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Market Wrap: Falling Imports Push China’s Trade Surplus Higher
Asian stocks ended the week lower.
1:57 AM Feb 10

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China
Trade
January: US$27.3 bil
Euro Zone
Monetary Policy
February: 1.00%
Japan
Consumer Confidence
January: 39.6
Malaysia
Foreign Trade
December: MYR8.31 bil
Mexico
Consumer Price Index
January: 4.0%
Peru
Monetary Policy
February: 4.25%
United Kingdom
Foreign Trade
December: -£7.1 billion
Industrial Production
December: 0.6%
Monetary Policy
February: 0.5%
United States
Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
2/5/2012: -41.7
Jobless Claims
2/4/2012: 358,000
NAR Metro Prices
2011Q4: -4.2%
Natural Gas Storage Report
2/3/2012: -78 bil cubic feet
Wholesale Trade (MWTR)
December: 1.0%

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Juan Pablo Fuentes
Commodity Outlook: The Widening Oil Price Spread
While WTI has weakened, Brent has traded higher. There are several reasons.
Dismal (Asia-Pacific) Staff
Asia-Pacific Preview: 13-17 February
With weak exports, production and consumer spending, Japan contracted in the fourth quarter.
Dismal (Europe) Staff
European Preview: 13-17 February
Greece must wrap up its debt swap.
Alfredo Coutino
Mexico Set for Boost From Political Cycle
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The economy will expand in this presidential election year.
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U.S. Metro Economies Gained Steam in December
Japanese Cities Feel Pressure
Consumers Won't Drive New Zealand's Recovery
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Central Banks
Australia’s Central Bank in a Holding Pattern
Indonesia's Unnecessary Rate Cut
BoE Extends Quantitative Easing
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Commodity: The Widening Oil Price Spread
Euro Zone: Policymakers Must Deliver
South Korea: Broad-Based Cooling
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Andrew Cassel
Editor-in-Chief
Employment gains blew past the most optimistic forecasts. Has the recovery turned the corner?
The two failed housing finance agencies made plenty of blunders, but they aren't to blame for the housing bubble.
December's data showed employment slowly increasing, while the jobless rate ticked down. A solid trend?
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