Summary: Greenspan warns of trade deficit
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THE WARNING: Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cautioned that swollen trade deficits eventually could threaten the economy by souring foreign appetites for investment in the United States.
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The U.S. trade deficit, propelled by a record foreign oil bill, surged to &#36;54 billion in August, the second highest level in history. The politically sensitive deficit with China hit a new high as American retailers upped their orders for cell phones, toys and televisions.
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Alan Greenspan came to the home of the euro Friday and warned anxious Europeans to expect little relief from the relentless decline of the dollar against their currency.
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Investors' appetite for U.S. assets  will eventually dwindle and the United States must reduce its  budget deficit to prevent major economic damage, Federal  Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday, in remarks that  hit the dollar hard.
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FRANKFURT, Germany - US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that large US trade deficits could burden the US economy in the long term but added that their effect on the plunging dollar is hard to predict.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said  on Tuesday the U.S. trade deficit with China was too large,  less than a week after the government reported that the overall  U.S. trade gap hit its second-highest monthly level ever in  July.
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ECONOMIC growth will improve and the trade deficit will narrow but interest rates will have to rise, a new international report on the Australian economy has found.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday the United States should cut its budget gap to foster a more balanced pattern of global trade and avoid painful economic consequences.
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The carry trade in which global investors have borrowed cheaply in yen to buy higher-yielding assets elsewhere has got to turn around, said former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.
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The U.S. economy is showing early  signs of stagflation as growth threatens to stall while food  and energy prices soar, former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman  Alan Greenspan said on Sunday.
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Skyrocketing oil prices likely pushed the U.S. trade deficit in November to its widest since July, economists polled by Reuters said.
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While in Frankfurt, Germany yesterday, US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Alan Greenspan warned that the US foreign trade deficit could negatively effect the country&#39;s economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan said on Wednesday the U.S. economy entered 2005 in  good shape but warned fiscal discipline was essential to meet  future challenges.
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Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman  Alan Greenspan said on Monday he expected the dollar to stay  weak for the next few years and will continue to drift down,  weighed by the U.S. balance of payments deficit.
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Wall Street stocks traded sharply lower Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave a warning over the nation&#39;s spiraling trade deficit.
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In FRANKFURT story headlined &quot;UPDATE 2-Greenspan warns appetite for dollar to dwindle&quot; please read in paragraph 13 ... said Jason Bonanca ... instead of ... said Jason Bonaca ... (adds dropped letter). FRANKFURT
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Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Monday that the American economy might slip into recession by year's end.