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  • Fri, May 10 05:00 AM  Crude oil futures drop as dollar's strength grows:  The emboldened U.S. dollar pulled down West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures on Friday, as the world's reserve currency pushed to its top level in more than 14 days, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 04:33 AM  Loonie dives after release of weak labor report:  The Canadian dollar on Friday dropped to its week-low against the U.S. dollar after the nation released underwhelming job-creation data, Bloomberg reports.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 02:17 AM  Aussie's losses increasingly causing concern:  Friday saw the Australian dollar dive toward parity with the world's reserve currency for the first time since the beginning of the second half of last year as concerns about Australia's economy were gaining momentum, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 05:00 AM  Crude oil futures drop as dollar's strength grows:  The emboldened U.S. dollar pulled down West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures on Friday, as the world's reserve currency pushed to its top level in more than 14 days, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 04:33 AM  Loonie dives after release of weak labor report:  The Canadian dollar on Friday dropped to its week-low against the U.S. dollar after the nation released underwhelming job-creation data, Bloomberg reports.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 02:17 AM  Aussie's losses increasingly causing concern:  Friday saw the Australian dollar dive toward parity with the world's reserve currency for the first time since the beginning of the second half of last year as concerns about Australia's economy were gaining momentum, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 05:00 AM  Crude oil futures drop as dollar's strength grows:  The emboldened U.S. dollar pulled down West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures on Friday, as the world's reserve currency pushed to its top level in more than 14 days, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 04:33 AM  Loonie dives after release of weak labor report:  The Canadian dollar on Friday dropped to its week-low against the U.S. dollar after the nation released underwhelming job-creation data, Bloomberg reports.  Read more.    Fri, May 10 02:17 AM  Aussie's losses increasingly causing concern:  Friday saw the Australian dollar dive toward parity with the world's reserve currency for the first time since the beginning of the second half of last year as concerns about Australia's economy were gaining momentum, according to Bloomberg.  Read more.   
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Trade deficit of U.S. dropped to lowest in three-plus years in June

Aug 10, 2012 12:16 PM

The U.S. trade deficit during the month of June closed more than forecast as crude oil prices fell the most in more than three years, Bloomberg reports.

The deficit dropped 11 percent to $42.9 billion, signifying the smallest shortfall since December 2010. The metric checked in at $48 billion during May, figures released by the U.S. Department of Commerce indicate.

Additional strong news about the U.S. economy released on Thursday included the U.S. Labor Department stating fewer Americans applied for jobless claims during the first week of August, suggesting that strong improvements to the labor market from July could be continuing this month.

"We do not expect that claims will move materially lower from here without a significant boost to business and consumer confidence," states a client note from money market economist Thomas Simons with Jefferies, according to MarketWatch.

Six thousand fewer Americans filed unemployment claims for week ended August 4, according to MarketWatch. That development comes on the heels of the unemployment rate rising in July to 8.3 percent. Though the rate gained last month, employment grew.

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