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First Quarter Growth Disparities
June 11, 2008
Upwardly revised Japanese national income accounts released today put the first-quarter rise in real GDP at 4.0% at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (saar) after 2.9% saar in 4Q08. Half of the expansion last quarter stemmed from net exports, and personal consumption accounted for most of the rest. Each of these components of aggregate demand […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
New Developments Abroad
June 11, 2008
The dollar gave gack 0.4% against the C-dollar, 0.3% versus the kiwi, 0.2% relative to sterling, the euro and Swiss franc, and 0.1% against the yen. The Nikkei advanced 1.2%, but stocks in China and Hong Kong fell. Dax +0.1%. Ftse is flat. Oil halted its decline and is 2.0% higher at $133.97/barrel than its […] More
