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US jobless claims fall to 366,000

Trend suggests healing in labour market

US President Barack Obama at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US ©EPA From WORLD Feb 5, 2013

US budget deficit expected to shrink

Fight still looms over $1.2tn spending cuts

Feb 4, 2013

Obama puts trade at heart of agenda

US has two large negotiations on its plate with EU and Asia

Feb 4, 2013

US factory orders miss expectations

Fall in non-durable goods weighs on sector

From MARKETS Feb 4, 2013

Economic outlook: Services in spotlight

UK PMI expected to rise after near four-year low in December

From AMERICAS ECONOMY Feb 3, 2013

Tomato deal averts US-Mexico trade spat

Washington agrees to reset terms of imports

John Authers from LEX Feb 1, 2013

Conscientious objectors unlikely in currency war

John Authers from COMMENT Feb 1, 2013

Markets dazzled by Goldilocks on Ice

On the basis of rates staying low, the global rally goes on

©Bloomberg Feb 1, 2013

US seen to plod along despite data clash

Conflicting figures on employment and growth posed a conundrum

Feb 1, 2013

US jobs increase gives markets a lift

Revisions paint brighter picture of labour market

Jan 31, 2013

US consumer spending edges up in December

Incomes boosted by special dividends and bonuses

From MARKETS Jan 30, 2013

Illinois pulls $500m bond sale

State acts after S&P downgrade over $96bn pension deficit

Jan 30, 2013

US economy slips into reverse

Fourth-quarter fall in GDP of 0.1% highlights effects of budget talks

Jan 30, 2013

Fed confirms ‘pause’ in US economy

Central bank keeps rates and policy steady

Jan 30, 2013

US outlook still clear despite shower

GDP held back by weakness in defence and inventories

From MARKETS Jan 30, 2013

Brent rise poses threat to fragile recovery

Rally drives oil closer to $120 ‘pain threshold’ for consumption

From WORLD Jan 30, 2013

US pension insurer warns of rising deficit

Safety net for multi-employer schemes risks going bust, says report

The Short View Jan 30, 2013

Video: In defence of US GDP

The Short View Jan 30, 2013

Video: Stuttering Santander

Jan 30, 2013

US pension fund eyes selling oil holdings

Seattle investor under pressure to divest over climate change

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