gains posted in the previous session, and
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The US trade gap narrowed to a four-month low in July helped by car and food sales, official data shows.
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Bonds softened while the dollar and stocks edged up on Thursday after data showed the U.S. current account gap widened less than expected in the third quarter.
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Japanese firms cut capital spending by 4.9 percent in April-June from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, confounding forecasts and adding to views that the Bank of Japan will hold off from raising rates this month.
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The Bank of England today held the base interest rate at 4.75% for the fourth consecutive month, with the decision coming amid evidence of a slowdown in house price growth and weak economic data.