China trade surplus narrows in December
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China's multibillion-dollar trade surplus narrowed in December for a second straight month, suggesting measures meant to slow its rapid growth might be taking effect, according to government data released Friday.
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China's industrial output growth in October slowed to 15.7 percent year-on-year after a 16.1 percent gain in September, suggesting government lending curbs are cooling the economy.
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Hopes for a bullish start to the year for stocks faded after a key measure of manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell in December to its lowest level since 2003.
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After years of deterioration, the United States trade deficit appears to have finally peaked and started to decline.
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China's trade surplus reaches $24.97bn (Â£12.3bn) in August, hovering within a whisker of its record high set in June.
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The nation's trade deficit narrowed in July as exports rebounded from an unusually weak June and the price of oil imports slipped, adding to evidence that the US economy is moving out of its recent soft patch.
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The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in December as record exports remained one bright spot of a weakening economy, while claims for jobless benefits also fell last week, data showed on Thursday.
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The value of Canadian factory shipments  dipped unexpectedly in December in another sign that the once  booming economy is starting to weaken under the weight of a  strong currency.
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U.S. factory production shrank in December for the first time in nearly a year, sparking fears the economy may be headed for recession and sending stocks sharply lower.
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China posted a record trade surplus of $26.9 billion in June as exporters rushed shipments ahead of tax rebate cuts, handing more ammunition to critics who say Beijing's weak currency gives it an unfair trade advantage.
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Business & money: Market continued to slow in December with prices lower than in the summer months
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The countryâs trade deficit narrowed in January as coal and manufacturing exports rose, signaling that growth may pick up in the Asia-Pacific regionâs fifth-largest economy. The trade shortfall narrowed to 876 million Australian dollars ($677 million) from 1.38 billion Australian dollars in December, the Bureau of Statistics reported. Exports rose 2 percent and imports dropped 1 percent. Total exports climbed to 18.12 billion Australian dollars in January. Farm exports like meat, sugar, wheat and wool declined 1 percent. Shipments of nonrural goods, which include minerals, increased 3 percent. Total imports fell to 18.99 billion Australian dollars from December. Imports of intermediate goods, which include fuel, decreased 1 percent.
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President George W. Bush and U.S. lawmakers on Thursday pressed China for more action to cut its trade surplus but Vice Premier Wu Yi pushed back, saying the Chinese currency was not the main reason for the gap and that Washington should ease high-tech export curbs.
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U.S. factory activity contracted in December to its weakest since April 2003, according to an industry report released on Wednesday.
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Factory workers make less in China than in the U.S., and so do CEOs. But the impact on the market remains unclear.
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Inventories at the nationâs wholesalers declined in December by the most since May 2003 as sales surged, suggesting a manufacturing rebound in coming months.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit declined during the third quarter to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes that the country's trade troubles could be easing.