Current account gap widens
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The U.S. current account deficit   widened more than expected in the second quarter to $218.4   billion, as surging oil prices pushed goods imports higher, the   U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday.
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The dollar slipped against the euro and the yen early in New York on Tuesday immediately after the release of data showing the U.S. current account deficit ballooned to a new record of &#36;166.18 billion in the second quarter.
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The record trade deficit, a sign of the growing imbalance of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, raised new concerns about the country's indebtedness.
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The U.S. current account deficit widened slightly to a record &#36;164.71 billion in the third quarter as the goods trade shortfall grew and the services surplus shrank, the government said on Thursday.
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The gap between rich and poor has widened sharply in China and other Asian countries, research suggests.
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The euro climbed to a new record high level of 1.3021 dollars as markets remained concerned by the large US current account and budget deficits.
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The UK trade deficit widened in November from the month before, official figures show.
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The U.S. current account deficit grew to a record &#36;164.71 billion in the third quarter, less than had been forecast, the Commerce Department said on Thursday.
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The dollar was on the defensive on  Tuesday as data showing the U.S. current account deficit  ballooned to a new record in the second quarter put further  downward pressure on the U.S. currency.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday told a European audience that huge external debts were not unduly burdening the U.S. economy now, but over time the U.S. current account gap is unsustainable.
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The U.S. current account trade gap  widened to a record $164.71 billion in the third quarter, data  showed on Thursday. The deficit, the broadest measure of U.S.  trade, was not as great as feared, spurring a dollar rally.
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The U.S. trade deficit widened to $54 billion in August, the second-highest in a string of record monthly trade gaps that shows no sign of abating.
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The dollar gained against the euro on  Monday after a report on flows into U.S. assets showed enough  of a rise in foreign investments to offset the current account  gap for the month.
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The current-account surplus widened at the fastest rate in three years in April as exports rose and a weaker yen increased the value of investments abroad. The surplus expanded 50.3 percent, to 1.99 trillion yen ($16 billion), from a year earlier, as growth in exports to Asia and Europe helped offset a decline in shipments to the United States, the Ministry of Finance said. The trade balance climbed 34.7 percent. Exports climbed 7.3 percent from a year earlier, and imports advanced 3.2 percent.
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The trade deficit jumped to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in U.S. exports, the government reported Thursday. America's trade gap with China hit an all-time high as retailers stocked up on cell phones, toys and televisions in preparation for Christmas sales.
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The U.S. current account trade gap  widened slightly to a record $164.71 billion in the third  quarter, data showed on Thursday, but U.S. dependence on  overseas capital was not as great as feared, fueling a big  dollar rally.
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Surging oil costs helped widen the   U.S. current account deficit more than expected in the second   quarter and capital flows into the United States in July ebbed,   government reports showed on Monday.