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Reuters - Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the July-September quarter, data showed on Tuesday, boosting bond yields on expectations that the Bank of Japan is on track to raise interest rates by early next year.

Economy News AP - The federal government started out its new budget year with a slightly higher deficit than last year as revenues and spending for October both set records. More Info...  

AP - The federal government started out its new budget year with a slightly higher deficit than last year as revenues and spending for October both set records. More Info...  

Economy News Reuters - The Group of 20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers will discuss ways to ensure energy and resource security in light of strong demand from China and India, Australian Treasurer Peter Costello said on Sunday. More Info...  

Reuters - The Group of 20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers will discuss ways to ensure energy and resource security in light of strong demand from China and India, Australian Treasurer Peter Costello said on Sunday. More Info...  

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Reuters - China will diversify its $1 trillion foreign exchange reserves, the largest in the world, across different currencies and investment instruments, including in emerging markets, Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Friday.

Reuters - China will diversify its $1 trillion foreign exchange reserves, the largest in the world, across different currencies and investment instruments, including in emerging markets, Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Friday.

Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve continues to monitor money supply gauges for clues on the economy even though the measures are no longer reliable as forecasting tools for economic growth or inflation, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.

AP - India's industrial production rose 11.4 percent in September, boosting growth for the first half of the fiscal year to 10.9 percent, the government said Friday in a report that indicated momentum is building in the economy.

Reuters - The economic outlook for the Group of Seven industrial nations has improved, an OECD report released on Friday showed, but it also pointed to slowing growth in the euro area.

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AP - The U.S. trade deficit improved in September after hitting an all-time high, helped by lower oil prices. The imbalance with China, however, soared to a record as retailers stocked their shelves for Christmas.

AP - The U.S. trade deficit improved in September after hitting an all-time high, helped by lower oil prices. The imbalance with China, however, soared to a record as retailers stocked their shelves for Christmas.

AP - Rates on 30-year mortgages edged up slightly this week, reflecting market worries about inflation.

Reuters - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in September as oil import prices fell, and U.S. consumer sentiment weakened slightly early this month, according to data on Thursday.

Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment weakened slightly in early November, a report showed on Thursday, as consumers scaled back their view of their current and future financial conditions.

Reuters - Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose by a larger-than-expected 0.8 percent in September, while sales fell for the first time in nearly a year, the government said on Thursday. More Info...  

Economy News Reuters - U.S. mortgage applications rose sharply last week, reflecting a surge in home refinancing loans as interest rates remained near recent lows, an industry trade group said on Wednesday. More Info...  

Reuters - U.S. mortgage applications rose sharply last week, reflecting a surge in home refinancing loans as interest rates remained near recent lows, an industry trade group said on Wednesday. More Info...  

Economy News AP - Consumer borrowing fell in September by the largest amount since the recession of the early 1990s, weakened by a huge drop in auto loans. More Info...  

AP - Consumer borrowing fell in September by the largest amount since the recession of the early 1990s, weakened by a huge drop in auto loans. More Info...