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Mighty yuan still not without risk for China - The National - 0 views
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rapid currency appreciation is a potentially dangerous development for China - in part owing to the risk of an abrupt and painful reversal.
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Given China's adherence to a stable monetary policy, the yuan has become a more attractive asset to hold.
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Weak Job Growth in May as Unemployment Rate Ticked Up - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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A graph indicating the consequences of decrease in consumer confidence and how it shifts AD to the left can be shown through a graph. Increase in demand for a higher price of unemployment benefits can be drawn on a graph illustrating the impact on GDP. A brief explanation of consumer confidence and the basic components of GDP should be mentioned and explained.
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Japan tax hikes can't wait - Chicago Tribune - 0 views
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target of 1 percent
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Gasoline Pushes Consumer Prices to 10-Month High - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Consumer prices rose 2.9 percent last month from the same period a year ago, unchanged from January but down from a peak of 3.9 percent in September.
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The core index was up 2.2 percent over the 12 months through February, down from 2.3 percent in January.
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Production at the nation’s mines, factories and utilities held steady last month after a 0.4 percent gain in January
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U.S. Growth Slows to 2.2%, Report Says - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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reducing unemployment is another factor which affects GDP. State and explain how employment increases GDP. When people are employed this increases consumer confidence and results in consumers to be more willing to pay for goods and services and therefore increases consumption which is a big part of GDP.
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Explain the relationship between the GDP of other countries. Such in this time period, Greece as a country was going the path of becoming bankrupt. The Euro-crisis contracted the economy of many countries. When they have a smaller economy, they have less amount of exports and therefore this could have made the difference between exports and imports significant and influenced GDP.
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Many economists pointed out that consumer spending, mostly on cars and other large items, seemed to have come at a cost. Consumer savings declined.
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series of external shocks, like a spike in gas prices (this year’s was less severe and is already subsiding) and the Ja
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where many countries are already in recession and where this week Britain announced that it had entered the dreaded “double dip.”
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Shipments of durable goods increased last month, but new orders showed the steepest drop since January 2009.
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Natural hazards such as the Earthquake and Tsunami which hit Fukushima on March 11, reduced the exports of Japanese goods to foreign countries due to the news of radiation. Because of a decrease in demand for Japanese goods, this could have reduced imports for America and a smaller difference between exports and imports of goods.
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interest rate policy since February 1999
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the government's fiscal policy options are starting to run out
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This is reflected by globalized Japan's descent into its first trade deficit since 1980
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prices in Japan remain very high by international standards.
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cannot pin their hopes on wage increases
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They should step back and take a look at the big picture, including Japan's abnormally high prices,
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Kenya inflation slows to 12.2 pct in May | Reuters - 3 views
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It was the first deceleration in a year, but it was not nearly as severe as other setbacks in the last couple of years.
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the private sector is continuing to heal from the financial crisis,” said Alan Krueger, chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers.
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Economists initially predicted a much weaker showing in the latest quarter, partly because of a large accumulation of inventories in the fall and winter that needed to be worked off. But in the last few weeks, expectations rose on strong jobs reports and rising consumer confidence.
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in construction related to mining, oil and gas, while manufacturers actually increased their spending on factories and office buildings.
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another significant slowdown, saying that last year’s hiccup was the result of a series of external shocks, like a spike in gas prices (this year’s was less severe and is already subsiding) and the Japanese earthquake.
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Stagnation in Europe and a slowing of China’s breakneck expansion have weakened global demand even as corporate profits have continued to outpace expectations.
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BBC News - Spanish unemployment hits record 5.64 million - 0 views
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Spanish retail sales were down 3.7% in March from the same point a year ago, the 21st month in row sales have fallen.
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The new government has announced reforms to the labour market, including cutting back on severance pay and restricting i
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The government has also introduced drastic spending cuts designed to reduce its debt levels and meet deficit targets agreed with the European Union. These cuts are contributing to Spain's economic contraction.
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S&P predicts the Spanish economy will shrink by 1.5% this year, having previously forecast 0.3% growth.
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"We believe that the new government has been front-loading and implementing a comprehensive set of structural reforms, which should support economic growth over the longer term," S&P said. "In particular, authorities have implemented a comprehensive reform of the Spanish labour market, which we believe could significantly reduce many of the existing structural rigidities and improve the flexibility in wage setting."
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The yield on 10-year bonds rose to 5.96%, up from 5.81%, suggesting investors were becoming more wary of Spain's ability to repay its debts.
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cheaper, unbranded groceries were good for customers.
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''Offering a choice of quality private label products alongside their favourite brands is one way Coles can help,'' he said.
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Coles is ''supporting the creation of 10,000 new jobs by suppliers through volume growth'' - with $1.6 billion in extra fresh food sales per year and a doubling in the value of produce sourced directly from Australian growers.
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The strategy focused on improving the quality of Target's products and in-store services.
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The division has boosted food and liquor sales from $21 billion to an estimated $26.5 billion this year.
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Several economists said the weak data strengthened the case for further interest rate cuts, following the ANZ forecast of another 0.75 percentage points in cuts by the end of the year.
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10.7 percent from 10.6
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The jobless rate would still be in the 6.7 to 7.3 percent at the end of 2014, while inflation would remain at or below the Fed’s 2 percent target through 2015
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Food prices rise, but CPI below 2% - Taipei Times - 0 views
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Vegetable prices increased by 25.35% from a year ago because rainy weather cut supplies, and partly because of a low comparison base from last year
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government’s recent cut to its full-year CPI growth forecast would further strengthen the central bank’s resolve in holding rates at their current levels
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Without the lower prices of telecoms and Internet expenses, the annual growth in CPI would have climbed over 2 percent last month