tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175221250397068442.post3974381652670265903..comments2023-09-20T14:49:49.816+02:00Comments on fasesdelabolsa: U.S. trade deficit sinks 21% to $38.5 billion : ReportBilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10170799879562687416noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175221250397068442.post-89609104768103211592013-02-14T19:02:20.822+01:002013-02-14T19:02:20.822+01:00WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Current "rather l...WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Current "rather low" readings on inflation may give the Federal Reserve leeway to continue buying bonds and mortgage-related assets longer than otherwise would be the case, said James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, on Thursday. The Fed's $85 billion per-month asset-purchase plan has no end date. The Fed has said only that it wants to see a substantial improvement in the labor-market outlook. Being more specific about what "substantial improvement" means may be a "bridge too far" for the Fed, Bullard said in a speech at Mississippi University. Bullard favors tapering purchases rather than bringing them to a sudden stop. Some Fed officials have said they think the purchases could end well before the end of the year.El Geniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742294875329795608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175221250397068442.post-76605447353869719982013-02-13T16:46:26.822+01:002013-02-13T16:46:26.822+01:00WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Business inventories e...WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Business inventories edged up 0.1% in December to a seasonally adjusted $1.62 trillion, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That's a 5.1% gain compared to Dec. 2011, and the ratio of inventories to sales was 1.27, down from 1.28 in November. November's inventories growth was lowered to 0.2% growth from a 0.3% gainEl Geniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742294875329795608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175221250397068442.post-2284557132291245402013-02-13T14:55:09.179+01:002013-02-13T14:55:09.179+01:00WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. retail sales barel...WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. retail sales barely grew in January, suggesting a tax increase at the beginning of the year constrained consumers. Sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% last month, or by 0.2% excluding the auto sector, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected retail sales to be unchanged overall and up 0.1% minus autos. The auto sector accounts for about one-fifth of total sales and can obscure broader trends in the retail segment. Last month, sales rose at Internet retailers, department stores and general-merchandise outlets. Receipts were lower for auto dealers, drug stores, and companies that sell home furnishings and clothing. Retail sales are a good proxy for how fast the U.S. is growing, though economists look at longer-term trends because the monthly data is volatile and subject to sharp revisions. The increase in sales for December was unrevised at 0.5%, while sales in November were revised up a notch to a 0.5% gain. In all of 2012 retail sales climbed 4.4%, more than twice the rate of consumer inflationEl Geniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742294875329795608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175221250397068442.post-72315238084171749302013-02-13T14:54:45.363+01:002013-02-13T14:54:45.363+01:00WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Prices paid for goods ...WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Prices paid for goods imported into the U.S. increased 0.6% in January, led by fuel, close to analysts' expectations of a 0.7% gain, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Wednesday. Import prices have declined 1.3% over the past 12 months, indicating that imports won't be a large factor behind near-term inflation for consumers. Fuel import prices rose 2.4% in January, the largest increase since September. Fuel import prices were down 5.2% from the same period in the prior year. Meanwhile, nonfuel import prices rose 0.2% in January, and showed no growth compared with the same period in the prior year. The price of U.S.-made goods exported to other nations rose 0.3% in January. Also Wednesday, the government revised December's decline in import prices to 0.5% from a prior estimate of a 0.1% dropEl Geniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742294875329795608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175221250397068442.post-21992139733580585392013-02-12T21:34:44.743+01:002013-02-12T21:34:44.743+01:00WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. government ra...WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. government ran a budget surplus of $3 billion in January, the Treasury Department reported on Tuesday, the first monthly surplus since September 2012. The surplus was driven by a 16% increase in revenues compared to January 2012, including from the expiration of a temporary payroll-tax cut at the end of 2012. For the first four months of fiscal 2013, the U.S. ran a deficit of $290 billion, $59 billion less than the same period in fiscal 2012. The government's fiscal year runs from October to September.El Geniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742294875329795608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2175221250397068442.post-16673204859729742762013-02-12T14:36:39.592+01:002013-02-12T14:36:39.592+01:00WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A measure of small-bus...WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A measure of small-business sentiment saw a slight gain in January, helped by an increase in the number who expect the economy to improve. The National Federation of Independent Business said its small-business optimism index edged up 0.9 points to 88.9. Even though there was a five-point advance in those who expect the economy to improve, at -30%, that component was the fourth-worst on recordEl Geniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742294875329795608noreply@blogger.com