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VIDEO: EU countries missing deficit targets

2013-03-14 12:18:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

European countries are still struggling to achieve deficit reduction targets, as leaders meet in an attempt to boost growth across the continent.

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France to break deficit pledge

2013-03-12 18:13:28| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

President Francois Hollande admits France's 2013 budget deficit will be higher than the 3% level he promised during last year's election.

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US trade deficit widens in January

2013-03-07 16:49:54| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The gap between the value of US imports and exports widened in January, while the number of initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, official figures show.

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U.S. Trade Deficit Increases by the Billions as Oil Imports Rise

2013-03-07 16:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Fox: Due to a big jump in oil imports and slump in exports, the U.S. trade deficit widened in January to $44.4 billion. On Thursday the Commerce Department said the deficit rose by 16.5 percent from December. U.S. exports dropped 1.2 percent to $184.5 billion, reflecting declines in sales to Europe, China, Japan and Brazil. Imports rose 1.8 percent to $228.9 billion as oil imports surged 12.3 percent. Yet despite the wider deficit in January, economists still believe the deficit this year will narrow...

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