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• Bernanke wary of premature tightening, stocks fall anyway

  posted to The Skeptical Speculator on Thu 23rd May 13

  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave no clear indication of when tightening of monetary policy is likely to begin in his testimony to the US Congress on Wednesday. From Reuters: The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the economy recover but

• Japan's trade deficit rises, BoJ holds off further easing

  posted to The Skeptical Speculator on Wed 22nd May 13

  Japan's trade deficit worsened in April. A report on Wednesday showed that the trade deficit rose 69.7 percent from a year ago to 879.9 billion yen. While exports rose 3.8 percent in April from a year ago, imports jumped 9.4 percent, partly as a result of a

• Global economic recovery below par

  posted to The Skeptical Speculator on Tue 21st May 13

  While the global economy has been improving, Dwaine Van Vuuren at RecessionAlert notes that growth has been slower than normal coming out of recession. This is a concern because, according to him, below par recoveries remain below par recoveries. Indeed, Monday

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• Bernanke wary of premature tightening, stocks fall anyway

  posted to The Skeptical Speculator on Thu 23rd May 13

  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave no clear indication of when tightening of monetary policy is likely to begin in his testimony to the US Congress on Wednesday. From Reuters: The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the economy recover but

• Japan's trade deficit rises, BoJ holds off further easing

  posted to The Skeptical Speculator on Wed 22nd May 13

  Japan's trade deficit worsened in April. A report on Wednesday showed that the trade deficit rose 69.7 percent from a year ago to 879.9 billion yen. While exports rose 3.8 percent in April from a year ago, imports jumped 9.4 percent, partly as a result of a

• Global economic recovery below par

  posted to The Skeptical Speculator on Tue 21st May 13

  While the global economy has been improving, Dwaine Van Vuuren at RecessionAlert notes that growth has been slower than normal coming out of recession. This is a concern because, according to him, below par recoveries remain below par recoveries. Indeed, Monday