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IMF urges Montenegro to close aluminum plant to cut debt
ReutersPODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro should shut down the loss-making aluminum plant that is the country's biggest single industrial employer to stem a sharp rise in its public debt, the International Monetary Fund said. The partly state-owned Kombinat...Tags: Oleg Deripaska, International Organizations, Podgorica (Montenegro), Government Debt, International Monetary Fund
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Higher consumer spending will offset sequester cuts, economists say
WASHINGTON -- Consumers will help keep economic growth on track this year, as new projections of their spending indicate it will offset the hit to the recovery from the federal government's automatic budget cuts, a panel of economists said Monday. The...
Tags: Government, Consumers, Labor Markets, Government Debt, National Government
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REFILE-METALS-Copper edges up on optimism over U.S. recovery
Reuters(Refiles to correct days of week in paragraphs 1, 3) SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - London copper inched up on Wednesday as investor appetite for risk picked up ahead of economic data expected to underline a U.S. recovery, but a dimming growth outlook in...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Gross Domestic Product, BHP Billiton Plc., Japan, Consumer Confidence
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Fed's Fisher says not worried about drop in inflation
ReutersHOUSTON (Reuters) - A slowdown in U.S. inflation was benign and could "unleash" consumer spending, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Thursday, adding that he was not worried about the risk of deflation. "If you look at CPI...Tags: Gasoline Industry, Central Bank, Inflation and Deflation, Consumers, Petroleum Industry
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Japan govt upgrades economic assessment for first time in 2 months
ReutersTOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - Japan's government upgraded its assessment of the economy in May for the first time in two months, in a sign growth is accelerating as exports and factory output pick up. The economy is gradually recovering, according to the...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Government Debt, Japan, Financial Markets, Money and Monetary Policy
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Preparing for Asia's golden age
ReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) - There is a new gold rush in the Asia-Pacific: rising incomes and consumer spending by Asia's fast-growing middle classes that is generating unprecedented opportunities for multinational firms. If western firms recognize those...Tags: Consumers, Gross Domestic Product, Emerging Market, Singapore, Asia
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Japan upgrades economic outlook as Abe's policies take hold
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government upgraded its assessment of the economy on Monday, as emerging signs of an upturn in exports and factory output added to growing evidence that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive polices are beginning to...Tags: Economy, Economic Policy, Government Debt, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Japan
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CORRECTED-ANALYSIS-Little sign Abe can shake up Japan's inbound FDI
Reuters(Corrects third from last paragraph to show Renault took a stake in Nissan) * Japan PM Abe set to compile growth strategy in June * Previous growth strategies have fallen flat * FDI boost could show Abe serious about trying new policies By Stanley...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Tokyo (Japan), Long Term Care, Japan, Nursing Homes
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Analysis: Little sign Abe can shake up Japan's inbound FDI
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan risks missing, yet again, an opportunity to use foreign investment to help fuel sustained economic growth that has eluded it for the last two decades. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to make Japan "the world's easiest country...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Tokyo (Japan), Long Term Care, Japan, Nursing Homes
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Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks, says Britain
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - An independent Scotland would have a vastly oversized financial sector that would leave it vulnerable to a Cyprus-style banking crisis, Britain's finance ministry says. Before a referendum due in September 2014 on whether Scotland...Tags: Government, Cyprus, Economy, Business and Finance, European Union, National Government
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Unemployment continues to fall as consumer confidence rebounds
A surging stock market and rebounding housing prices are translating into a robust job market in South Florida. South Florida's unemployment continued its decline in April, dropping a notch to 5.6 percent in Broward and 6.8 percent in Palm Beach County,...Tags: Government, Consumers, Unemployment Rate, Unemployment, Labor Legislation
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Obama budget cuts deficit $1.1 trillion over decade: CBO
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but $1.1 trillion lower than what it estimates over the coming decade, CBO said...Tags: Weather Reports, Congressional Budget Office, Government Debt, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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