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ECONOMY WIRE REPORTS

Sensex slides on oil, inflation (Business Standard India) The Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index posted its first weekly drop in five weeks after inflation accelerated at the fastest pace in almost three-and-a-half-years and speculations of a ban on exports of oil products to combat crude oil-based inflation. TALK BACK: Stubborn US Trade Deficit Heightens Recession Risk (CattleNetwork.com) Today, the Commerce Department reported the March deficit on trade in goods and services was $58.2 billion. This was down from $61.7 billion in February and was about 4.9 percent of GDP.

DAILY REPORTS

May 09 April foreign reserves fall to $1 trillion, 1st decline in 11 months (Kyodo) May 09 No More a Kabuki Play, More of a Reality (Morgan Stanley) May 08 In Japan, mounting anger over bread-and-butter issues (Christian Science Monitor) May 07 Japan should sell 80 percent of FX reverses to cut risk (Reuters) May 07 Dollar Smirks in Asia (Morgan Stanley) May 05 How finance turmoil will affect Asia (The Star) May 03 BoJ Reverts to Neutral Policy Stance: April Outlook Report (Morgan Stanley) May 02 Asia Finance Ministers to Seek Ways to Fight Rising Food, Commodity Prices (Bloomberg) May 02 Wage talks stall at small firms / Worsening economy hits union demands for profit-linked pay rises (Yomiuri) May 02 Japan's lessons for China's economy (UPI) May 02 Bank of Japan in a pickle (The Economist) May 02 Rice not lacking in Japan, but it's running short of butter (AP) May 02 Japan: Modest Inflation Alert (Morgan Stanley) May 01 Japan's GDP grows annualized 2.8% in Jan.-March: think tanks (AP) May 01 Tsuda Says Japan Economy to Regain Momentum as Housing Recovers (Bloomberg) May 01 Copyright blunder forces Japan to redesign coin (AFP) May 01 No. of full-time workers up 2.3% in March (Kyodo) May 01 80% cut spending or seek cheaper products (Yomiuri) May 01 Medical insurance for over 75s faces review (Yomiuri) May 01 Gov't to shun wasteful spending to cover 180 bil. yen tax shortage (Kyodo) Apr 30 Busy Day In Japan Paces Asian Economic News (Nasdaq) Apr 29 Squeezed small firms a threat to Japan economy (Reuters) Apr 29 Escaping Japan's Potential Value Trap (Seeking Alpha) Apr 29 Bad news for USD from Japan: Undoing rate cuts? (Forex Factory) Apr 28 Japan's Inflation: Bad Timing (Wall Street Journal) Apr 27 Tokyo wants to be Asia's London (APP.com) Apr 27 This Isn't Japan (Washington Post) Apr 26 Japan exporters said more resilient to strong yen (MarketWatch) Apr 26 Planned consumer agency has intl predecessors (Yomiuri) Apr 25 Headache for BoJ as Japan's inflation hits decade high (AFP) Apr 24 Tokyo Should Put Its Mouth Where Its Money Is: William Pesek (Bloomberg) Apr 23 Trade blow for Japanese economy (BBC) Apr 23 Japan's FY 2007 trade surplus up 13.4%, exports to U.S. down (Kyodo) Apr 23 Price hikes squeezing fatherless families (Asahi) Apr 23 Bank of Japan May Drop Call for Higher Rates as Growth Slows (Bloomberg) Apr 22 Stability being taken for granted (Yomiuri) Apr 21 MOF cuts regional economic view for 1st time in over 6 yrs (Kyodo) Apr 19 67 of 100 major firms see economy leveling off (Yomiuri) Apr 19 Tax hike urged to help boost local govt finances (Yomiuri) Apr 18 Japan Outlook Clouded By Higher Costs, Yen: BOJ (Forbes) Apr 18 Part-timers to see automatic deductions for pensions (Asahi) Apr 18 Japanese keep faith in the U.S. dollar (International Herald Tribune) Apr 18 YIES / CO2 cuts, growth seen compatible (Yomiuri) Apr 17 View of the day: Japanese yen (FT.com) Apr 16 New data show sharp increase in failure of domestic demand-led firms (Yomiuri) Apr 16 Pension deductions affect 8.32 mil. (Yomiuri) Apr 15 The Short View: Japanese inflation (FT.com) Apr 14 Japan's central bank backs policy of gradual rate rise (International Herald Tribune) Apr 14 xport-dependent Japan in danger of going into recession: economist (TMCNet) Apr 12 Japan seeks U.S. steps on banks, discusses forex (Reuters)