Monthly Archives: October 2013

Trade Deficit

In Japan, imports exceeded exports by 932.1 billion yen ($9.5 billion) in September, the finance ministry said in Tokyo today. That was more than the 918.6 billion trade gap expected by economists in a Bloomberg News survey and compared with a revised 962.8 billion deficit in August. The BOJ will continue easing until its 2...

Wheat prices rose to their highest level in four months Friday as traders reacted to reports of a disappointing harvest outlook from Argentina. Wheat for December delivery rose 19.75 cents, or 2.9 percent, to $7.0575 a bushel Friday, the highest price since June. The Argentinian Agricultural Ministry issued a forecast of 8.8 million metric tons of wheat...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Australian shares climbed to a five-year peak on Monday, drawing confidence from another record high on Wall Street as investors bet the Federal Reserve will put off winding back its cheap money policies until next year. Many analysts think the Fed will be wary of scaling back its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program until...