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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 29/03/2005-19/05/2005

S&P Cuts GM and Ford to Junk

The US trade deficit defied expectations and shrank to US$55bn in March. Exports were at all-time high and imports of consumer goods declined....

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 14/02/2005-28/03/2005

Budget Deficit the Biggest Threat

Bush made a strong case for the European Union to "place democratic reform at the heart" of every conversation with Russia as the West has growing concerns over Putin's tightening of the...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 23/12/2004-13/02/2005

President Bush Sends US$2.57 Trillion Budget to Congress

In January the Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to a six-month high of 103.4, from 102.7 in December after incomes grew and the number of people with jobs expanded, increasing the...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 04/11/2004-22/12/2004

How Long Can Greenspan Play Down Dollar Dangers ?

Month-to-date the Dow has risen 3.71% and the Nasdaq 2.79%, both spurred on by a series of big merger announcements. In the week to 17th December the value of merger activity in the US market was valu...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 14/09/2004-05/11/2004

Will President Bush Now Progress the Road Map ?

John Kerry conceded defeat in a graceful speech imploring the President to heal the divides in the country. Bush received 274 Electoral votes against Kerry's 252.When President Bush does take the ...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 02/08/2004-13/09/2004

Can the Oil Price Fall Much Further ?

President Bush has announced that over the next decade he intends to bring a third of the 230,000 overseas US forces home, arguing that the Pentagon is now better able to "strike anywhere in the ...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 17/06/2004-01/08/2004

Higher Oil Prices Could be the Norm

As we were going to press, the 147 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have reached a landmark agreement in Geneva to put global trade liberalisation talks back on track, with the breakthrou...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 11/05/2004-16/06/2004

Greenspan Catches Traders on the Hop

In April the trade deficit widened to a record US$48.3bn as the US economy fires on all cylinders and if China's attempt to slow its economy is successful it will make it even more difficult for t...

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