Current account gap shrinks as October inflows surge
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The U.S. current account deficit  shrank in the third quarter to its narrowest in two years,  while net overall capital inflows into the country surged in  October, data on Monday showed.
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The dollar fell to a seven-month low versus the yen on Monday and hit a nine-year low against a basket of major currencies, resuming recent weakness due to concerns over the US ability to fund its current account gap.
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Inventories at United States wholesalers piled up at a faster pace in October as sales posted their first back-to-back declines in more than three years.
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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,   two government reports showed on Monday.
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The dollar eased toward last week's  record low against the euro on Thursday after capital inflows  data added to worries the United States may struggle to fund  its current account deficit.
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Japan sees an unexpected drop in its current account surplus, but exports continue to drive growth, figures say.
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The U.S. current account deficit shrank more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2006 to $195.8 billion, as lower oil prices took a bite out of imports and U.S. exports continued to rise, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday.
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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 unexpected boom in US job creation in October has locked in an interest rate rise and will likely encourage another tightening in December, analysts said.
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The United States trade deficit shrank to $51.6 billion in September, as exports posted their best month on record. In another report, new claims for jobless
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THE US trade deficit shrank to $US51.6 billion ($67.86 billion) in September, an improvement brought about as exports posted their best month on record.
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Consumer spending rebounded in September and manufacturing activity expanded in October, though at a slower pace than in the previous month, providing further
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The U.S. current account deficit  shrank more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2006 to  $195.8 billion, as lower oil prices took a bite out of imports  and U.S. exports continued to rise, a Commerce Department  report showed on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - Net inflows totaled $97.8 bil, reversing an outflow of $32.8 bil in Sept., as the weak dollar lured foreigners into buying U.S. bonds and stocks. The result eased concerns that the U.S. would have trouble attracting enough foreign capital to cover its external funding. Foreigners bought $30.2 bil in equities, up from $2.6 bil in Sept. They also bought $49.8 bil in Treasuries, almost double the amount in Sept.
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The US trade gap widened nearly 9 percent in October to a record $55.5 billion as sky-high oil prices helped propel imports into new territory, while industrial output rose as expected in November.
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The U.S. current account deficit  widened slightly to a record $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 U.S. trade deficit shrank to &#36;51.6 billion in September, an improvement brought about as exports posted their best month on record.